Michelle Thurber's recipes
Apple Walnut Salad
Corn Chowder with Chilies
I added one potato thinly sliced. I used frozen corn and liked the sweet variety best.
White Chicken Lasagna Soup
This soup is very heavy as written. I omitted the corn starch and exchanged the whipping cream for half and half. I also added 2 tablespoons of Better Than Bullion instead of the bullion cube in the recipe.
After Chicago I couldn't stop thinking about the pistachio churro and what made it better than the other pistachio desserts we had there. Wilson has discontinued their pistachio extract and other brands didn't have very good reviews and wouldn't get to my home in time test. I tried Flavor Delights Pistachio flavoring and I think it did a pretty good job. Here are the Amazon links for the pistachio flavoring and pistachio butter. Next time you find yourself at an Italian market or Italy itself, look for pistachio cream. It looks amazing!
Pistachio Drop Cookies
I replaced the almond extract with 2 tsp Flavor Delights Pistachio in the cookie and added 1 Tablespoon to the icing.
Chocolate Pistachio Cream Thumbprint Cookies
I exchanged the pistachio extract with 2tsp of Flavor Delights Pistachio flavoring in the cookie and 1-2 T in the pistachio cream.
Stilton-Stuffed Baked Pears
I used the option for individual bundt cakes and bout the little bundt pans on Amazon.
For the pesto grilled cheese appetizer, I just used store bought sourdough (or you could use any loaf you like), and spread pesto on one slice of bread, then added white cheddar cheese. Cook them like you would a regular grilled cheese sandwich!
