3/4 To 1 cup 4 Serrano chiles, stems, seeds removed, chopped 3 ts Liquid hot sauce 2 Avocados, pitted and peeled 2 tb Chopped onion 1/2 ts Chopped garlic Place all ingredients in blender and puree until smooth. The Whole Chili Pepper From the collection of Jim Vorheis
1/2 c Oil, olive 1 lb Bones, salmon 1 lb Butter 2 c Mirepoix 4 ea Bay leaves 1/2 ts Oregano 1/2 ts Thyme 1/2 ts Peppercorns, white 4 tb Puree, shallot 1/4 c Cognac 2 c Wine, red 1 c Stock, fish In a saute pan, heat the olive oil. Add the salmon bones [...]
4 tablespoon butter 1/2 c heavy cream 6 tablespoon parmesan cheese 1 tablespoon flour salt, to taste pepper, to taste Combine ingredients in saucepan, cook & stir (DO NOT BOIL!) until it looks and feels like Alfredo sauce.
2 sl Stale bread, crusts removed 2 tb Stock, warmed 1 c Walnuts, toasted 1/2 c Parsley, stems trimmed 3 md Garlic cloves, chopped 1/2 ts Salt 1/8 ts Black pepper 6 tb Olive oil Soak the bread in the stock & then squeeze out any excess moisture. Combine the bread with the walnuts, parsley, [...]
2/3 c Plum sauce – OR Duck sauce 2 tb Dry Sherry 1 ts Oriental Sesame sauce 2 tb Peanut oil, Asian or domestic cold, pressed 2 Clove garlic minced or pressed 1/4 c Fresh Cilantro leaves chopped 1/2 ts Dried red chili pepper crushed 2 ts Hoisin sauce 1 tb Soy sauce – low [...]
8 Coconut macaroons 2 Oranges; juice only strained 1 tb Rum; (opt.) 6 Bananas 1 Orange; grated rind only 3/4 c Whipping cream; whipped 1/4 c Sweet chocolate; coarsely grated 2 Oranges; skinless sections 1 Basic Confectioners’ Custard 1 c Milk 1 Vanilla pod; or 1 t Vanilla extract 1/4 c All-purpose flour 1/2 c [...]
1/4 c Crumbled mild gorganzola Cheese 1/2 c Butter 3 tb Grated parmesan cheese 1/4 c Whipping cream, warm Pepper Prepare gnocchi according to gnocchi recipe. Bring a pan of saltd water to a boil and warm a bowl. Put gorgazola into bowl with butter and a pinch of pepper and blend until creamy with [...]
1 c Milk 4 Egg yolks 1/3 c Sugar, plus 1 tb Sugar 1 c Butter, unsalted, at room temperature 4 oz Hazelnut Praline Paste Place a medium bowl in a larger bowl of ice water. Set Aside. Bring milk to the boiling point in a heavy saucepan over medium heat. Meanwhile, beat egg yolks [...]
1 1/2 lb Asparagus, medium/small 2 oz Butter, unsalted 2 c Cream, heavy Salt (to taste) Pepper (to taste) Wash the asparagus and snap off the white ends. Set aside all tops and half that number of ends. Plunge the tops into a large pot of salted, boiling water and cook until limp but not [...]
6 Egg whites, at room temp. 2 1/2 tb Sugar 2 1/2 c Sugar, powdered, sifted, plus more as needed 3/4 c Almonds, ground, blanched Preheat the oven to 325 F. Cut out three 10-inch parchment paper circles and one 10-inch cardboard circle. Set the parchment circles on baking sheets. Beat egg whites to soft [...]