-THAI PEANUT SAUCE – 2/3 c Smooth peanut butter 2 tb Water 2 ts Soy sauce 2 ts Cider vinegar 2 ts Sugar 2 tb Seasoned rice vinegar 1 ts Oriental sesame oil 1. Place bread shells, cup sides up, on 2 baking sheets, each 12×15″. Spread sauce equally over cups in bread. Scatter bean […]

Simmer the chicken breasts in the stock, until tender. Remove and cube. Set aside, reserving stock. Saute the garlic in olive oil. Add tomatoes (breaking up) and the remaining ingredients; simmer, covered 1/2 hour. Add chicken and re-heat. Toss with cooked noodles. If sauce becomes too thick, add the chicken stock. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese […]

BEAT SUGAR AND EGG YOLKS together until pale yellow and very thick. Slowly add milk, beating gently to avoid a build-up of foam. Add lemon peel and stir in salt. Transfer mixture to the top of a double boiler with an inch of boiling water in the bottom half. Regulate heat so water remains at […]

-POTATO FILLING- 6 md Potatoes, peeled & diced 2 tb Smoked yeast (optional) 1 ts Sea salt 1/2 ts Black pepper 1 tb Corn oil 1 c Finely diced onions 5 oz Firm silken tofu -CABBAGE GARBANZO FILLING- 2 tb Canola oil 2 c Finely diced cabbage 1 c Finely diced red onions 1 ts […]

Arrange the ladyfingers on a plate and lightly soak them with the cooled espresso. Put half of the soaked ladyfingers in one layer in a rectangular serving dish. While the ladyfingers are soaking, beat the egg yolks with the sugar until the yolks turn pale in color. Add the mascarpone, the liquors, and the extract, […]

Fry the bacon in a large, heavy skillet until crisp. Remove the bacon, drain on paper towels, then crumble; reserve the bacon fat. Dissolve the cornstarch in the water. Saute the onion and celery in the reserved bacon fat over medium heat for about 5 minutes, until the onions are translucent. Add the salt, sugar, […]

Mix refried beans with taco seasoning mix. Spread on large plate [pie plate works well – P.L.], then layer remaining ingredients. Serve with taco chips. This can be served cold or heated through to melt cheese. Either way, dont count on any leftovers.

* Chipotle chiles are a type of smoked Jalapeno typical of Mexico. They can be found widely as far as I understand. If you cannot find them canned in adobo , you can use dry ones and reconstitute them, though I make the dish with the canned ones. ** This dish requires a Flambe, so […]

In medium bowl, whisk together soy sauce, mustard, sugar and ginger; set aside. In large, nonstick skillet, over high heat, toast sesame seeds until golden brown, about 4 minutes; remove from pan and set aside. In same skillet, saute onion and garlic in oil until soft, about 5 minutes, if desired, discard garlic clove halves. […]

Directions: Soak porcini mushrooms in small amount of warm water. (Soaking water may be added to make up the 1 3/4 cup chicken broth) When theyre soft, cut mushrooms into small pieces and set aside. Stir together kasha and egg with fork and set aside to dry 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Melt 1/4 cup goose […]