Rinse unpeeled potatoes under cold water and place in 2-quart pan. Add wine, vinegar, butter, garlic, shallots, salt and pepper. (If using dried tarragon, add to wine and vinegar mixture.) Cover. Bring to boil over high heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 15 minutes. Using slotted spoon, remove potatoes […]

Snap off the artichoke stems, remove any tough or blemished petals, then snip off prickly tips. Place artichokes in boiling water with lemon juice and let stand for 10 minutes. Remove, pat dry and sprinkle insides with salt. Set artichokes stem-down in a deep stainless-steel kettle just large enough to hold them snugly. Add enough […]

Strain the cottage cheese in a colander to remove the excess water then cream in a blender or food processor or with an electric mixer. Put into a bowl and add the paprika, caraway seeds, capers, mustard and green onion. Blend all of the ingredients together until almost smooth. Blend in the sour cream. Cover […]

(Hungarian, Banana, Chile, Jalapeno) Yield: About 9 pints Caution: Wear rubber gloves when handling hot peppers or wash hands thoroughly with soap and water before touching your face. Procedure: Wash peppers. If small peppers are left whole, slash 2 to 4 slits in each. Quarter large peppers. Blanch in boiling water or blister in order […]

* preferably thin egg noodles or whole wheat spaghetti GARNISH: scallion curls, opt. (Slice green part very thin lengthwise. Drop into ice water. Curls will form in about 15 minutes) Boil a large pot of water; cook pasta until al dente. While pasta is cooking, heat oil in a saucepan. Add onion, garlic, mushrooms, and […]

–GINGER SAUCE– 6 tb Rice vinegar 6 tb Sugar 3/4 c Plus 1 T Water 2 tb Soy sauce 1 ts Cornstarch 1 tb Finely minced Gingerroot GINGER SAUCE: In small saucepan, place vinegar, sugar, 3/4 c water, and soy sauce. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes. Meanwhile, […]

Wash eggplants and, with fork, prick them in about 5 spots. Grill whole eggplants over medium-hot coals. Turn about every 5 minutes to evenly char skin. Grill until just soft and charred all over, about 20 minutes. Cool. Cut in half and scoop out insides (you may find it easier to peel skin off with […]

PREHEAT OVEN TO 375F. Prepare the brussels sprouts by cutting a thin slice off the root end of each and then cutting an X in that end so it cooks evenly inside and out. In a large pot of boiling, salted water, blanch sprouts until they are crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. Drain, refresh in ice […]

Wash rice and put in a small saucepan with all above ingredients. Bring it to a boil on high heat, then cover and simmer gently until all the water is absorbed. The grains should be tender but firm. Set aside uncovered.

Clean and trim asparagus and cook in lightly salted water until tender. Carefully remove the tender tips (1″ + 1″ again) reserve on the side. In a blender puree the rest of the stems with some of the water and strain . Add enough of the water to make the required 2 cups of liquid. […]