Wild Mushroom Reduction Sauce
Ingredients 1/3 cup dried porcini mushrooms 1 cup hot water 1/3 cup olive oil ½ cup chopped red onion 1 1/2 lb. assorted fresh wild mushrooms, sliced 2 cup reduced vegetable stock (or beef demi-glace...
View ArticleSeared Salmon with Fava Beans and Truffle Oil
Ingredients 32 fresh unshelled fava bean (pods) Water, to cover 8 4 oz. fresh wild salmon fillets Paprika 2 T. butter 2T. olive oil Sea salt and pepper Truffle oil You will also need: Pan for cooking...
View ArticleCrimini and Porcini Individual Souffles
Ingredients ½ oz dried porcini mushrooms 1 c. boiling water 1 T butter 9 oz. cremini mushrooms, halved lengthwise 2 large eggs plus 1 large egg yolk 1 t. sea salt ¼ t. freshly ground pepper ¾ c. heavy...
View ArticlePizza Dough
Ingredients 2 teaspoons active dry yeast 1 teaspoon sugar 1 cup warm water 1 1/2 Tablespoon olive oil, plus more to oil the bowl later 1 1/2 teaspoon sea salt Approx. 2 3/4 c. all-purpose flour You...
View ArticleBanana Pecan Skillet Cake
I call this a skillet cake because I bake it in a cast iron skillet. It is rich, moist and delicious, especially if you like cooked bananas! If you don’t have a cast iron skillet, a 9” round cake pan...
View ArticlePumpkin Cheesecake with Creme Fraiche
Ingredients For the crust: 1 ½ cup roasted, unsalted almonds 3 T. melted butter 3 T. brown sugar ¼ t. cinnamon For the cheesecake filling: 3 8oz. packages cream cheese, softened 2 cups fresh pumpkin,...
View ArticleFruit Galettes
Ingredients For the crust (makes 3): 2 ½ cups all-purpose (plain) flour 1 teaspoon fine-grained sea salt 1 Tablespoon sugar 2 sticks (1/2 pound) butter, cut into eight pieces About 1/3 cup cold water...
View ArticlePear Charlotte
Ingredients 1 loaf brioche, crusts removed, sliced ¼ inch thick 2 sticks unsalted butter, melted 6 large pears, peeled and cut into ½ inch slices 2 T sugar Pinch sea salt You will also need: Bowl 2-qt....
View ArticleWarm Butterscotch Sauce
Ingredients 1 cup sugar ½ cup water ½ cup Scotch whiskey 1 T unsalted butter 3 T heavy whipping cream 1/8 t. sea salt You will also need: Heavy saucepan Big spoon Instructions Place the sugar and water...
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Fresh Fruit Crisp
This is one of my favorite desserts of all time! I have been making this for many years. You can use any kind of fruit – whatever you have in season. It works well with bananas and fresh pineapple,...
View ArticleVanilla-Laced Champagne-Poached Pears
Ingredients 6-8 ripe pears, peeled 2 bottles champagne 1 ½ cup sugar 1 cup water 1 vanilla pod, split or 1 T vanilla bean paste You will also need: Large pot Slotted spoon Instructions Mix together the...
View ArticleOrange Pecan Brown Sugar Shortbread
Ingredients 2 sticks (1 cup) butter, at room temperature + 1 t. for pan 2 cups plain unbleached flour ¾ cup brown sugar, packed 1/8 t. fine sea salt 1T. cornmeal Zest of 2 oranges ½ c. toasted pecans...
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Granola
We absolutely love granola. I make this recipe at least once a week. It doesn’t last long around our house. It isn’t very sweet, which is how we like it. However, you can increase the amount of...
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Fresh Coconut Buttermilk Meyer Lemon Custard
Fresh coconut is always a treat, but you can use frozen or packaged unsweetened coconut instead. This very simple recipe came about when my husband bought a coconut so that he could drink the coconut...
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