Serves 3 to 4 This one is just a little richer than most tortillas; it’s a bit heavier on egg yolks and uses butter along with the olive oil. • 6 to 8 oz. trimmed fresh asparagus • 1 medium-sized yellow onion, finely chopped • 5 whole eggs • 1 egg yolk • ½ tsp. salt •...

Serves 8 to 10 • 3 large, white-skinned potatoes • 1 cup cooked peas • 1 cup cooked diced carrots • ½ cup cooked, chopped pimiento peppers • ½ cup minced onion • ¼ cup olive oil • ¼ cup wine vinegar • 1½ teaspoons . salt • pepper to taste • mayonnaise to taste •...

Serves 6 as a first course or as part of an antipasto. • 1 yellow onion • 1 red onion • 3 Tbs. olive oil • ½ cup chopped fresh parsley • ⅓ cup snipped chives • ¼ tsp. dried basil or 2 tsp. fresh • 6 eggs • salt and pepper to taste 1. Peel and coarsely chop the onions....

Serves 6 • 1½ lbs. young, firm zucchini (about 4½ cups chopped) • 1 medium onion • 3 Tbs. olive oil • 6 eggs • salt and pepper to taste • basil, crushed, to taste 1. Cut the zucchini into small dice and chop the onion. Heat the olive oil in a 10-inch skillet and add...

Serves 4 or 5 as a light meal, 10 as a dessert. • ¼ cup raisins • 1 lb. fresh hoop or farmer cheese • 2 eggs • 2 Tbs. sour cream • 2 Tbs. butter, melted • 3 Tbs. sugar • ¼ tsp. salt • 10 medium-sized crêpes • butter for the pan Garnish • sour cream and applesauce or...

Serves 4 to 6 • 12 crêpes • 1½ lbs. mushrooms • 4½ Tbs. butter • ¼ cup finely chopped onion • 2 Tbs. flour • 1 cup heavy cream, heated • salt and pepper • 1½ Tbs. dry sherry • 1 Tbs. brandy • optional garnish • fresh melon slices 1. Prepare the crêpes ahead of time...

Serves 6 to 8 • 4 oz. dried black mushrooms • 3 Tbs. butter • 1 large yellow onion, chopped • ¼ cup red wine • salt and pepper • 2 large heads butter lettuce • 2½ cups Béchamel Sauce • 1 recipe Parmesan Crêpes • ¾ lb. Gruyère cheese, grated • tomato-pepper sauce • 1½...

Serves 6 • 2 cups sliced cooked artichoke hearts (about 1 lb.) • 1½ cups sliced hearts of palm (about 14 oz.) • 5 Tbs. butter, and more for the pan • 2 Tbs. lemon juice • 2½ tsp. sugar • 1 egg, beaten • salt to taste • 12 crêpes • Hollandaise Sauce 1. If you are using...

Serves 4 to 6 • 12 oz. farmer cheese (about 2 cups, crumbled) • 6 oz. feta cheese (about 1 cup, crumbled) • 3 Tbs. olive oil • 2 eggs, lightly beaten • ½ tsp. dried oregano, crushed • ½ tsp. dried dill weed, crushed • 2 cloves garlic, minced or crushed • fresh-ground...

Parmesan crêpes are a treat just as they come from the pan and even better when doused with some tomato or mushroom sauce. But they are also delicious when wrapped around almost any of the savory fillings which follow. For this reason, I include again here the same...