• slender sourdough bread, or pressed pumpernickel bread • cream cheese • cucumber • salt to taste • paprika to taste 1. Cut thin slices from a sourdough baguette, or cut slices of square pressed pumpernickel into quarters. 2. Spread each slice rather thickly with...
• pressed pumpernickel bread • butter • cucumber • hard-boiled eggs • stuffed cocktail olives 1. Cut square slices of pressed pumpernickel into quarters and butter them generously. Score a large, firm cucumber with a fork and slice it about ¼ inch thick. Put a...
• pressed pumpernickel bread • butter • tomato slices • sprigs of fresh parsley • smoked cheese slices • salt to taste 1. Cut square slices of pressed pumpernickel into quarters and butter them generously. Cut some medium-sized tomato slices in half. Put ½ a tomato...
• cream cheese • slender sourdough bread • radishes • salt to taste 1. Spread a thick layer of cream cheese on thin slices cut from a sourdough baguette. 2. Wash and trim some radishes, and slice them about ⅛ inch thick. 3. Arrange the radish slices over the cream...
• slender sourdough or French bread, or pressed pumpernickel bread • butter • small-curd cottage cheese • chopped green onions • salt and pepper to taste 1. Cut thin slices from a sourdough baguette, or cut slices of square, pressed pumpernickel into quarters. 2....
Serves 8 Filling • ½ cup milk • ¾ cup sugar • 1 Tbs. butter • 2 cups coarsely ground walnuts • ½ tsp. cinnamon • ¼ tsp. almond extract • 2 tsp. rum • ¾ cup fine dry bread crumbs • grated rind of 1 lemon Sauce • ½ cup strong coffee • 6 oz. semisweet chocolate • ½ cup...
Serves 5 to 6 • ¾ cup white flour • ½ tsp. salt • 3 eggs • 2 cups milk, scalded and cooled • 2 Tbs. butter, melted • 2 Tbs. cognac • ½ tsp. fresh-grated lemon rind • ½ tsp. nutmeg • 2 tsp. sugar • butter for the pan • 3 to 4 whole fresh lemons • sifted confectioners’...
Serves 6 • 2 cups applesauce • 12 Basic Crêpes • butter for the pan • ¼ cup sugar 1. Spread 1½ tablespoons of the applesauce over half a crêpe and fold the other side over it. Spread another tablespoon of applesauce over half the surface of the folded crêpe, and fold...
Serves 6 This is the thickest hot chocolate you’ll ever drink—any thicker, and it would be a pudding. In Segovia, it is one of the most popular winter drinks: A cup of this and some gossip will take the chill off any icy day. • ½ cup unsweetened powdered cocoa • 1 cup...
Serves 6 to 8 • 1½ cups confectioners’ sugar • 1 cup milk • 6 Tbs. triple-strength espresso • ¼ tsp. cinnamon • 2 packages (2 Tbs.) unflavored gelatin • ½ cup cold water • 2 egg whites • 2 cups heavy cream • 1 oz. shaved bittersweet chocolate 1. Combine the sugar and...
