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...
Makes 6 to 8 pancakes • 4 lbs. potatoes • 4 eggs, beaten • 1 cup flour • ⅔ cup light cream • ½ cup chopped fresh parsley • 1 tsp. salt • fresh-ground pepper to taste • butter • mushroom filling • 1½ to 2 oz. dried wild mushrooms • 2 cups hot water • ¾ lb. boiling...
Use only fresh, firm, rather small mushrooms for this recipe, and don’t try to substitute dried herbs for fresh. The flavor of this dish is wonderful, but it depends on just the right balance of seasonings. Serves 4 to 6 • 1½ lbs. fresh mushrooms • 4 Tbs. olive oil •...
Serves 4 to 6 • 6 eggs • 3 Tbs. butter • salt and pepper to taste • 4 Tbs. minced fresh parsley • 3 Tbs. minced fresh chives • 3 Tbs. minced fresh dill weed • ½ Tbs. minced fresh cilantro (coriander leaves) • 2 Tbs. homemade mayonnaise • 1 recipe Sour Cream Dressing...
Serves 4 to 5 • 1½ lbs. bell peppers (about 4 medium-sized) • 1 large onion • 3 Tbs. olive oil • 1 large tomato, coarsely chopped • ¾ tsp. salt • fresh-ground black pepper to taste • 4 oz. cream cheese • 8 to 10 eggs • salt and pepper to taste • butter for frying 1....
for each individual omelet • 2 or 3 eggs • salt and pepper to taste • 1 to 2 Tbs. butter • 2 oz. Monterey Jack cheese, grated • 1 large green onion, chopped • 2 Tbs. chopped California green chilis Optional garnish • sour cream 1. Make an individual omelet according...
Serves 2 • 1 very large red onion (about 1 lb.) • 3 Tbs. olive oil • ½ tsp. salt • ½ tsp. crushed dried red chilis • ¼ tsp. oregano, crushed • black pepper to taste • 3 oz. mozzarella cheese, grated • 4 eggs • salt and pepper to taste • butter for frying 1. Peel the...
Serves 2 • 1 medium-sized ripe avocado (about ½ lb.) • 1½ Tbs. mayonnaise • 1 tablespoon of fresh lemon juice • 1 Tbs. finely chopped red onion • salt • fresh-ground black pepper • 4 to 5 eggs • 2 to 3 Tbs. butter Optional garnish • sour cream and Mexican hot sauce 1....
• ¼ lb. fresh white farmer cheese • 4 Tbs. preserved chutney • 4 to 5 eggs • salt to taste • fresh-ground black pepper to taste butter 1. Crumble the cheese coarsely. Spoon out the chutney (you can use a little more or less, depending on how spicy it is), and if it...