It makes about 1¼ cups Serve the sauce warm with vegetables or eggs. It is great with Wild Mushroom and Dill souffle. • 1 recipe hot Hollandaise Sauce • ½ cup heavy cream • ¼ to ½ tsp. hot paprika, or ½ tsp. sweet paprika plus ¼ tsp. cayenne pepper, to taste 1. Make...

Serves 6 • A perfect first course for a summer supper. • 2½ lbs. fresh, sweet, dark cherries • 5 cups water • 4 Tbs. sugar, or more to taste • ⅓ cup white wine, or to taste • juice of 1 or 2 lemons, or to taste • 1 cup heavy cream 1. Wash the cherries, remove their...

Serves 6 • 1½ lbs. potatoes (about 2 large) • 5½ cups buttermilk • ⅔ cup chopped green onions • 2 to 3 Tbs. chopped fresh dill weed, or 1 tsp. dried • 3 cloves garlic, minced • 1 large cucumber, peeled, seeded, and chopped • 1 Tbs. finely chopped fresh cilantro...

Serves 6 to 8 • approximately 2 bunches fresh, young beets with leaves • 2 qts. water • 1 Tbs. salt • 1½ to 2 Tbs. cider vinegar • 1 Tbs. sugar • 3 Tbs. chopped fresh dill • 1½ cups sour cream • 5 hard-boiled eggs • 1 medium-sized cucumber • 1½ cups beer 1. Peel and...

Serves 4 to 6 • 2 medium-sized ripe avocados (about 1 lb.) • 4 medium-sized tomatoes • ½ medium-sized onion • 1 clove garlic • 1 cucumber • 4 Tbs. chopped green chilis • ¾ tsp. salt • 3½ Tbs. lemon juice • 1 Tbs. red wine vinegar • 1 Tbs. vegetable oil • 1 tsp. sugar...

Serves 6 to 8 • 7 to 8 medium-sized ripe tomatoes • 2 medium-sized cucumbers • 1 green bell pepper • 1 small onion • 2 to 3 cloves garlic • 1½ slices French bread • 1½ cups cold water • 6 Tbs. olive oil • 4 to 5 Tbs. wine vinegar, or to taste • 3 tsp. salt, or to...