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Crêpes with creamed mushrooms
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…
Wild mushroom crêpe cake
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…
Crêpes with hearts of artichoke and palm
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…
Crêpes with feta cheese
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…
Asparagus crêpes
Serves 6 • 1½ lbs. fresh asparagus (24 to 30 medium-sized stalks) • ½ lb. Swiss cheese • 12 crêpes • butter for the pan • hot Cucumber-Avocado Sauce Garnish: • thin wedges of cantaloupe and ripe strawberries 1. Trim the asparagus stalks so that they are an even…
Parmesan crêpes
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…
Yeast pierogi
Pierogi are a Polish type of savory pastry that can be made with almost any kind of filling. Some are boiled in salted water, others are fried in butter, but these are made with yeast dough and baked. They can be served hot, warm, or at room temperature and make a…
Pizza
It makes two large pizzas Crust • 1 package (1 Tbs.) yeast • 1¼ cups warm water • 2 tsp. sugar • 3 cups flour • 1½ tsp. salt • 1 Tbs. olive oil • sesame seeds Sauce • 2 cups thickly puréed tomatoes • ½ cup tomato paste • 1½ cups coarsely chopped, peeled tomatoes • 1…
Sweet potato and cranberry quiche
Serves 6 to 8 Here is an unusual quiche, somewhat sweet, somewhat savory. Serve it warm or cool, alone or with cream, as an hors d’oeuvre, an accompaniment to soup, with tea, or even as a dessert. This is truly an all-purpose quiche. • 1 recipe Basic Short-Crust…
Cheese and tomato pie
Serves 6 to 8 Call it either a quiche or a pizza; it is one of the most delicious pies around. • 1 recipe Basic Short-Crust Pastry • 3 lbs. ripe tomatoes, peeled and seeded • 3 Tbs. olive oil • 1 clove garlic, crushed or minced • ¾ tsp. salt • 2 Tbs. chopped fresh…
Pimiento and olive quiche
Serves 6 to 8 • 1 recipe Basic Short-Crust Pastry • 1 large onion, peeled, halved, and sliced • 2 cloves garlic, peeled and thinly sliced • 2 Tbs. olive oil • ½ lb. Swiss cheese, coarsely grated • 2 eggs • 1 cup cream • salt and pepper to taste • ½ cup sliced (roasted…
Leek and tomato quiche
Serves 6 • 1 recipe Basic Short-Crust Pastry • 2 cups sliced leeks (3 or 4 large) • 2 Tbs. butter • salt and pepper to taste • ½ lb. Swiss cheese • 1 oz. Romano or Parmesan cheese • 1 Tbs. flour • 4 eggs • 1¾ cups cream or rich milk • 2 tomatoes, thinly sliced 1….