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Artichoke and cheese puff
Serves 8 to 10 as an appetizer, 4 to 6 otherwise. Serve the puff hot or cool, cut in wedges or squares. It makes a very nice hors d’oeuvre or can be combined with a rather hearty salad for a perfectly tasty little supper. • 12 oz. marinated artichoke hearts • 1…
Wild mushroom and dill soufflé
Serves 6 • 2 oz. dried black mushrooms • 5½ Tbs. butter • 4 Tbs. flour • 1 cup hot milk • ½ cup sour cream • salt to taste • pepper to taste • pinch of cayenne pepper • 6 egg yolks • 2 Tbs. chopped fresh dill weed • 1 small onion, finely chopped • ¼ cup chopped…
Onion and cheese soufflé
Serves 4 to 6 • 6 medium-sized onions (about 1½ lbs.) • 4 Tbs. butter • 4 Tbs. flour • scant ½ cup heavy cream • ½ tsp. salt • white pepper to taste • dash of nutmeg • dash of cayenne pepper • 2 Tbs. grated Parmesan cheese • 4 egg yolks • 5 egg whites • pinch of cream…
Broccoli-walnut soufflé
Serves 5 to 6 • 4 Tbs. butter • 4 Tbs. flour • 1½ cups hot milk • 5 egg yolks • 1½ cups chopped cooked broccoli • ½ cup finely chopped or sliced walnuts • 3 Tbs. minced onion • 2 Tbs. grated Parmesan cheese • ½ tsp. salt • fresh-ground pepper to taste • 7 egg whites •…
Avocado-ranch-dressing
It makes about 1½ cups. Don’t make this dressing more than a couple of hours in advance, and use it on a fairly simple tossed green salad: for instance, romaine and butter lettuce with some thin-sliced bell pepper and a bit of sliced red onion. • 1 medium-sized ripe…
Taratour sauce
It makes about 2 cups Serve this with hot, quartered pita bread or use in preparing Hommos bi Tahini and Baba Ghanouj. • 1 cup tahini (sesame seed paste) • 3 large cloves garlic, crushed or finely minced • ½ cup fresh lemon juice • 1 tsp. salt • ½ cup cold water 1….
Cucumber-avocado sauce
It makes about 3 cups Good on filled crêpes, omelets, or vegetables. • 2 large cucumbers (about 1¼ lbs.) • 5 Tbs. butter • 2 Tbs. flour • 1 cup milk, heated • ½ tsp. salt, or more to taste • white pepper to taste • 1 small, ripe avocado (about 6 oz.) • 1 tsp. finely…
Hot paprika sauce
It makes about 2¾ cups. Ladle this over mushroom-filled crêpes, or Stuffed Potato Pancakes, Hungarian Style. • 4 Tbs. butter • 4 Tbs. flour • 2½ cups heated Vegetable broth • ¼ to ½ tsp. hot paprika or cayenne pepper, to taste • 2 tsp. sweet paprika salt, to taste • ¼…
Simple tomato sauce
It makes about 2½ cups. Serve this sauce hot with soufflés, pasta, omelets, or plain cooked vegetables. • 3 lbs. fresh, ripe tomatoes (about 5 cups chopped, with juice) • 3 Tbs. butter • 1 large clove garlic, minced • 1 large pinch thyme • ½ tsp. salt, or more to…
Spicy mousseline sauce
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…
Sour cream horseradish sauce
It makes about 2¾ cups A good sauce for Broccoli-Walnut Soufflé. • 2 Tbs. butter • 2 Tbs. flour • 1 cup hot milk • 2 egg yolks • ½ cup grated Wensleydale or other mild cheese • 1 cup sour cream • 1 Tbs. prepared horseradish • ½ tsp. Dijon mustard • salt • pepper 1….
Hollandaise sauce
It makes about ¾ cup Hollandaise is tricky. If you haven’t had a lot of experience with it, do go back and reread the general information and specific hints. • 3 large egg yolks • 1 to 1½ Tbs. lemon juice • pinch of white pepper • 1 Tbs. butter • 7 Tbs. butter, melted…