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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
This milk-based, roux-thickened sauce is so basic and has so many tasty and useful variations that it cannot be left out of this book. Here is essentially the same recipe that is given in the first Vegetarian Epicure, with a few additional comments and a sampler of...
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 • grated rind of 3 lemons • juice of 4 large lemons (about 1 cup) • ⅔ cup sugar, or more to taste • 1 cup water • 1 cup light white wine • 1 lb. fresh, sweet, dark cherries • 5 egg yolks • 10 to 12 ice cubes • 1 cup sour cream sweetened with 2 to 3...
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...