Frozen Lemon Souffle
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Chef Leonard Mott, Le Chambord Ingredients 5 egg whites 1 cup granulated sugar 1 1/2 cup almonds, lightly toasted, finely chopped 2 cups granulated sugar 1 cup water 10 egg
Recipes
Flourless Chocolate Cake
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Jocelyn Beverly Yields one 8-inch cake. Ingredients 7 ounces semi- or bittersweet chocolate (good quality, such as Callebaut or Bakers) 13 tablespoons butter 7 large eggs (at room temperature, separated)
English Shortbread
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Janet Crawshaw, Valley Table Yields two dozen wedges Ingredients 4 cups all-purpose flour 2 cups sweet butter, softened 1 1/4 cups confectioners’ sugar 1 teaspoon double-acting baking powder 1/4 teaspoon
Danish Apple Cake
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Peter Rose Ingredients 8 tablespoons butter (1 stick) 2 cups plain roasted (commercial) bread crumbs 1 cup sugar 1 16-ounce jar applesauce (or an equivalent amount of homemade applesauce) heavy
Homemade Root Beer
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Michael Pardus (12) 12-ounce bottles Ingredients 1 gallon water 1 1/2 cups white sugar (adjust to taste) 2 tablespoons root beer extract (adjust to taste) 1/4 teaspoon dry active yeast
Ginger Beer
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Mary Young & Evelyne Richardson Ingredients 1 cup minced fresh ginger 1 quart boiling water Juice of 2 lemons 3 1/2 cups pineapple juice generous dash of freshly ground nutmeg
Crown Maple Mack & Jack
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Justin Montgomery, Harper’s Ingredients 2 ounces Tuthilltown Spirits Hudson Four Grain Bourbon 1 ounce sage-maple syrup (Crown Maple syrup steeped with fresh sage and orange zest) Method Prepare the steeped
Spiced Red Wine (Bisscopswijn)
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Peter Rose, Valley Table Ingredients 1 bottle full-bodied wine (Shiraz or Merlot) 10 cloves 1 orange, very well scrubbed 3 cinnamon sticks 1 blade whole mace, or 1/4 teaspoon ground
Crunchy Apple Garlic Cake
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Pat Reppert, Mad for Garlic (Quixote Press, 1997) (Reprinted with permission) Ingredients 3 tablespoons softened butter 1 cup sugar 1 egg 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1/2
Cranberry-Pecan Bread
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Nava Atlas Yields 1 loaf (doubles easily for 2) Ingredients 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour 1/2 cup unbleached white flour 1/2 cup amaranth or quinoa flour (if unavailable, substitute
Cornmeal Currant Cookies
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Craig Stafford, Flatiron Serves 6 to 8 Ingredients 3 1/2 ounces dry currants 1/4 cup dark rum 7 ounces sugar 7 ounces unsalted butter, room temp. 1 large egg yolk,
Cornmeal Upside-Down Cake
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Kathy Balis, Babette’s Kitchen Serves 8 Ingredients 1/2 cup unsalted butter, plus 2 tablespoons for the pan 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar 3/4 cup all purpose flour 1/4 cup plus
Manhattan Clam Chowder
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Arsenio Flores, Eastchester Fish Gourmet Serves 16 Ingredients 40 cherrystone clams 1 thick slice of bacon 1 small onion, diced 1/8 teaspoon minced garlic 1 carrot, diced 5 tablespoons dried
Chocolate Guinness Cake with Stout Creme Anglaise
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Agnes Devereux, The Village Tea Room Ingredients Cake 1 cup Guinness stout 1 stick (1/4 pound) plus 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa 2 cups sugar 3/4 cup
Thai Tomato Cocktail
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Amy Goldman, “The Heirloom Tomato” Serves 8 Ingredients 4 pounds yellow or orange tomatoes, coarsely chopped 1 tablespoon salt 2 teaspoons sugar 4 strips lime zest, 2 to 3 inches
Spicy Tomato Ketchup
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Adapted from Early 20th-Century Recipes Makes about 8 pints Ingredients 12 pounds tomatoes, cored and roughly chopped 1 yellow onion, chopped 2 cups white vinegar 1 cup sugar or molasses
Caraway Cookies
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Peter Rose Yields about four dozen Ingredients 1/2 cup butter 1 cup sugar 2 eggs 2 cups flour 1 tablespoon caraway seed, lightly crushed Method Cream the butter with the
Bubbie’s Poppyseed Cookies
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Linda Pack Butler Yields about four dozen 2-inch cookies Ingredients 3 eggs 1/2 cups canola oil 1/2 cup sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/3 cup unsoaked poppy seeds 1 teaspoon salt
