Shelley Boris has always loved cookbooks—they served as her introduction to cooking and opened her mind to the ways of the professional culinary world. And now, she’s written one of her own. Fresh Cooking:
Juan Romero, Duo Bistro Yields 1 load Ingredients 1 1/4 cup pumpkin puree (from your very own roasted pumpkin) 1/4 cup honey 3/4 cup brown sugar, packed 1/4 cup vegetable
Chef Mark Suszczynski, Harvest Cafe Yields 3 large loaves Ingredients 8 eggs 2 1/4 cups oil 5 cups sugar 5 cups flour 5 teaspoons nutmeg 5 teaspoons cinnamon 1 tablespoon baking soda 1
Roger Gabrielsen Yields about 4 dozen cookies Ingredients 1 cup butter, softened 2/3 cup brown sugar, packed 1/3 cup honey 1 egg, beaten 2 cups all purpose flour 1 teaspoon
Peter Rose Serves about 12 dozen, depending on size Ingredients 1 pound light brown sugar, sifted 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 1 egg, lightly beaten with a fork
Agnes Devareaux, Village Tea Room Yields one loaf Ingredients 1/2 pound sweet cream butter 1 tablespoon dried lavender (organic) 5 large farm eggs 1 cup sugar 1-1/2 cups plus 2
Hudson House of Nyack Serves 8 Ingredients 1/3 stick unsalted butter (plus additional butter to grease the ramekins) 1/2 cup light brown sugar 3 medium-sized pears, ripe but firm (Bartletts
Vicki Zeph, Zeph’s Ingredients 2 whole eggs 1 egg yolk 1 cup sugar 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 1-3/4 cups all purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder pinch of salt 2 cups
Nava Atlas Yields about two dozen Ingredients 1/2 cup nonhydrogenated margarine 1/2 cup light brown sugar or Sucanat 1 egg, beaten 4 graham crackers (regular, cinnamon or honey-flavored) 1-1/3 cups
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Hudson Valley Restaurant Week is back this October 28 to November 10!
