85 cassy Recipes

fresh blueberries, lemon , juice of, sugar, creme de cassis, ground allspice (or 1 tsp allspice berries)

mixed fresh fruit such as raspberries , blackberries, red or white currants (left on stems if desired), pink gooseberries (see cooks note), blueberries, strawberries, and cherries (pitted or halved if large), sugar, fresh lemon verbena, water, fresh lemon juice , or to taste, cassis sorbet

currants (the classic is black , but red will also make a lovely cassis), eau de vie or 5 -6 cups vodka (enough to cover the currantsd in the jars), sugar (approximately ), eau de vie or 2 cups vodka

all purpose flour, plus more for rolling, granulated sugar, salt, chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes, chilled solid vegetable shortening , cut into pieces, ice water or more , if needed, mixed yellow and white peaches, peeled, pitted, sliced about 1/2-inch thick, light brown sugar, granulated sugar, ground cinnamon, ground ginger, ground fresh nutmeg, peach eau de vie, cornstarch or tapioca, fresh blackberries, cassis, cold butter, cut into small pieces, heavy cream, turbinado sugar

creme de cassis, vodka, carbonated lemon-lime beverage, crushed ice, lemon slices (to garnish, optional ) (optional) or lime slice (to garnish) (optional)

cream cheese, softened, sour cream, confectioners sugar , or to taste, vanilla, fresh lemon juice, blackberries (11 oz), granulated sugar, cassis (optional), fresh lemon juice

bittersweet chocolate, very finely chopped (not unsweetened ), heavy cream, creme de cassis, unsweetened cocoa powder , preferably dutch-process

frozen unsweetened raspberries, thawed, sugar, imported creme de cassis (black-currant liqueur), egg yolks, whole milk, heavy whipping cream, vanilla extract

pink grapefruits (about 14 oz each), sugar, water, creme de cassis, fresh mint sprigs (optional)

pink grapefruit, sugar, water, creme de cassis, mint sprig (optional)

creme de cassis (black-currant liqueur), sugar, divided, fresh lemon juice , or to taste, mixed berries (1 1/4 lb), halved or quartered if large, chilled heavy cream, vanilla ice cream, raspberry sorbet

black currants, mashed, red wine, sugar, vodka or 2 -2 1/2 cups brandy

fresh black currants, stems removed (10 oz), sugar, water, brandy or 2 cups cognac

milk, good quality white chocolate, broken into pieces, sugar, mascarpone, heavy cream, vanilla extract, raspberry liqueur (creme de cassis) or raspberry-flavored syrup, very thin slices sponge or angel food cake, grated bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, whole strawberries, grated semisweet chocolate, firm, fresh, clean leaves (be sure they are nonpoisonous or lemon leaves work well), whole raspberries, strawberries, halved

ducks , about 4 lbs. each, salt, fresh ground black pepper, butter, shallots, minced, currant jelly, creme de cassis, chicken stock , can use duck stock if you find it, bing cherries, pitted, drained, wild rice (optional)