660 courtesy michelle bernstein martinez Recipes

fresh fennel bulb (about 1 lb), olive oil, garlic cloves, chopped, orange rind, dry fennel seeds, anise flavored liquor such as pernod, peeled and seeded chopped tomato (if using fresh ; will need 3/4 lb), butter, salt and freshly ground black pepper, boneless skinless bluefish fillets, yellow bell pepper, seeded and cut into 1/4inch dice for garnish, snipped chives for garnish , optional

beef shoulder (chuck), cubed into 2inch squares, vegetable oil, flour, onions, diced, garlic, minced, tomato paste, dijon mustard, dried thyme, grated lemon rind, bay leaves, salt and freshly ground black pepper, carrot and 1 rib of celery, grated, dry red wine, beef broth or stock, vegetable garnish , recipe follows, fresh parsley, unsalted butter, carrots , julienned, turnips , julienned, parsnip , julienned, salt and pepper

veal shoulder cut into 1 inch cubes, patted dry, vegetable oil, butter, carrots, finely cubed, onion, thinly sliced, stalk celery finely minced, minced garlic, dry white wine, beef broth or veal stock, bouquet garni : parsley, bay leaf and peppercorns, beurre manie, (paste made in equal proportions of butter and flour)

farfalle or bow tie pasta, roasted buckwheat groats, egg, lightly beaten, vegetables oil, onions, thinly sliced, white wine vinegar and 2 tab water, sugar, chicken broth, minced dill and dill fronds

butter, onion, finely chopped, carrot, finely chopped, stalk celery, finely chopped, dry white wine, halibut steaks, salt and freshly ground black pepper, more fish stock or chicken broth, steamed carrot threads or pea pods for garnish, black sesame seeds for garnish , optional

half of recipe above, dayold dried good quality bread such as a nutty unsweetened whole wheat bread (italian ) or a sourdough or a tuscan bread or a country french bread, cut into 1inch chunks, crusts left on, extra virgin olive oil, salt and freshly ground black pepper, freshly grated parmesan or pecorino romano for garnish

washed salad greens like mesclun tossed with vinaigrette or 2 granny smith apples, cored and cut into wafer thin rounds, vegetable oil for frying, flour, egg lightly beaten, fresh white bread crumbs, eight 1 1/2 round 1/2-inch thick disks of fresh goat s cheese

rib lamb chops , trimmed of excess fat, olive oil, freshly grated parmesan cheese, eggs lightly beaten, fresh bread crumbs, unsalted butter or olive oil, lemon wedges

broccoli rabe, garlic cloves, minced, olive oil, chicken broth, dried pepper flakes, salt and pepper, cooked cannellini beans, orecchiette

penne, virgin olive oil, garlic, finely chopped, crushed red pepper, tomatoes, drained and purees through a food mill, smoked mozzarella, cut into 1/2-inch dice, freshly grated parmesan cheese, salt

bananas, not too ripe, brown sugar, lime juice, sour cream and 1/2 cup chopped toasted pecans, optional

ripe but not overly ripe bananas, brown sugar, fresh lime or lemon juice, sour cream , optional, chopped nuts , optional

tenderloin or fillet steaks, each 1 1/4- inch thick, (8 oz weight), at room temperature, melted butter mixed with 1 tsp vegetable oil

veal or beef bones, cracked by butcher or (for an all purpose brown stock 2 lb bones and 3 lb beef bones, cracked by butcher), onions, quartered, stalks of celery, cut into 2 inch chunks, carrots , scrubbed clean and cut into 2inch lengths, water, bouquet garni including parsley , 1 tsp thyme, 2 cloves garlic, 12 peppercorns and a bay leaf, tomato, cored and chopped

good quality bread, toasted, cut clove of peeled garlic, very thinly sliced mushrooms or chopped fresh tomatoes, or roasted eggplant slices, extra virgin olive oil, salt and freshly ground black pepper, chopped parsley

dried buckwheat noodles (soba), unsalted butter, sour cream, red caviar (salmon roe), snipped fresh chives