6 dark coast Recipes

olive oil or 1 tbsp flavored cooking spray, yellow onion, chopped, chili powder, ground cayenne pepper, dried oregano, tomato paste, diced tomatoes, tomato puree, water, dark red kidney beans, drained and rinsed, burger flavored tofu crumbles (i used boca brand)

sweet vidalia or maui onion, minced, garlic, minced, minced ginger, olive oil, butter, red wine, pineapple juice, reduced to 1/4 cup, chicken stock (not canned - too salty), ketchup, tomato sauce, tomato paste, soy sauce, worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, dark molasses, black pepper, chili powder (pendery s terlingua won is a good choice), salt, cayenne pepper, ground thyme, ground dry mustard (coleman s preferably), juice of 1 lime

yukon gold potatoes , well scrubbed and quartered, butter (3 sticks plus 2 tbsp), divided as called for, heavy cream, salt and freshly ground black pepper, olive oil, morel mushrooms , wiped clean and sliced in half lengthwise if large, fiddlehead ferns, rinsed, minced shallots, minced garlic, salt, ground black pepper, dark chicken stock, crawfish tails, salmon fillets, diced pancetta, minced shallots, whole ramps , woody stems removed, rinsed

chocolate wafer cookies , from 1 9-oz package, sugar, butter, melted , 1/2 stick, scharffen berger 70% cocoa bittersweet chocolate, chopped, cream cheese, room temperature, sugar , plus, sugar, unsweetened cocoa powder (preferably sharffen berger), eggs, whipping cream, scharffen berger 70% cocoa bittersweet chocolate, chopped, sugar, bittersweet chocolate , curls