25 dip with endive and Recipes

green onions, radishes, wooden fencing (60 inches long x 2-1/2 inches high), green foam board (17-78 inches x 11-7/8 inches x 15/16 inch), shaped pins , u-shaped wire fasteners or heavy-duty staples, curly endive, toothpicks, baby corn, rinsed and drained, zucchini or 12 slices, tomatoes, whole fresh mushrooms, baby carrots, scarecrow, prepared vegetable dip

whole-dressed red snapper, fins and eyes removed, water, chablis or other dry white wine, divided, unflavored gelatin, radish, endive, watercress, tomatoes, zucchini strips, cucumber slices, broccoli flowerettes, caviar dip

whole milk ricotta cheese, green olives, pitted (about 12), pine nuts, toasted (2 1/2 oz)* see cook s note, extra-virgin olive oil, kosher salt, plus extra for seasoning, freshly ground black pepper, plus extra for seasoning, fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, suggestion : serve on grilled bread, in endive leaves or as a dip for crudite

leeks , trimmed of tough tops, leave 3 to 4 inches of green on white of leek, extra-virgin olive oil , 2 tbsp for soup, 1/4 cup for salad dressing, some for drizzling, bay leaf, fresh or dried, all purpose potatoes , such as russet, peeled and sliced, salt and freshly ground black pepper, good quality chicken stock , available on soup aisle, garlic , cracked away from skin, whole grain french bread, cut into very small pieces, plu more for dipping, slab bacon , 1 (1/2-inch) slice from butcher counter, shallot, chopped, white wine vinegar, dijon mustard, eggs, heads chicory, washed and torn into bite-sized pieces, heads endive , quartered lengthwise and leaves separated, chopped fresh tarragon leaves , a few sprigs, chopped fresh chives, for garnish