937 extra good Recipes

extra-virgin olive oil, fresh garlic, pureed (if you have a small food processor, it will make it easy), prosciutto, sliced thin, trimmed, and diced (if you want to be really extravagant, get prosciutto di parma...it s expensive, but the best!), fresh basil , julienned, dried oregano, fresh ground black pepper, linguine , cooked al dente according to package instructions, fresh baby spinach leaves, pine nuts, toasted (pignoli, up to 1/2 cup), parmigiano-reggiano cheese, shaved (or more, if desired. you can also use a good, fresh parmesan cheese)

good quality gin (i prefer bombay blue sapphire or beefeaters), dry vermouth (i prefer martini and rossi extra dry), cocktail olive, good quality vodka (i prefer grey goose, canadian iceberg or tanqueray sterling), dry vermouth (see above preference), cocktail olive, cocktail onion , and then you have a gibson

challah, extra large eggs, half-and-half (you can use milk as well), orange zest, pure vanilla extract, good honey, kosher salt, unsalted butter, vegetable oil, maple syrup, sugar (optional), good fruit preserves (optional)

extra-large eggs, half-and-half or 1 1/2 cups milk, grated orange zest, pure vanilla extract, good honey, kosher salt, challah (egg bread), unsalted butter, vegetable oil, pure maple syrup, good raspberry preserves (optional), sugar (optional)

extra virgin olive oil, mixed summer squash (zucchini, yellow squash and pattypan, cut into 1/4-inch rounds), shallots, thinly sliced, fresh thyme or 2 tsp fresh marjoram, chopped, chopped garlic, fresh ground black pepper, refrigerated pie crust (from a 15-oz box), roquefort cheese (or other good-quality blue cheese) or 4 oz gorgonzola (or other good-quality blue cheese), roasted yellow peppers (freshly roasted or from a jar) or 1 red pepper (freshly roasted or from a jar), plum tomato, sliced and seeds removed, egg, beaten

extra virgin olive oil, onion, diced (walla walla is good, as is vidalia), diced leek, cleaned well, white part only, re-hydrated sun-dried tomato, pureed, diced tomatoes (canned okay-drained and liquid reserved), balsamic vinegar (dark or white ), salt, brown sugar

extra-large eggs, half-and-half or milk, grated orange zest, pure vanilla extract, good honey, kosher salt, challah or brioche bread, unsalted butter, vegetable oil, pure maple syrup, good raspberry preserves (optional), sugar (optional)

extra-large eggs, good mayonnaise, whole grain mustard, minced fresh dill , plus, dill sprigs (to garnish ), kosher salt, fresh ground black pepper, seven-grain bread (boule) or 8 slices round french bread (boule), good smoked salmon

very loosely packed torn pieces of mild lettuce such as butter or oakleaf, torn pieces of fresh tarragon, torn pieces of fresh chervil (see notes ), torn pieces of fresh parsley leaves, good-quality extra-virgin olive oil (see notes ), good-quality red-wine vinegar (see notes ), freshly ground black pepper, table salt or kosher salt

good-quality extra-virgin olive oil, divided, good-quality red wine vinegar , such as kimberley, garlic clove, minced, kosher salt, coarsely ground pepper, divided, skinned king or coho salmon fillet (1 in. thick), cut into 1 1/2-in. chunks, sliced pancetta, coarsely chopped flat-leaf parsley

good quality dried chick peas , soaked overnight, qts water, tahini sauce, tahini, chick pea cooking water, garlic , crushed into a paste in 1tsp of salt., cayenne or paprika, parsley sprigs, good quality extra virgin olive oil

extra-large egg yolks, sugar, cornstarch, very good cocoa powder, salt, milk, very good semisweet chocolate, chopped, unsalted butter, pure vanilla extract, heavy cream

good olive oil, for frying, eggplant, unpeeled, sliced 1/2-inch thick, ricotta cheese, extra-large egg, half-and-half, freshly grated parmesan, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, good bottled marinara sauce

good semisweet chocolate, chopped, good bittersweet chocolate, chopped, orange liqueur (recommended : grand marnier), water, pure vanilla extract, grated orange zest, unsalted butter, at room temperature, extra-large eggs, at room temperature, separated, sugar, kosher salt, cold heavy cream, cream , recipe follows, for decoration, mandarin oranges, drained , for decoration, cold heavy cream, sugar, pure vanilla extract

extra-large egg yolks, sugar, cornstarch, very good cocoa powder, salt, milk, very good semisweet chocolate, chopped, unsalted butter, pure vanilla extract, heavy cream

good semisweet chocolate, chopped, good bittersweet chocolate, chopped, orange liqueur (recommended grand marnier), water, pure vanilla extract, grated orange zest, unsalted butter, at room temperature, extra-large eggs, at room temperature, separated, sugar , plus, sugar, kosher salt, cold heavy cream, mandarin orange, drained , for decoration, cold heavy cream, sugar, pure vanilla extract

extra-large egg yolks, sugar, cornstarch, very good cocoa powder, salt, milk, very good semisweet chocolate, chopped, unsalted butter, pure vanilla extract, heavy cream

extra-large eggs, good mayonnaise, whole-grain mustard, minced fresh dill, plus sprigs for garnish, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, grain bread or round french bread ( boule), good smoked salmon