8 famous new Recipes

boneless shell steak or 16 oz new york strip steaks or 16 oz sirloin strip steaks or 16 oz filet mignon, salt, fresh ground black pepper, unsalted butter, divided, minced shallots, cognac or 6 tbsp other good brandy, divided, dry white wine or 2 tbsp dry vermouth, dijon mustard (preferably imported ), a-1 steak sauce or 2 tbsp worcestershire sauce, beef broth, heavy cream, snipped chives

sheets puff pastry, cooked bacon (fried or grilled ), eggs (reserve 1 yolk for brushing pastry), milk or 4 tsp double cream, onion (not too big ), parsley

fully cooked lobster meat or 1 (2 1/2 pound) live lobster, cucumber, peeled, seeded and finely diced, bottled mayonnaise, fresh tarragon, scallions, thinly sliced, kosher or sea salt, freshly ground pepper, new england-style hot dog buns, unsalted butter, softened, pickles and potato chips as accompaniment

sugar, lemon , zest of, finely grated, cold unsalted butter, cut into 4 pieces., egg yolk, water, pure vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, neufchatel cheese, at room temperature, sugar, all-purpose flour, salt, orange , zest of, finely grated, lemon , zest of, finely grated, pure vanilla extract, eggs, egg yolks, heavy cream, ripe strawberries, rinsed,patted dry,and stems removed, sugar, water, salt, cornstarch, unsalted butter, fresh lemon juice

natural casing all beef hot dogs, thick cut bacon, butter, red hot sauce, new england style split top buns, onion, cheese

butter, onion, diced, clams, drained, new england clam chowder, cream of potato soup, half-and-half cream