5 fancy goods Recipes

bacon, chopped, shallot, minced, lima beans, thawed if frozen, drained if canned, red bell pepper, chopped in small dice, corn kernel, thawed if frozen, drained if canned, garlic cloves, minced, dry white wine (something good enough to drink, but not fancy), chicken stock, cream, grated parmesan cheese, salt and pepper

asparagus, trimmed and cut diagonally into 1 1/2-inch pieces, olive oil, unsalted butter, cut into bits, chopped shallot (about 2 large), firm white bread , cut into 1/4-inch pieces, pine nuts (1 1/4 oz), black pepper, grated parmigiano-reggiano cheese (1 cup), salt, mascarpone cheese

crushed tomatoes , including the juice (400 g), salt (or to taste), splenda sugar substitute, tomato paste, dried basil, crumbled, dried oregano, crumbled, cayenne pepper, chili powder, fresh parsley, minced, peeled seeded and diced fresh tomato, butter, olive oil, onion, chopped, garlic cloves, finely minced, button mushroom, sliced, fresh parsley, minced, prewashed baby spinach (i use the prewashed, bagged spinach for ease, otherwise, make sure your spinach is well-dried, 280-3), grated nutmeg, whole wheat flour, milk (i used partly-skimmed), salt, pepper, to taste (careful with the pepper as the tomato sauce is quite hot or spicy), egg white, mascarpone cheese, cheddar cheese, ready-made crepes, prosciutto or 8 slices good quality ham, minced fresh parsley, grated cheddar cheese

butter , for greasing baking dish, wide egg noodles, whipping cream, whole milk, all-purpose flour, salt , plus, more salt , for pasta water, fresh ground black pepper, fontina cheese, divided (1/2 cup and 1/2 cup), grated parmesan cheese, divided (1/4 cup and 1/8 cup), grated mozzarella cheese, divided (1/4 cup and 1/8 cup), cooked ham, diced, optional (note (i use a good baked ham from the deli, sliced thin, then i cut it in short thin strips), chopped fresh italian parsley