27 foie gras with truffles Recipes

a 3 1/2-lb fillet of beef tied with thin sheets of larding fat at room temperature, mushrooms, chopped fine, unsalted butter, de foie gras (available at specialty foods shops) at room temperature, puff paste or thawed frozen puff pastry plus additional for garnish if desired, egg white beaten, an egg wash made by beating 1 large egg yolk with 1 tsp of water, sercial madeira, arrowroot dissolved in 1 tsp cold water, beef broth, chopped black truffles (available at specialty food shops) if desired, watercress for garnish if desired

sherry wine vinegar, olive oil, dijon mustard, worcestershire sauce, ketchup (we used heinz), chopped fresh chives, chopped fresh tarragon, olive oil, shallots, finely diced, garlic cloves, crushed, salt & freshly ground black pepper, crushed red pepper flakes (optional), freshly ground beef chuck (preferably prime grade), chopped italian parsley, dijon mustard, worcestershire sauce, salt, fresh ground black pepper, egg, beaten to blend, bacon, gruyere cheese, frozen foie gras (we didn tsp use), black truffle (didn tsp use, way too pricey), brioche hamburger buns, split in half

never underestimate the strength and courage of a woman that is really mad at you., this sturdy woman on may 8,1492,not just badly defeated but completely routed the english forces under sir john talbat from the fortress dominating orleans., sir talbot had stated not once but many times that this fortress was absolutely impregnable ,on that eventful day it is said that joan s only food was a peice of bread spread with pate de foie gras made for her by her army cook jean baptiste patrie., altou this was in all probability made with goose liver and wild truffles,you can make this with, good liver sausage ,cut open and place the contents in a bowl., buy a can of stems and pieces of mushrooms,open and drain., now take enough of the mushroom pieces to equal the bulk of the liver sausage., run the pieces through a meat grinder,or chop up fine ., then mix will with liver sausage and spread on crackers or bread., maybe you will feel victorious like she must have on that day ,but remember, in retrospect ,i guess they took revenge and you could say,they had a marshmallow roast at her expense.

fresh chicken, giblets and wing tips removed, truffles with their juice, madeira, thyme, freshly ground salt, freshly ground white pepper, fresh bread, crusts removed and cubed, foie gras, bacon, tomatoes, halved and broiled, for garnish (optional), handful of fresh french green beans, for garnish (optional), handful of baby new potatoes, boiled, for garnish (optional)

fresh spinach, washed and stems removed, butter, chanterelle or morel mushrooms, thinly sliced, minced shallots, white wine or vermouth, lump crabmeat , carefully picked over and cartilage removed, minced parsley, salt, white pepper, boned veal loin, trimmed , butterflied and pounded to 1/2-inch thickness, butter, fresh truffle , approximately 1 1/2 inches in diameter, washed, peeled, very thinly sliced, duck or goose foie gras, cut into small cubes, salt and white pepper, madeira or porto wine, demi-glace