90 impress the laws and Recipes

dried fruit compote with sambuca, this quick compote is a good choice for a winter dinner when you have little time to cook but want to make an impression. you can prepare it ahead (it s better made ahead), then spoon it over store-bought ice cream to create an original and memorable dessert. i also like it with blue cheese at the end of a meal, especially if there s a dessert wine on the table., dried peaches or nectarines, cut into 1/4-inch-wide strips, dried pears , cut into 1/4-inch-wide strips, dried apricots, cut into 1/4-inch-wide strips or quartered, golden raisins, dried cherries, water, sugar, cinnamon stick, lemon zest strips, fresh lemon juice, sambuca or other anise liqueur

eggs, mayonnaise, spicy brown mustard (such as gulden s), hot mustard (such as sweet hot mister mustard), white sugar, salt and pepper to taste, paprika for garnish (optional), pimento-stuffed green olives, cut in half

olive oil, plantains, peeled and sliced into 1-inch pieces, sour cream , or to taste (optional)

whole chicken, chicken broth, onion, quartered, stalk celery, carrot, uncooked long-grain rice

double smoked bacon, olive oil, scallops, patted dry, dry white wine, sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil, drained and thinly sliced, heavy cream, butter, at room temperature, minced garlic, angel hair pasta, salt and black pepper to taste

unsalted butter plus more for baking dish, golden raisins, low-sodium chicken broth, divided, good-quality day-old country bread , torn into 1/2 pieces (about 10 cups), olive oil, divided, red swiss chard , center ribs and stems removed and cut into 1/2 pieces, leaves torn, chopped yellow onions, garlic cloves, chopped, red wine vinegar, sugar, pitted green olives, 3 coarsely chopped, pine nuts (about 1/2 cup), toasted, chopped fresh oregano, chopped fresh rosemary, kosher salt, crushed red pepper flakes, eggs

pork loin chops, cream of mushroom soup (buy the name brand, creamier-cheaper soups stay lumpy), seasoned salt, lawry seasoned pepper, butter

ground beef, onions, chopped, egg, bread, cubed, oatmeal, milk, salt and pepper, ketchup, brown sugar, soy sauce, mustard (i prefer spicy brown or dijon ), water, cooked rice

powdered sugar, light karo syrup, cocoa, vanilla wafers, crushed, pecans, chopped fine, bourbon (plus 1 bottle jack daniel s whiskey), powdered sugar , for coating the cookies

head lettuce, broken into bite size pieces, celery, chopped, hard-boiled eggs, chopped, frozen peas, green pepper, chopped, mayonnaise , plus, sugar, grated cheddar cheese, bacon, fried and crumbled

yellow onion, peeled, trimmed & cut into large chunks, tomato , the best you can find, trimmed & cut into large chunks, extra virgin olive oil, salt

eggs , 4 (or as many as you wish!), green chilies , 2 (or as many as you wish!), tomato , 1 (yup.. or as many as you want), onion , 1 (..you know the drill by now), parsley (less than a handful), green bell pepper , 1/2 (if you wish to use them), link sausage (optional), oil, for the frying pan (i like to use extra virgin olive oil, because it s low in cholesterol), white ground cumin (1 teaspoon), red chili powder (half tsp or go-ahead make it hotter by using 1 teaspoon) (optional), black pepper (a pinch or a little more to make it more spicier), salt (a pinch)

cream cheese, softened (1 brick), brown sugar , packed, margarine, pecan halves, divided, shredded cheddar cheese, garlic powder, nabisco triscuits (1 box, must be triscuits!)

boneless, skinless chicken breast halves, extra virgin olive oil, healthy request cream of chicken soup, veggies or equivalent amount of fresh (2 different kinds), white zinfandel (or preferred white whine), salt and ground pepper (to taste), chicken broth can be substituted for wine

blueberries washed and drained, sugar, flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, butter or margarine, baking soda, buttermilk, egg well-beaten, sugar for tops of biscuits

pork chops, onion, sliced, vinegar, ketchup, yellow mustard, brown sugar

chinese bacon (lop yok), store bought or homemade, chinese white turnip , about 2 lb, chinese dried mushrooms, chinese dried shrimp , about 1 1/4 oz, shao hsing rice cooking wine, sugar, rice flour

red wine, raisins, sugar, cardamom pod, cracked, cinnamon sticks, blanched almond