294 julia jacques Recipes

fat fresh asparagus spears, sliced onion, good quality olive oil, garlic cloves, peeled and thinly sliced, lemon , zest of, thyme or 1/2 tsp herbs, mixture such as italian or 1/2 tsp herbes de provence, bay leaf, peppercorn, dry white wine or 1/2 cup dry white french vermouth, fresh lemon juice, water, salt, fresh minced parsley

pie dough, well chilled (or pastry, enough to line a 9 round cake pan or 9 round springform pan, at least 1 1/2 deep; a 10), eggs, sugar, plain nonfat yogurt, pure vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, fresh blueberries or 1 1/2 cups raspberries or 1 1/2 cups mixed berries or 1 1/2 cups sliced peaches or 1 1/2 cups plums or 1 1/2 cups nectarines or 1 1/2 cups stone fruit, coarsley chopped toasted almond, sugar , for dusting

head garlic (or as few as 1 clove - it depends on how many you need), water

egg yolks, water, fresh lemon juice , if needed (or more), very soft unsalted butter, cayenne pepper, salt , to taste, fresh ground white pepper , to taste

semisweet baking chocolate, strong coffee, soft unsalted butter (1 1/2 sticks), egg yolks, rum or 1/4 cup strong coffee, egg whites, instant superfine sugar, instant superfine sugar, cream (optional)

recipe chocolate pie dough, well-chilled (julia s chocolate tart dough), unsalted butter, cut into 10 pieces, good quality bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped, egg yolks, vanilla extract, sugar, good quality white chocolate, cut into small dice, good quality milk chocolate, cut into small dice, biscotti, chopped

salmon fillets, skin on, all bones removed, kosher salt (plus more if needed), brown sugar, cognac (plus more if needed), dill sprigs, packed

brussels sprouts, butter, whipping cream, salt and pepper, to taste, minced fresh parsley

onion, minced, butter, flour, boiling white stock (i use canned ) or 6 cups chicken broth, seasoned with 1/2 bay leaf and 1/8 tsp thyme (i use canned), salt and pepper, fresh mushrooms , seperate the stems from the caps & chop the stems. save the caps for later, butter, sliced mushroom cap, salt, lemon juice, egg yolks, whipping cream (i ve used heavy cream, 1/2 and 1/2, it s all good), softened butter

yukon gold potatoes (or other waxy boiling potatoes), cider vinegar, chicken stock or 1/3 cup potato water, onion (finely chopped ), celery (finely chopped ), bacon (crisply cooked, chopped or crumbled), dill pickle relish or 2 -3 tbsp sweet pickle relish, eggs (hard-boiled, peeled & sliced thin), chives (finely chopped ) or 3 tbsp scallions (finely chopped), salt, white pepper (freshly ground if avail.), mayonnaise (homemade if possible), sour cream (optional), lettuce leaf, pimiento (diced ), egg (hard-boiled, sliced ), tomato (quartered ), parsley sprig

mushrooms, butter, minced shallots, flour, heavy cream, minced parsley, grated swiss cheese

spaghetti, cooked and drained, butter, parmesan cheese, ricotta cheese, ground beef, spaghetti sauce, mozzarella cheese

firm-ripe peaches, pitted and cut into 1 inch chunks, fresh lemon juice, scotch whisky, granulated sugar, brown sugar, butter, cut up, all-purpose flour, cinnamon

whole chickens, onion, sliced, garlic, minced, salt, pepper, milk, flour, water, salt, pepper

salt, fresh ground pepper, ground thyme or 1/4 tsp sage, bay leaf powder, allspice, garlic clove, mashed (optional)

parsley, bay leaf, dried thyme, whole cloves or 4 allspice berries, smashed unpeeled cloves of garlic, cheesecloth, sliced bacon, olive oil, trimmed beef chuck, cut into 2-inch cubes, salt, pepper, sliced onions, sliced carrot, red wine (1 bottle, such as zinfandel or chianti), beef stock or 2 cups better than bouillon beef bouillon, chopped tomato, fresh or canned, flour, kerry irish gold sweet butter, brown-braised white pearl onions, kerry irish gold sweet butter, olive oil, salt, sugar, sauteed quartered mushrooms (this is 3/4 lb), chopped shallot , if desired