56 purses Recipes

white cake mix (regular size), eggs, water, shortening, butter, softened, sugar, milk, clear vanilla extract, paste food coloring of your choice, silver dragees, wired ribbon (10-inches), plastic drinking straw , cut into 3-inch pieces

sheet frozen puff pastry (half of a 17.3 oz. package), wheel of brie, apricot jam, sliced almonds, toasted, egg, beaten with 1 tbsp. water, kumquats and clusters of grapes, for garnish

phyllo pastry, gorgonzola, cut into 12 cubes, chives, oil, for deep-frying

cantaloupe (about 3 lb), honeydew (about 3 lb), sliced prosciutto (about 36 slices), fresh chives , blanch 36 and save remaining for garnish

brown sugar, butter, heavy whipping cream, light corn syrup, chopped peeled ripe pear, chopped dried pineapple, sugar, king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, frozen puff pastry, thawed, egg, beaten

sheet frozen puff pastry (half of a 17.3 oz package), brie round, apricot jam, sliced almonds, toasted, egg, beaten, water, kumquat, for garnish, grapes , clusters (to garnish)

butter, king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour, salt, pepper, milk, process american cheese , cut into pieces, potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced (about 6 cups), chopped onion

olive oil, button mushrooms, cleaned and sliced, shallots, finely chopped, garlic cloves, minced, fresh thyme, finely chopped, salt and freshly ground pepper to taste, all purpose flour, eggs, vegetable oil, milk, salt, chive stalks , for tying purses, cider vinegar, balsamic vinegar, granulated sugar

lump crabmeat , picked over, cartilage and shell removed, cream cheese, softened, mayonnaise, lemon juice or to taste, dijon mustard, minced green onions, minced parsley, salt, cayenne, premade crepes, blanched chives

cooked chicken, diced, shredded cheddar cheese, cream cheese, softened, mayonnaise, celery, thinly sliced, green onion, sliced, garlic salt, pepper, frozen puff pastry, thawed, egg, water

eggs, milk, butter, melted, flour , sifted, salt, chopped fresh thyme, vegetable oil , as needed, leeks, diced small, butter, chicken cutlet, diced, heavy cream, salt and pepper, to taste, chives , for purses

deep fried tofu purses , aka abura-age-dofu (available in asian supermakets), sushi rice , recipe follows, enoki mushrooms, scallions , sliced on the bias, carrots , julienne, sesame seeds, toasted

phyllo pastry sheets, vegetable oil cooking spray, ripe banana , cut into (8 3/4-inch piece), raspberries, semi-sweet chocolate chips

crabmeat, well drained, chopped fresh parsley, grated parmesan cheese (fresh ), sharp processed cheese spread , cheddar (from 5-oz jar), ground red pepper (cayenne), garlic clove, minced, pillsbury refrigerated crescent dinner rolls

spring roll wrappers , shanghai-type, dried shiitake mushroom, beanthread noodles (transparent noodles), raw prawns, peeled and coarsely ground, ground pork, salt, fresh ground black pepper, green onions, finely chopped, garlic, finely chopped, fresh cilantro, finely chopped, shaoxing rice wine or 2 tsp dry sherry, sugar, sesame oil, egg white, lightly beaten, green onions, greens only, blanched , for wrapping, peanut oil, for deep-frying, water, sugar, chinese white rice vinegar or 3 tbsp cider vinegar, tomato paste or 3 tbsp ketchup, salt, fresh ground white pepper, cornstarch, water, chili flakes or 2 tsp chili powder

baby eggplants, cut into 1/2-inch dice and tossed with lemon juice to prevent oxidation, zucchini, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch dice, garlic cloves, lightly crushed with the side of a knife blade and minced, red onion, minced, olive oil, salt and freshly ground black pepper, grapeseed oil, shallot, minced, orange juice, balsamic vinegar, mango, peeled , sliced away from the pit and cut into 1/4-inch dice, minced fresh parsley leaves, salt, ground black pepper, cornstarch made into a slurry with 1 tsp water, garbanzo beans, drained, garlic cloves, lightly crushed with the side of a knife blade and quartered, crushed red pepper, lemon, juiced, tahini, olive oil , preferably extra-virgin, grapeseed oil, cubes hard and firm tofu, sheets phyllo dough (based on 18 by 14-inch sheets which are often sold in packs of 18 to 20 for thickness number 4), melted butter, eggs, lightly beaten , for egg wash, sugar, ground cinnamon

lump crabmeat (artificial is fine or canned), mayonnaise, fresh lemon juice, dijon mustard, green onions, minced, parsley, cayenne pepper, salt and pepper, stalks chives, blanched, crepes (all purpose dinner batter all purpose dinner crepe)

nonstick vegetable cooking spray, bananas, peeled and thinly sliced, maple flavored pancake syrup, frozen puff pastry (2 sheets), thawed, granulated sugar, ground cinnamon, whole milk