5 ratatouille toasts Recipes

olive oil, onion, chopped, garlic cloves, chopped, best mediterranean diced delight frozen vegetables, frozen, vegetable stock or 4 cups chicken stock, tomato paste, herbes de france or 3/4 tsp dried thyme, salt, pepper, nuggets europe s best chef s spinach, frozen, baguette, slices 1/2-inch thick, toasted, softened goat cheese or 3 oz herbed cream cheese

eggplants (1-1/2 lb), zucchini, a good handful of mushrooms - your choice, i use button mushrooms, olive oil, tomatoes, quartered and seeded, spanish or vidalia onion cut into chunks, red or green bell pepper, seeded and chopped into chunks, garlic, minced, snipped fresh parsley or cilantro, coriander seeds, crushed, salt, red pepper flakes, crushed, pine nuts or slivered almonds, lightly toasted, fresh parsley or cilantro., i like to garnish with a little fresh mint .

black peppercorns, dijon mustard, dark soy sauce, fresh thyme or 1/2 tbsp dried, chopped garlic, sized shallots, sliced, canola oil, lamb racks , about 1 lb each, chine bone removed, salt and black pepper, to taste, asian ratatouille , recipe follows, citrus fennel , recipe follows, fennel oil , recipe follows, roasted garlic infused jus , recipe follows, shoestring potatoes , recipe follows, tomatoes , seeds removed, cut into 1/4 dice, chopped chives, for sprinkling, sized japanese eggplants , julienned, lengthwise, zucchini , julienned, lengthwise, yellow squash , julienned, lengthwise, canola oil, chopped garlic, chopped fresh ginger, yellow onion , julienned, tomatoes, cut into 1/8 dice, thyme, chopped, leaves only, thai basil, leaves only, basil, leaves only, soy sauce, salt and pepper, to taste, fennel bulb thinly sliced, orange, juiced, lemon, juiced, lime, juiced, canola oil, sliced shallots, salt and pepper, canola oil, toasted and ground fennel seeds, ground tumeric, garlic, halved, shallots, halved, red wine, balsamic vinegar, black chinese vinegar, chicken stock, fresh thyme, canola oil, salt and pepper, baking potatoes , like russets, canola oil , for deep frying, salt

bell peppers (red or yellow), seeded, stemmed, and cut into 3/4-in.-wide wedges, red onions, cut into 1-in.-wide wedges, eggplant, cut into 1-in. chunks, yellow zucchini or crookneck squash, cut crosswise into 1/4 -in.-thick slices, roma tomatoes , quartered lengthwise, garlic cloves, chopped, chopped fresh oregano and flat-leaf parsley, extra-virgin olive oil, freshly ground black pepper, kosher salt, balsamic vinegar, toasted pine nuts, crumbled ash-coated fresh goat cheese