1016 ruth reichl tapenade elegant Recipes

mixed olives, pitted (if your supermarket has an olive bar in their deli, this is a great place to get a nice tapenade mixture---using canned or jarred olives, drain), peppadews (or roasted red peppers or sundried tomatoes, rehydrated--your choice), garlic, capers, anchovy fillet, or a touch of paste(optional), squirt of lemon juice, fresh parsley , basil or cilantro(your choice), quality olive oil (omit this if using deli olives..you really shouldn t need it)

crostini with sun-dried-tomato tapenade, pitted kalamata olives or other brine-cured black olives, drained oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes, extra virgin olive oil, drained capers, dried oregano, french-bread baguette , cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices, extra virgin olive oil

skirt steak , cut in half crosswise, black pepper, salt, balsamic vinegar, olive oil, garlic clove, minced, green olive tapenade

greek tapenade, tilapia fillets, salt, coarsely ground black pepper, crusty chicago-style italian bread (about 1/2 inch thick), toasted, mache, tomato slices

very large romaine lettuce leaves, green olive tapenade, halibut fillets (1 in. thick ), olive oil, lemon wedges

french bread baguette, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, garlic clove, minced, pepper, olive tapenade, chopped flat-leaf parsley, garnish: green onion strips, sliced green onions

frangelico, irish cream, brandy, coffee (depending on size of your mug), cream

cream cheese, softened, crumbled blue cheese, chopped celery, chopped onion, drops hot pepper sauce (e.g. tabasco), or to taste, cayenne pepper, chopped pecans

all-purpose flour, shortening, white sugar, salt, egg, water

unsalted butter, sweet onion, chopped, stalks celery, chopped, red potatoes, chopped, carrot, chopped, garlic, ground allspice, cumin seeds, cayenne pepper, pepper, vegetable broth, dry red lentils, water, roughly chopped kale, chopped fresh cilantro, file powder

butter, all-purpose flour, chopped onion, bay leaf, whole milk, ready-to-use fresh spinach

brown sugar, flour, chopped nuts (pecans preferred), butter (melted ), mashed sweet potatoes (can use canned to save time, just drain), sugar, salt, vanilla, eggs (well beaten ), butter, melted (1/2 cup)

ground flax seed, brown or golden (in a clean coffee grinder reserved for this purpose or nut grinder), sunflower seeds , ground up same way, sesame seeds , ground up same way, carob powder (optional), coconut, ground (raw or dehydrated at low temperature , if possible), salt (optional), honey or 2 tbsp maple syrup (optional)

extra-virgin olive oil, garlic cloves, unpeeled and crushed, rosemary sprigs, crushed and torn, thyme sprigs, crushed and torn, cracked black pepper, boneless leg of lamb, cut into 1 1/2-inch cubes, wooden skewers, sea salt, tapenade

olive oil, white balsamic vinegar, olive tapenade or minced kalamata olives, chopped fresh basil, salt, cracked black pepper, yellow and red heirloom tomatoes

english cucumber, cream cheese, softened, tapenade or ripe olive bruschetta topping, salt, heavy whipping cream, pitted greek olives , optional

thick slices bacon, chopped onion, green beans, drained, brown sugar, dry mustard, chili sauce

parts oil (salad oil, or 1/2 salad oil and 1/2 olive oil), part lemon juice, garlic, crushed, salt, ground pepper, worchestershire sauce, basil, oregano, chopped parsley, mushrooms