3 seared haricots vert white sauce Recipes

french haricots vert or 1 lb young green beans or 1 lb wax bean, halibut fillets, each approximately 1 inch thick, coarse salt, fresh ground white pepper, olive oil, sauvignon blanc wine or 1/4 cup other dry white wine, fresh lemon juice (to taste), unsalted butter, scallions, white part only , finely sliced on the bias, capers, drained and rinsed, ripe tomato, peeled, seeded, and cut into 1/4-inch dice

margret duck breast halves, 12 to 16-oz each, kosher salt, freshly cracked black pepper, fresh or fried sage leaves, for garnish, olive oil, minced shallots, minced garlic, freshly squeezed orange juice, white wine vinegar, apricot preserves, orange zest, rich duck or chicken stock, chopped fresh sage leaves, cold butter, salt and freshly ground black pepper, heads garlic , top 1/2-inch cut away, olive oil, salt and freshly ground black pepper, baking potatoes , such as russets or yukon gold, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes, unsalted butter, at room temperature, heavy cream, haricots verts, stem ends trimmed, water, salt and freshly ground black pepper, butter