14 the the culinary Recipes

half cup pitted dry-cured olives, chopped, cool water as needed, two-thirds cups bread flour plus extra as needed, half tsp sugar, one-half tsp active dry yeast, three-quarters cup room-temperature water (68-76of), three-quarters tsp salt, vegetable oil for greasing

lemon chiffon cupcakes, cake flour, baking powder, sugar, divided, egg yolks, vegetable oil, water, vanilla extract, zest of 1 lemon, egg whites, lemon curd, butter, cubed, sugar, lemon juice, zest of 3 lemons, egg yolks, swiss meringue buttercream, egg whites, sugar

sugar, water, egg whites, unsalted butter, cubed, room temperature, vanilla extract

egg yolks 10 oz / 284 g, granulated sugar 13 oz / 369 g, egg whites 13 oz / 369 g, cake flour , sifted 12 oz / 340 g, sugar as needed

cake flour, baking powder, sugar, divided, egg yolks, vegetable oil, water, vanilla extract, zest of 1 lemon, egg whites, italian buttercream, sugar, water, egg whites, unsalted butter, cubed, room temperature, vanilla extract

chef karen harper , pastry chef for the black rabbit restaurant at mcmenamins edgefield in troutdale, oregon, courtesy of chef harper and mozzarella fresca. the cheesecake must be made a day in advance. (i first saw this recipe in a newspaper, but it s readily found throughout the internet.), all refrigerated ingredients should be at room temperature ., mascarpone (you can, substitute cream cheese ), sugar, grand marnier, eggs, kosher salt, in grand marnier, must be done in advance; cover and refrigerate., preheat the oven to 300of., beat the mascarpone/cream cheese until creamy. gradually beat in the sugar , salt and grand marnier., at a time add the eggs , scraping the sides of the bowl often., scrape batter into the crust and smooth the top. bake on a cookie sheet until the center barely jiggles when the pan is tapped, 45 to 55 minutes. let cool in the pan on a rack for 2 hours., unmold, cover and refrigerate overnight., chocolate graham cracker crust, chocolate graham crackers, melted unsalted butter, springform pan, preheat oven to 375of., in a food processor , blend graham crackers and butter until completely incorporated., mash the crumb mixture evenly into bottom of a 10 springform pan. bake 10 minutes ; cool completely., chocolate ganache, chopped semisweet chocolate (use top quality chocolate), heavy cream, grand marnier, be done in advance, covered and refrigerated ., bring cream just to the boil. remove from heat and stir in chocolate till incorporated., using a whisk , very gently stir in grand marnier. let ganache cool till is thick enough to spread. if ganache becomes too thick, warm it in a water bath or double boiler., candied orange slices, unpeeled oranges, sliced from top to bottom in 1/4 thick slices, sugar, water, be done in advance, covered and refrigerated ., boil orange slices in water for 10 minutes, gently stirring occasionally., stir in sugar and cook for another five minutes. remove orange slices with tongs to a baking sheet and allow them to cool completely. reserve the orange simple syrup for other culinary uses, mousse, do not do this step till ready to build the dessert., mascarpone, zest from 1 orange, heavy cream , whipped stiff, sugar, unflavored gelatin, cold water

shrimp, shelled and deveined, fresh ginger, peeled and julienned, garlic cloves, finely diced, rice vinegar, cornstarch, sesame oil, carrot, peeled , julienned, snow peas, soy sauce, fresh cilantro, leaves only, roughly chopped, scallion , sliced on the bias

butter, cubed, sugar, lemon juice, zest of 3 lemons, egg yolks

cornstarch, half cup vegetable stock, three tbsp olive oil, two tbsp sherry vinegar, two tbsp tangerine juice, dijon mustard, light brown sugar, two tsp minced shallots, minced garlic, half tsp salt, quarter tsp ground black pepper

fruit , firm-fleshed :pears, apples, peaches, apricots, cherries, etc., puff pastry dough, thawed, apricot jam, strained, warm, egg, water, coarse sugar

heavy cream, brown sugar, light corn syrup, butter, good quality vanilla extract, salt

thick pork chops, onion, diced, cajun seasoning (i use tony chacheres ), flour, marsala wine, stewed tomatoes, garlic, finely diced, olive oil, butter, fresh basil, salt and pepper, cooked spaghetti