96 toasts with and port Recipes

boneless duck breast halves, pont litre eveque cheese or brie (about 3 oz), good-quality fruit -and-nut bread (such as walnut-raisin), toasted, walnut oil or olive oil, sherry wine vinegar, walnuts, toasted, chopped, port-currant sauce

pitted prunes, ruby port, dry red wine, sugar, vanilla bean, split, accompaniments: toasted-almond cookies ; creme fraiche, sour cream, or ice cream

port wine or 2 tbsp grape juice plus 2 tbsp chicken broth, dried cherries, tart apple, peeled, finely chopped, lemon juice, bulk sage pork sausage, onion, chopped, celery ribs, sliced, olive oil, chicken broth, orange juice, butter, cubed, chopped walnuts, toasted, sliced fresh sage

dried tart cherries, tawny port, pancetta or bacon, chopped, shallots, minced, garlic clove, minced, olive oil, red wine vinegar, sugar, log soft fresh goat cheese (such as montrachet), cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices, mixed salad greens, pine nuts, toasted

yeast, bread flour (1 1/3 cups), all-purpose flour (1 1/3 cups), sugar , plus 6 tbsp, salt, eggs, unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus extra for frying toast, milk, half-and-half, honey , for frying toast, port, sangria, vanilla bean split and seeds scraped, pectin, figs , bottoms cut off, truffle shavings, for garnish

chicken livers -2 cups, butter -1 1/4 sticks-at room tempature, red onion-finely chopped -about 1/2 cup, granny smith apple-peeled and shredded -about 1 cup, balsamic vinegar, dry sherry ,maderia,white port,cognac or brandy, heavy cream, nutmeg or mace, salt, pepper, toasted walnuts

olive oil, salt and freshly ground black pepper, lamb shanks, stalks celery, coarsely chopped, carrots, coarsely chopped, onion, coarsely chopped, port wine, red wine, chicken stock or water, roasted garlic , recipe follows, toasted orzo pasta , recipe follows, slow roasted tomatoes , recipe follows

orange juice, pomegranates , juices, port, red wine, shallot, chopped, carrot, chopped, stalk celery chopped, chicken stock, black peppercorns, parsley, bay leaf, cold butter, salt and freshly ground pepper, red potatoes, olive oil, garlic, coarsely chopped, ground coriander, ground fennel seed, cumin, coarsely chopped cilantro, salt and freshly ground pepper, olive oil, baby lamb chops, salt and freshly ground pepper, toasted pine nuts

dry red wine, orange juice, orange , zest of, cut into chunks, cinnamon sticks, broken in half, whole cardamom pods, lightly crushed, dried cranberries, sliced candied ginger, blanched almond, toasted, port wine, brandy, sugar, orange slices

active dry yeast, whole milk, warm, bread flour, sugar, salt, eggs, lightly beaten, unsalted butter, at room temperature, brioche bread (from recipe above), egg, milk, vanilla (optional), cinnamon (optional), sugar (optional), margarine or 1 cup butter, foie gras , medallions 1-inch-thick each, raw, fresh (never frozen), salt, fresh ground black pepper, butter, shallots, minced, assorted wild mushrooms, trimmed and wiped clean, port wine, duck stock or 1 cup chicken stock, fresh thyme leave, salt , to taste, fresh ground black pepper , to taste, minced black truffle, butter, diced wild mushroom, asparagus, late harvest riesling vinegar, dry red wine, salt , to taste, fresh ground black pepper , to taste, mache, washed, black truffle oil, brioche bread, fresh truffle , shavings (optional), coarsely ground high-quality sea salt

unsalted butter, room temperature, powdered sugar, hazelnuts, lightly toasted, ground, grated orange peel, vanilla extract, salt, all purpose flour, unsalted butter, divided, slightly under-ripe bananas, peeled , each cut on diagonal into 1/2-inch-thick slices, divided, sugar, divided, warm water, divided, premium vanilla ice cream, bittersweet chocolate-port sauce

roasted garlic bulbs, head garlic , split in 1/2 crosswise, olive oil, salt and freshly ground black pepper, make extra roasted heads to use for garnish on the plate, if desired, olive oil, salt and freshly ground pepper, lamb shanks, bone-in, stalks celery, coarsely chopped, carrots, coarsely chopped, onion, coarsely chopped, port, red wine, chicken stock, fresh thyme, fresh flatleaf parsley plus freshly chopped parsley leaves, for garnish, roasted garlic cloves, orzo pasta, olive oil, unsalted butter , plus 2 tbsp cold, onion, finely chopped, chopped fresh parsley leaves, reduced lamb braising liquid (from above), tomatoes, sliced in 1/2 vertically, olive oil, salt and freshly ground black pepper

water, unsalted butter, sugar, salt, chopped fresh thyme leaves, chopped fresh rosemary leaves, bread flour, eggs, blue cheese, at room temperature, cream cheese, at room temperature, heavy cream, lightly whipped to soft peaks, honey, divided, port wine syrup , recipe follows, toasted, finely chopped walnuts

port wine, sugar, mixed dried fruit, dried cranberries, low-fat vanilla frozen yogurt , desired amount, toasted slivered almonds, for garnish

a selection of your favorite dessert wines, such as: sweet sherry , port, vin santo, riesling, asti spumante, store bought semisweet cookies , such as almond toasts or biscotti, fresh red or green seedless grapes, ripe pears, assorted dried fruit : apricots, dates, figs

pecans, toasted, flour, whole filet mignon, trimmed, vegetable oil, dijon mustard, salt and pepper, to taste, port wine sauce , recipe follows, chopped shallots, butter, peppercorns, port wine, balsamic vinegar, fresh thyme, leaves, demi-glace

presliced fresh mushrooms, chopped fresh parsley, minced green onions, vegetable oil, chopped walnuts, toasted, crumbled stilton cheese, egg, beaten, port wine, dried whole thyme, salt, beef tenderloin, port wine

dried cherries or 3/4 cup dried cranberries, tawny port or 2/3 cup ruby port, wild rice, well rinsed, unsalted butter, leeks, cleaned and sliced (white part only ), mixed wild mushroom, sliced (cremini, shiitakes, and chanterelles), poultry seasoning (homemade ), hazelnuts, toasted and skinned and chopped, chopped fresh parsley, salt, fresh ground black pepper, turkey broth (optional) or 1/2 cup chicken broth (optional)