8 very rustic Recipes

ripe pear, peeled, cored and thinly sliced (4-5 pears), granulated sugar, candied ginger, diced, cinnamon, nutmeg, lemon , juice and zest of, cornstarch, refrigerated pie crust, whipping cream, sugar, vanilla, reynolds wrap foil, butter, softened, brown sugar, honey, quick-cooking oatmeal, almonds, chopped, honey, very hot water

spinach (200g, do not use chard) or 7 oz baby leaves (200g, do not use chard), feta cheese (200 g, blotted dry if in brine), green onion, chopped (125 ml, spring onion, or shallots), heavy cream (125 ml, i used a thick creme fraiche, or use sour cream or use greek yoghurt), eggs , largest size, tabasco sauce (5 ml, or use any hot sauce), nutmeg, ground (optional)

very thin slices rustic country-style bread (such as pain rustique), butter, melted, cherry balsamic vinegar or regular balsamic vinegar, mache (about 2 oz), fresh bing cherries, pitted, quartered, minced shallot, grapeseed oil, chilled block of foie gras (fattened duck liver), cut crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices

vegetable cooking spray, very thin slices prosciutto, thick) slices rustic country bread, extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra for drizzling, frozen artichoke hearts, thawed, cannellini beans, rinsed and drained, grated pecorino romano, coarsely chopped fresh basil leaves, lemon zest, fresh lemon juice, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper

russet potatoes, peeled and rough chopped (about 4-5 large), scallions, fine chopped (whites and greens ), gruyere cheese (swiss would be a good substitute), milk, chicken broth (depending on the consistency of how you like your spuds), shallot, very fine chopped, dijon mustard, lemon zest, chopped dill (you can always add more if you like more of a dill taste), butter, salt, pepper

prepared basil pesto, ciabatta bread or other rustic italian white bread, thinly sliced, very thinly sliced roast turkey breast, roasted red bell pepper, stemmed, skin and seeds removed, cut into thin strips, fontina cheese, thinly sliced , to cover the bread slices, extra-virgin olive oil