Recipe Round-Up
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Potato Salad with Feta Cheese and Olives
Yields: 6 servings
Ingredients:
- 2 pounds small Yukon Gold, creamer or red potatoes
- 1/2 cup chopped red onion
- 1 cup crumbled feta cheese
- 1/2 cup chopped imported black olives
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 3 tablespoons white wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
- 2 tablespoon chopped fresh mint
- Freshly ground black pepper
Procedure:
- Cook the potatoes in lightly salted water for 15-20 minutes or until tender. Drain.
- When cool enough to handle, peel the potatoes, if desired. Cut into bite-size pieces. Place potatoes in a bowl.
- Add the red onion, feta cheese and olives. Toss ingredients to distribute them evenly.
- Pour in the olive oil and white wine vinegar.
- Add the dill and mint and toss ingredients gently.
- Season to taste with pepper.
- Let rest for at least 15 minutes before serving. Best at room temperature.
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Clothes Pin S’Mores
Yield: 40
Ingredients:
- 20 Whole Graham Crackers/split in half
- 14oz Dipping Milk Chocolate
- 7 Whole Marshmallows
Equipment:
- 40 Clothes Pins (Available at any Arts & Crafts Stores)
- 40 Clothes Pin Holders (Available at any Arts & Crafts Stores)
- 1 Sterno Butane Professional Culinary Torch
Procedure:
- Insert the head of the clothes pin into the clothes pin holder. This will create the holder for the finished S’More.
- Preheat oven to 350 Fahrenheit.
- Line a large sheet tray with parchment paper.
- Break Graham Crackers into halves.
- Place Graham Crackers on sheet tray and bake in oven for 15 minutes.
- Cut each marshmallow into three equal discs.
- Remove Graham Crackers from oven and let cool for 20 minutes.
- After the Graham Crackers have cooled completely follow the package instructions for melting the Dipping Chocolate in the microwave (or use a double-boiler).
- Using a spoon, spread about 2 teaspoons of chocolate on the top of each Graham Cracker (leave about a ½ inch space near the bottom free of chocolate).
- While the chocolate is still warm on the cracker, place one marshmallow disc near the top of the chocolate.
- Let cool under refrigeration for at least 20 minutes or until the chocolate has hardened and the marshmallow disc is set.
- Carefully insert each Graham Cracker into a clothes pin device.
- Display on a beautiful silver tray.
- Using the Sterno Butane Professional Culinary Torch, flambé each Clothes Pin S’More to order.
Mini Crema Catalana
Yeild: 40
Ingredients:
- 48 Ounces (1.5 quarts) Whole Milk
- Zest of 1 Lemon
- Zest of 1 Orange
- 3 Cinnamon Sticks
- 1.5 t. Almond Extract
- 12 Egg Yolks
- 9 T. Sugar
- Freshly Grated Nutmeg
- 5 T Cornstarch
- Sugar for Torching
Equipment:
- Tasting Spoons
- Small Ring Mold Cutter
- Sterno Culinary Torch
Procedure:
- In a medium saucepan, add the milk, lemon and orange zest, almond extract and cinnamon sticks; bring to a boil.
- Simmer for 10 minutes, then strain into a clean pot (you want to remove the zest, orange/lemon zest and cinnamon).
- Place back on heat and bring to simmer.
- Beat the egg yolks and 9 tablespoons of sugar until thick and lemon colored.
- Add nutmeg and then whisk in the cornstarch.
- Stir in 1cup of the simmering milk and whisk to combine.
- While whisking, carefully add the egg mixture to the milk in the saucepan; cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, for about 8 minutes, or until mixture has thickened and has no cornstarch taste.
- Do not let the mixture boil.
- Stir vigorously to release steam.
- Pour the custard through a fine mesh strainer into a half sheet pan.
- Let cool. Cover and refrigerate for 24 hours.
- Using small ring mold cut individual Crema Catalanas and place on tasting spoons.
- Sprinkle with sugar and brule the sugar using the Sterno Culinary Torch.
