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Dracula’s Bite of Delight

Friday, October 9th, 2009

Dracula’s Bite of Delight Daniel Bonnot Consultant/Instructor New Orleans LA; Nyons, France Serves 4 Two 6-inch-by-12-inch sheets of puff pastry 2 cups granulated sugar Chocolate Mousse 1 pound Swiss chocolate, chopped 2 egg yolks 1/2 cup chocolate syrup 4 cups heavy (whipping) cream Garnish 1 pint strawberries 4 tablespoons strawberry puree 2 ounces Chambord or [...]

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Venison Medallions with Creamed Cabbage and Slip Dumplings

Thursday, October 8th, 2009

Venison Medallions with Creamed Cabbage and Slip Dumplings Stefan Hierzer Hotel Imperial Vienna, Austria Venison medallions are served with creamed cabbage to which a tiny bit of nutmeg is added, and sauteed dumplings. Trim the venison ahead of time and use the bones and trimmings to make a rich stock, which will then form the [...]

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Bermuda Wahoo Fillet With Orange-Green Peppercorn Sauce

Wednesday, October 7th, 2009

Bermuda Wahoo Fillet With Orange-Green Peppercorn Sauce Chef Jean-Claude Garzia Cambridge Beaches Hotel Bermuda Fresh orange juice and vermouth create a wonderful marinade and cream sauce for the grilled wahoo fillets in this entree. Serves 2 2 Wahoo Fillets, 6oz. Each Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste Marinade Juice from 4 fresh oranges 1/2 [...]

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Watercress Soup with Caviar

Monday, October 5th, 2009

Watercress Soup with Caviar Philippe Legendre George V/The Four Seasons Paris, France The peppery taste of watercress is distilled in a soup made from a few simple ingredients — butter, onion, leek, chicken stock, and cream. And that fresh watercress! Chef Legendre rinses the watercress bunches intact, holding them like bouquets. He removes the stems [...]

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Stuffed Zucchini Flowers

Sunday, October 4th, 2009

Stuffed Zucchini Flowers Jean Paul Bondoux Restaurant La Bourgogne Punte del Este, Uruguay A simple filling of chicken breast ground with seasonings, eggs, and cream fills zucchini flowers which have a tiny new baby zucchini attached. The fragile zucchini flowers will only hold for a day, so shop for this is a dish the day [...]

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The Unforgettable Torte

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

The Unforgettable Torte Gale E. O’Malley Hilton Hawaiian Village Honolulu, Oahu HI This beautiful torte of chocolate cake, hazelnut meringue, and flavored fillings is unforgettable, both for its taste and its presentation. You also won’t quickly forget just how complex and difficult it is to make! The torte could be served by itself, of course. [...]

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Bermuda Wahoo and Lentils with Foie Gras

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

Bermuda Wahoo and Lentils with Foie Gras Marcus Wesch Stonington Beach Hotel Bermuda This dish is an inventive mix of fish and meat, with the seared wahoo sauced with a rich foie gras sauce. This same sauce is also mixed into the lentils which accompany the fish. Potato rosti form a base for the fish [...]

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Cream of Mussel Soup with Marrow Dumplings

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009

Cream of Mussel Soup with Marrow Dumplings Andre Soltner Lutece New York NY This light cream soup flavored with mussels includes the luxurious extra touch of marrow quenelles, poached in chicken stock. Because you will cook many mussels to flavor the broth, you will have the added bonus of extra mussels to serve at another [...]

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Lobster Souffle

Tuesday, September 1st, 2009

Lobster Souffle Daniel Bonnot Chez Daniel Metairie LA In classic French tradition, golden puffed lobster souffles arrive at the table nestled in cornucopias made of white linen napkins. Only a fork is needed to eat this lovely souffle. This recipe seems very long. You are preparing and breaking apart two lobsters, and preparing two sauces [...]

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Vacherin

Sunday, August 30th, 2009

Vacherin Maurice Delechelle Croissant d´Or New Orleans LA Vacherin is a milk-white cake composed of layers or meringue and whipped cream. It is named for vacherin cheese, which it resembles. There are many variations ‚Äî ice cream is sometimes used as a filling, and various fruits are used to decorate the cakes. The trickiest part [...]

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