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Gingerbread House

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

Gingerbread House Willy Coln Willy Coln’s Chalet (later, Inter-Continental Hotel) New Orleans LA The sight of a real gingerbread house awakens all the wonderful family Yuletide emotions. You can create a small traditional house, go all out on a sprawling mansion, or even re-create your own house to amuse the family. Commercial molds and cookie [...]

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Charleston SC News | Lowcountry News | Charleston, South Carolina News

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

(adapted from chef Frank Lee’s recipe for Maverick Grits from Slightly North of Broad). To serve four. Ingredients for the grits: 1-1/4 cup stone ground yellow grits (see note) 4 cups water 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon butter …

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Charleston Daily Photo: Shrimp & Gritness

Monday, November 9th, 2009

(adapted from chef Frank Lee’s recipe for Maverick Grits from Slightly North of Broad) To serve four. Ingredients for the grits: 1-1/4 cup stone ground yellow grits (see note) 4 cups water 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon butter …

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Christmas Pudding

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009

Christmas Pudding Richard Worthington Le Meridien Hotel New Orleans LA From the video “An International Holiday Table” Serves 10 – 12 This traditional English holiday dish is dense with spices and fruit, and soaked with brandy and port. Rich and heavy, it is a centerpiece dessert. 4 ounces seedless raisins 8 ounces dried currants 8 [...]

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Tortellini

Monday, October 19th, 2009

Tortellini Andrea Apuzzo Andrea’s Metairie, Louisiana Chef Andrea’s tortellini are filled with a mixture of veal and beef, seasoned with traditional Italian ingredients like tomato, ricotta, mozzarella, and basil. These are fairly large tortellini, starting with 2-3/4-inch rounds; you could make them smaller if you wish. For the final presentation, the tortellini are warmed in [...]

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King Trout’s Mummy

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

King Trout’s Mummy Daniel Bonnot Consultant/Instructor New Orleans LA; Nyons, France Trout “mummies,” wrapped in phyllo dough shrouds, are served on catafalques made of flash-fried parsley and pink grapefruit sections. Grapefruit beurre blanc naps the sections. Both the trout dressing and the beurre blanc are accented with Ricard, an anise-flavored liqueur. The parsley and the [...]

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Cream of Black Widow’s Web

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009

Cream of Black Widow’s Web Daniel Bonnot Consultant/Instructor New Orleans LA; Nyons, France Hearty black bean soup is traced with a spider’s web of sour cream for a wonderful first course. This soup could also be made in larger quantity and served as the main course. Serves 4 1 pound black beans 4 cups water [...]

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Witches’ Cauldron Soufflé

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009

Witches’ Cauldron Soufflé Daniel Bonnot Bizou New Orleans LA Small pumpkins turn into cauldrons to hold soft pumpkin souffles. Blood-red strawberry puree decorates the plates around the pumpkins. Dim the lights and use lots of candles for the right atmosphere. Serves 4 4 baby pumpkins 2 cups water 1 cup brown sugar 4 ounces (1 [...]

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Roasted Baby Bat (Stuffed Quail on Dusky Rice)

Saturday, October 10th, 2009

Roasted Baby Bat (Stuffed Quail on Dusky Rice) Daniel Bonnot New Orleans LA Stuffed quail is wrapped in “bat wings” (cabbage leaves) and served on a bed of wild and brown rice. Slices of andouille sausage — a smoked sausage — are used to create “ears” on the “baby bats.” Delicious, and fun. The stuffing [...]

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Beignets with Vanilla Sauce

Saturday, September 26th, 2009

Every day Great Chefs searches the web for news about our celebrity chefs, here’s an article we hope you’ll enjoy. Beignets with Vanilla Sauce Beignets Souffles Crème Anglaise Andre Soltner Lutece New York NY Most Americans know beignets as the New Orleans version of a doughnut. Made from the same cream puff dough as éclairs [...]

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