Pie Dough
Place the flour, salt and egg yolks in a food processor fitted with a steel blade and pulse for 5 seconds to mix. Add the butter and pulse about 15 times, until the butter is the size of small peas.
Onion Puree
Place all the ingredients in a 3 to 4 quart stockpot. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to medium and cook for 1 - 1 1/2 hours, stirring every 15 minutes. Cook until all the liquid has evaporated and
Fruit Compote
In a large saucepan set on high heat, bring the wine, water, vanilla, cinnamon stick, sugar and lemon zest to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-high and add the pear and peach slices. Cook for 5-10 minutes, until the
Cantaloupe with Apple Rosemary Syrup
Cut the canteloupes in half. Scoop our the seeds and using a melon baller, scoop out the flesh into a medium bowl. Heat the apple juice, sugar and 3 of the rosemary sprigs to the boiling point in a small saucepan
Poached Apples
Combine the appl juice, wine and sugar in a saucepan just large enough to fit the apples in a single layer. Bring to just below a simmer, add the vanilla bean and cinnamon stick, cover and simmer until the apples
Rice Pilaf
Heat the oil in a large nonstick saute pan over mediumphigh heat until sizzling, about 2 minutes. Add the onion, garlic and bay leaf anc cook for 3-4 minutes, until the onion is soft. Stir in the rice and cook
Sweet Potato Souffle
Preheat the oven to 325 F. Bake the unpeeled sweet potatoes for 1-1 1/2 hours, until easily pierced with a knife. Let them cool completely, then peel and cut into large chunks. Set aside. Preheat the oven to 325 F. Cream
Sour Cream Chive Mashed Potatoes
Put the potatoes into a large saucepan with enougjh cold water to cover by 2 inches. Cover the pot and bring to a boil. Once the water reaches a boil, uncover, reduce the heat to medium-low and cook for 15-20
Herbed Mashed Potatoes
Put the potatoes and the quartered shallot into a large saute pa with enough cold water to cover by 2 inches. Cover the pot and bring to a boil. Once the water reaches the boil, uncover, reduce the heat to
Polenta Spinach Pie
Heat the oil in a large nonstick saute pan set on medium-high heat until sizzling, about 2 minutes. Add the mushrooms and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat and stir in the spinach and pesto. (If