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Sardou-Inspired Egg en Cocotte from food52.com blog

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1 oil-packed anchovy fillet
1/2 small clove garlic
1/2 tablespoon olive oil
2 cups spinach leaves (or chopped kale or chard)
2 artichoke hearts – you can used canned, frozen, or fresh ones you cook yourself – halved
salt and pepper
1 large egg
1/2 tablespoon heavy cream
1 pinch sweet paprika
1 pinch cayenne
1 teaspoon shredded Parmesan

Heat your oven to 350°F. Using a large knife, smash and chop the anchovy fillet and garlic to a coarse paste. Heat the olive oil in a small skillet until shimmering, then add the anchovy and garlic, and cook for 2 minutes. Add the greens and cook for a couple minutes, until wilted. Gently stir in the artichoke heart pieces plus a sprinkling of salt and pepper. Transfer the vegetable mixture to a small baking dish or ramekin, and push it a bit to one side to make a little space for the egg. Crack the egg on top and drizzle the cream over the whole thing. Sprinkle with more salt and pepper, plus a pinch of paprika and cayenne and the Parmesan. Put the baking dish/ramekin in another larger dish and pour warm water around it to come halfway up the sides. Bake until the white of the egg is set, but the yolk is still runny, about 15 minutes. Serve warm, and accompany with crusty bread, if you wish.

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Maman’s Cheese Souffle from Jacque Pepin

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6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, plus more to butter a 6-cup gratin dish
6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 cups cold whole milk
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
5 extra-large eggs
2 1/3 cups grated Swiss cheese, preferably Gruyere (about 6 ounces)
3 tablespoons minced fresh chive blades

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

Butter a 6-cup gratin dish, and set it aside. Melt the butter in a saucepan, then add the flour, and mix it in well with a whisk. Cook for 10 seconds, and add the milk in 1 stroke, and mix it in with a whisk. Keep stirring with the whisk until the mixture thickens and comes to a strong boil, which will take about 2 minutes. It should be thick and smooth. Remove from the heat, and stir in the salt and pepper. Allow about 10 minutes for the white sauce to cool.

Meanwhile, break the eggs into a bowl, and beat well with a fork. Add the eggs, the cheese and the chives to the cooled sauce, and mix well to combine. Pour into the buttered gratin dish and cook immediately, or set aside until ready to cook.

Bake for 30 to 40 minutes, or until the souffle is puffy and well browned on top. Although it will stay inflated for quite awhile, it is best served immediately. Yield:4 servings

Smoked Salmon & Potato Wonton Pierogies from the Brown Eyed Baker

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For the Pierogies:
1½ lb russet potatoes, peeled and cubed
2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil, divided
1 teaspoon canola oil
1/3 cup finely chopped shallots
4 ounces smoked salmon, chopped
2 tablespoons minced fresh dill
Salt and pepper to taste
1 package round dumpling wrapper (about 55)
Canola oil

For the Sauce:
6 ounces Greek-style plain yogurt
¼ teaspoon kosher salt
1 tablespoon minced fresh dill

To Make the Pierogies:
1. Place potatoes in a large saucepan of cold, salted water. Bring to a boil and cook until potatoes are tender. Drain the potatoes, then spoon back into the saucepan set over medium heat to dry the potatoes, about 1 minute. Transfer the potatoes to a medium bowl and mash with 2 tablespoons olive oil until smooth.

2. Heat 1 teaspoon olive oil in a small skillet set over medium heat. Add shallots and cook until they are tender and starting to brown. Stir the shallots, smoked salmon and dill into the potatoes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

3. Working with one dumpling wrapper at a time, place one rounded teaspoon on one half of wrapper. Using your finger, rub water around edge of the wrapper. Fold over the wrapper and pinch the edges together well. Repeat with remaining wrappers and filling, placing filled pierogies on a baking sheet lined with wax paper.

4. Heat 1 tablespoon canola oil in a large nonstick skillet set over medium heat. Add pierogies, filling the skillet without overcrowding, and brown on both sides. Add ½ cup warm water, cover and cook for 4 minutes. Serve immediately with yogurt sauce. Repeat with remaining pierogies.

To Make the Sauce:
5. In a small bowl, mix yogurt, salt and dill.

*Recipe Note: Make ahead! Pierogies can be stuffed up to 24 hours in advance. Cover with damp paper towel and plastic wrap and store in the fridge

yield: About 55 pierogies and ¾ cup sauce prep time: 1 hour 30 minutes cook time: 20 minutes total time: 1 hour 50 minutes

Linguine with White Clam Sauce, Anne Burrell

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Extra-virgin olive oil
9 cloves garlic, smashed
5 dozen littleneck clams, scrubbed under cold running water
1 cup white wine
1/2 cup water
1 large pinch crushed red pepper flakes
1 pound linguine
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons chopped Italian parsley leaves
2 tablespoons chopped oregano leaves
1 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano, optional, plus shavings for garnish
Kosher salt
Big fat finishing extra-virgin olive oil (high quality)

Coat a large saute pan with olive oil and add half the garlic cloves. Bring the pan to a medium- high heat and cook until the garlic becomes golden brown. When the garlic is golden brown and very aromatic, remove it and discard, it has fulfilled its garlic destiny. Put 3 1/2 dozen clams in the pan with the wine and 1/2 cup of water. Cover the pan and bring it to a boil over medium heat. Cover and cook until the clams open, about 10 minutes. Remove the clams from the pan and reduce the cooking liquid. Let the clams cool slightly, then remove them from the shells and reserve. Discard the shells. Pour the cooking liquid into a measuring cup.

Bring a large pot of well salted water to a boil over medium heat.

Coat the same saute pan again with olive oil and add the remaining garlic cloves and a large pinch of crushed pepper flakes. Bring the pan to a medium-high heat and cook until the garlic becomes golden brown. When the garlic is golden brown and very aromatic, remove it and discard, it has fulfilled its garlic destiny. Add the remaining raw clams and reserved clam cooking liquid to the pan. When adding the reserved clam liquid, be sure to check for sand and grit in the bottom, you may lose the last couple of tablespoons of juice but that is better than sand in your pasta! Cover and cook until the clams open.

While the clams are cooking, drop the linguine into the salted boiling water and cook until the pasta is very “al dente” maybe a minute or so less than the box directs.

Remove the cooked clams in their shells from the pan and keep warm. Add the butter and cooked clams that have been removed from their shells back to the pan. Bring the liquid to a boil and toss in the cooked pasta and the herbs. Cook the pasta together with the sauce until the sauce clings to the pasta. Turn off the heat and toss in the grated Parmigiano-Reggiano, if using, and finish with a drizzle of big fat finishing oil. Toss or stir vigorously to combine.

Divide the pasta into serving dishes and garnish with the clams that are still in their shells and a little more shaved Parmigiano-Reggiano, if desired.

Vietnamese Rice Noodle Salad

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FOR THE SALAD
8 ounces dried rice noodles (pad Thai/linguine width)
Handful mixed fresh herbs, such as basil, cilantro and mint
6 to 8 ounces cooked meat, use seitan chicken
2 ounces shredded/matchstick-cut carrot (see headnote; may substitute 1 medium carrot, scrubbed and shredded)
2 cups shredded cabbage, preferably Napa (see headnote; may substitute 3 or 4 Napa cabbage leaves, very thinly sliced)
4 ounces sliced cucumber (see headnote; may substitute 1/2 cucumber, seeded and thinly sliced)
1/2 cup roasted, salted peanuts, for garnish

FOR THE DRESSING
1 or 2 limes
1 medium clove garlic
3 tablespoons fish sauce
2 to 3 tablespoons light brown sugar
6 to 8 tablespoons water
Pinch crushed red pepper flakes

For the salad: Lay a clean dish towel on the counter.

Bring a large saucepan of water to a boil over high heat. Add the noodles and wait for 1 minute before stirring to separate them. Cook for about 3 minutes; the noodles need to be just tender but not mushy. Drain in a colander, then immediately dump the noodles onto the dish towel, separating them from each other as much as possible

Meanwhile, make the dressing: Squeeze the juice of the lime(s) — enough to yield 3 tablespoons — into a small bowl. Mince the garlic and add it to the bowl, along with the fish sauce, brown sugar (to taste), water (as needed) and crushed red pepper flakes.

Coarsely chop or tear the herb leaves. Tear the cooked meat into bite-size pieces and arrange on a platter, along with the herbs, carrot, cabbage and cucumber. Arrange the noodles on the platter; drizzle with a few spoonfuls of the dressing.

Coarsely chop the peanuts, then scatter them over the salad components.

Seat the bowl of dressing in or alongside the platter. Let everyone at the table help themselves. 2-3 servings

Adapted from Wizenberg’s “Delancey: A Man, a Woman, a Restaurant, a Marriage”

Tofu Curry With Mustard Greens

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  • 1 pound extra-firm tofu, drained/patted dry, then cut into 1/2-inch cubes
  • 3 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 3/4 teaspoonfine sea salt, plus more as needed
  • 1/4 teaspoon mustard seeds
  • 1 medium onion, finely chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger root
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground turmeric
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
  • 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, plus more as needed
  • 1 tablespoon chunky peanut butter
  • 14 ounces canned diced no-salt-added tomatoes, with juices
  • 1 jalapeño pepper, stemmed, seeded and minced
  • 3 cups homemade or no-salt-added vegetable broth
  • 12 ounces mustard greens, stemmed and cut into bite-size pieces
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro, for garnish

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.

Combine the tofu, 2 teaspoons of the oil and 1/4 teaspoon of the salt in a mixing bowl. Gently toss to coat. Transfer to the baking sheet, spreading the tofu in a single layer. Roast until the tofu feels even firmer, about 30 minutes, turning the cubes over about halfway through.

Meanwhile, pour the remaining 3 tablespoons of oil into a large saute pan over medium heat. Add the mustard seeds and cook, shaking the pan occasionally, until they pop, 2 to 3 minutes.

Add the onion, garlic, ginger, turmeric, cumin, cardamom, chili powder, black pepper and the remaining 1/2 teaspoon of salt; cook until fragrant, 2 minutes. Stir in the peanut butter until well incorporated, then stir in the tomatoes and their juices, jalapeño, broth, mustard greens and bay leaves. Once the mixture starts to boil, reduce the heat to medium-low, partially cover and cook, stirring occasionally, for 20 minutes.

Gently stir in the roasted tofu and cook, uncovered, for 10 minutes. Discard the bay leaves. Taste, and season with more salt and black pepper, if desired. Serve hot, garnished with the cilantro.   6-8 servings

Adapted from “Afro-Vegan: Farm-Fresh African, Caribbean and Southern Flavors Remixed,” by Bryant Terry

Stuffed portabello mushrooms

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olive oil
balsamic vinegar
garlic minced
spinach and kale
cottage cheese
fresh mozzarella cheese cut in small cubes
grated hard cheese
salt and pepper
bread crumbs

preheat oven to 400, apply olive oil to mushroom caps, added salt and pepper. Place in oven for 10 min gill side down. Turn over, sprinkle with vinegar and bake 10 more min. Saute greens in olive oil with minced garlic, cool and chop, add cheeses. Fill caps (may sprinkle bread crumbs over the top and bake around 10 more min until cheese is melting and crumbs are golden.

Bulgogi Style Tofu, Allyson Kramer

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One 16 oz block extra firm, very dense tofu (see recommended brand below)
4 green onions, chopped (use white part too!)
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 average sized onion, sliced
1 heaping tsp fresh grated ginger
2/3 cup wheat free tamari or soy sauce
4 tbsp toasted sesame oil
6 tbsp organic sugar
1 tsp black pepper
1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
4 tbsp mirin
2 tbsp rice vinegar
1/4 cup shredded pear, skin and all

First, make sure your tofu is very well drained. Wrap it up in towels and press between two plates with something heavy on top to get all that water out. I pressed mine for well over an hour. A Tofu Xpress would work great here. I also used the brand of tofu shown below (found at Whole Foods)… which is super dense and just perfect for this recipe. If you can’t find this particular brand, just try and get the densest brick of tofu you can find, as the density makes it easier to slice very thinly. Freezing the tofu after draining is also an option if you’re working with a flimsier tofu.

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Tomato Pie, AZ Chris

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1 9 inch pie shell
1/2 onion, chopped
6 or 7 Roma tomatoes
1/4 cup basil, sliced
2 cups grated cheese, (combination of mozz., parmesan, feta, gruyere, cheddar…)
3/4 cup Greek yogurt, (or sour cream)
1 tsp. hot sauce, (or ground chipotle)
salt & pepper

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1. Preheat oven to 350ºF. Place pie shell in oven and cook for 8-10 minutes or until lightly golden.

2. Cut tomatoes into quarters and seed. Lightly salt the tomatoes and then put them meat side down on paper towels to drain out liquid. Let them sit for 15 minutes. Then chop.

3. Sprinkle the bottom of the pie shell with chopped onion. Spread the tomatoes over the onions. Spread remaining onion and basil over the onions.

4. In medium bowl, mix together the cheeses, yogurt, hot sauce or ground chipotle, salt and pepper. Mixture should be the consistency of a gooey dough. Spread over the top of the vegies in the pie shell. Place in oven and bake until browned and bubbly, anywhere from 25 to 45 minutes.

Notes: This is really yummy!

This recipe lends itself to a multitude of additions or substitutions. I added chopped sweet red pepper and smoked paprika. Poblanos, cumin, cilantro would be great too. Anything that goes with tomatoes!

Any mixture of cheeses would be good, but I would make cheddar a very small part. Due to the liquid nature of the tomatoes, cheddar would add too much additional liquid (oil). I used mozzarella, queso fresco and about a 1/4 cup of cheddar which was a litlle on the bland side. Gruyere would be really good! Feta would be excellent – but doesn’t melt much so make sure it’s well mixed.

Notes from Mary: This is almost identical to my recipe except it just calls for parmesan and
cheddar mix, along with a little minced rosemary. I like the gruyere idea.
Also, mind calls for sliced tomatoes rather than quartered. Tomatoes merge
with other ingredients. Does it do the same with the quarters and slices
easily?

Pumpkin risotto from Gordon Ramsey

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    • Large wedge of ripe pumpkin, about 500-600g, deseeded and cut into 1cm cubes
    • 1.3 litres chicken or vegetable stock
    • 300g risotto rice (arborio or carnaroli)
    • Few knobs of butter
    • 50g Parmesan, freshly grated, plus shavings to serve
    • Small handful of sage leaves
    • Sea salt and freshly ground black <pepper
    • Olive oil, for cooking and to drizzle

1. Heat a little olive oil in a large pan, add the pumpkin and cook gently for 5-7 minutes until just softened, stirring occasionally. Set aside one-third. Put the rest of the pumpkin into a blender and whiz until smooth, adding a touch of hot water as necessary (to get the purée moving in the blender).

2. Bring the stock to a simmer in a pan and keep it at a gentle simmer.

3. Heat a little olive oil in a larger saucepan and tip in the rice. Cook, stirring frequently, for a minute, then add a ladleful of hot stock and stir until it is almost all absorbed before adding another ladleful. Repeat until you’ve reached your last few ladlefuls of stock. Taste the rice to see if it is al dente. If not, add more stock. Add the pumpkin purée and reserved pumpkin, stir through and season to taste. Stir in a few knobs of butter and the grated Parmesan. Keep warm.

4. Heat a thin layer of olive oil in a small frying pan until hot. Fry the sage leaves for a few seconds until crisp then drain on kitchen paper.

5. Ladle the risotto onto warm plates. Drizzle with a little olive oil and scatter over the Parmesan and sage leaves, then serve.