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Makes 2 cups
Ingredients
1 stick unsalted butter, softened
½ cup honey
1 cup ground almonds
2 eggs
½ cup heavy cream
Vanilla bean scraped, seeds reserved
Directions
Mix together in a large bowl the butter, honey, almonds, vanilla seeds, eggs and cream until smooth. Use in tarts that are baked for about 10 minutes at least.

categories: almond, almonds, baked good, cream, dessert, pastry, pastry cream, pastry filling, vanilla

INGREDIENTS
4½ cups sugar
2½ cups egg whites
3 pounds butter
DIRECTIONS
Place a medium sized sauce pan over medium heat, add 2 cups water and bring to a simmer. In large heatproof bowl add sugar and whites, blend. Place bowl over water and continually stir with whisk until temperature is 145°F to 155°F. Take off heat. If using, kitchen [...]

categories: butter, buttercream, cream, dessert, egg whites, sugar

Let stand for about 30 minutes and serve chilled over crème fraiche or at room temperature over crème fraiche.

categories: basil, cream, strawberry

Serves 8
INGREDIENTS
2 cups blackberries
½ cup turbinado sugar
¼ cup fresh basil, chopped
2 cups 2% milk
1 tablespoon sugar in the raw
1 teaspoon sea salt
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
½ cup buckwheat flour
¾ cup all purpose flour
1 tablespoon golden flaxseeds
3 eggs
Basil Sweet Cream (recipe follows)
DIRECTIONS
In a medium bowl mix the sugar, basil and blackberries and let stand. Whisk together [...]

categories: all purpose flour, basil, blackberries, blackberry, blackberry juice, buckwheat flour, cream, creme fraiche, dessert, eggs, golden flaxseeds, herb, herbal, herbs, milk, sea salt, sugar in the raw, sugared blackberries, turbinado sugar, unsalted butter

Makes 6-9 popsicles
Ingredients
1 cup fresh blueberries
1 cup cream
1 cup vanilla yogurt
½ cup honey
Directions
Blend up all the ingredients and pour into popsicle molds and place in the freezer for at least 6 hours. If you do not have popsicle molds pour into wax paper cups and freeze for about 1 hour. After the hour, place popsicle [...]

categories: blueberries, cream, dessert, honey, popsicles, vanilla yogurt, yogurt

Serves 8
INGREDIENTS
For the crepes
2 cups 2% milk
1 tablespoon sugar in the raw
1 teaspoon sea salt
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
½ cup buckwheat flour
¾ cup all purpose flour
1 tablespoon golden flaxseeds
3 eggs
DIRECTIONS
Whisk together all ingredients until a smooth batter is formed. Batter will be much thinner than pancake batter. Place in refrigerator for about 30 minutes or [...]

categories: all purpose flour, apple, apple cider, buckwheat, buckwheat flour, butter, caramelized, cinnamon, cream, creme fraiche, crepes, dessert, eggs, golden flaxseeds, herb, herbal, herbs, milk, nutmeg, rosemary, sea salt, sugar in the raw, syrup, unsalted butter

Serves 6
INGREDIENTS
5 cups cold water
¼ cup raw basmati rice
4 cups half-and-half
¾ cups sugar
6 whole cardamom pods, seeds removed and ground (or 1⁄3 teaspoon ground cardamom)
½ teaspoon saffron threads
2 tablespoons heavy cream
DIRECTIONS
Combine the water and rice in a large bowl, and let the rice soak overnight. The next day, transfer ¼ cup of the rice water [...]

categories: basmati rice, cardamom, cardamom pods, cream, half and half, heavy cream, rice, saffron threads, sugar

Makes 20 sandwiches

Ingredients

2 large carrots
1 cup ginger Cream Cheese Ice Cream (recipe follows)

Directions

Take the top parts of the carrots and slice them in rounds thin but not paper thin, at least 1 inch wide. Arrange 10 slices of carrots on a lined baking sheet. Place a small spoon full of the ice cream [...]

categories: carrot, carrots, cream, cream cheese, ginger, ginger cream cheese, ginger cream cheese ice cream, ginger ice cream, heavy cream, ice cream, ice cream sandwich, nutmeg, orange, orange juice, orange zest, whole milk

Serves 6 to 8
INGREDIENTS
10 cups water
2 cups basmati rice
1 recipe Braised Chicken in White Sauce with Garam Masala
DIRECTIONS
Bring the water to a boil in a large saucepan. Add the rice, and stir gently so that it doesn’t stick to the bottom of the pan. Return to a boil, turn the heat down, and simmer vigorously, [...]

categories: basmati rice, chicken, cream, garam masala

INGREDIENTS
1 pound semisweet chocolate
4 cups heavy cream
DIRECTIONS
Place the chocolate into a medium bowl. Heat the cream in a small sauce pan over medium heat.
Bring just to a boil, watching very carefully because if it boils for a few seconds, it will boil out of the pot. When the cream has come to a boil, pour [...]

categories: chocolate, cream, dessert, frosting, ganache, heavy cream, semisweet chocolate

Serves 10 to 12
INGREDIENTS
4 tablespoons (½ stick) unsalted butter
2 tablespoons canola oil or extra-virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon fresh rosemary, finely chopped
1 tablespoon fresh thyme, finely chopped
1 teaspoon ground peppercorns
1 medium red onion, chopped
4 garlic cloves, peeled
1 large or 2 small heads cauliflowers, cut into florets (about 3½ pounds)
1 small red potato, peeled and chopped
1 pound [...]

categories: canola oil, cauliflower, cream, extra virgin olive oil, garlic, ground peppercorns, herb, herbed, herbs, kosher salt, milk, onions, potatoes, red onions, red potatoes, rosemary, soup, spinach, thyme, unsalted butter

Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon almond paste
1 teaspoon vanilla
½ cup dried cherries, chopped
½ cup roasted almonds, chopped fine
Pinch of salt
1 egg white, for brushing tops of pop tarts
2 tablespoons soy or rice milk (vegan option), for brushing of pop tarts

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°F. In a small bowl, combine all ingredients. Lay one rolled piece of pie [...]

categories: almond, almond paste, butter, cherry, cream, dried cherries, egg white, filling, rice milk, roasted almonds, soy milk, vanilla

Makes ½ gallon of ice cream

Ingredients

2 cups whole milk
2 cups heavy cream
10 egg yolks
1 cup sugar plus ¼ cup sugar
1/4 cup water
8 cups strawberries (chopped, with tops removed)
1 cup chopped mint
Strawberries and mint for garnish
Chocolate, melted
Fresh strawberries, stems in tact

Directions

Make simple syrup by placing ¼ cup sugar and ¼ cup water in heavy sauce pan [...]

categories: chocolate, chocolate dipped strawberries, cream, egg, egg yolk, egg yolks, eggs, heavy cream, ice cream, mint, mint ice cream, strawberries, strawberry, strawberry ice cream, yolk, yolks

Herbal mousse allows for new creativity in your cooking without adding extra fat. Together, the zesty flavor of the herbs and the creamy texture of the mousse can make your meal decadent without any complicated cooking.

categories: cream, mousse

Makes 2 cups
Ingredients
1 ¼ cup fresh ricotta
¼ cup honey
1 /2 cup of chopped herbs of choice
Directions
Mix together all ingredients until smooth and mixed.

categories: cream, dessert, herbed ricotta, pastry, pastry filling, pie, pie filling, pies, ricotta, tart, tart filling, tarts

Serves 6-8
INGREDIENTS
For cake batter
4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
¼ cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
3 tablespoons freshly grated lemon zest
1 cup plain yogurt
8 ounces (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
2¼ cups sugar
5 eggs
For mint honey cream
1½ cups heavy cream, cold
3 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon fresh mint, chopped fine
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven [...]

categories: all purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, cake, cream, dessert, eggs, heavy cream, honey, lemon, lemon juice, lemon zest, mint, salt, sugar, unsalted butter, yogurt

Makes 2 cups
Ingredients
1 tablespoon lemon zest
1 tablespoon corn starch
½ cup lemon juice
1 cup sugar
3 large eggs, beaten
Pinch of salt
Directions
Whisk together all ingredients in a medium sauce pan and bring to a medium low heat, whisking slowly until mixture is thick. Allow to cool and refrigerate.

categories: baked good, cream, curd, lemon, lemon cream, pastry, pastry filling, tart, tart filling

Serves 8
INGREDIENTS
½ cup butter
4 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped (baking squares are best)
¼ cup heavy cream
½ teaspoon vanilla
¼ cup all-purpose flour
2 eggs
2 egg yolks
¼ cup sugar
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 400°F. Grease 8 6-ounce ramekins with a generous amount of butter, and sprinkle with sugar.
Over a double boiler, combine butter, chocolate, and cream. Heat over low heat, stirring [...]

categories: all purpose flour, butter, cake, cardamom, cardamom seeds, chocolate, cream, dessert, egg yolks, eggs, heavy cream, semisweet chocolate, sugar, vanilla, vanilla bean

Serves 1-2
INGREDIENTS
1-2 servings pork loin, sliced
¼ medium yellow onion, chopped fine
1 Yukon potato, chopped
1 leek, chopped
3 tablespoons cream
Several sprigs rosemary
PREPARATION
Preheat oven to 400˚F.
Place sliced pork loin on prepared foil. Top with onion, potato, leek, cream, and top with several sprigs of rosemary.
Wrap and bake for about 25 minutes, or until pork is cooked all the [...]

categories: cream, leeks, pork, porkloin, potatoes, rosemary, yellow onion, yukon potato

Serves 1-2
INGREDIENTS
1-2 servings pork loin
Salt
Pepper
¼ medium yellow onion, chopped medium
1 Yukon Gold potato, chopped
1 small leek, sliced
1 tablespoon butter
3 tablespoons cream
2 tablespoons fresh rosemary, chopped fine
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 400°F.
Season the pork loin with salt and pepper. On a large heavy duty piece of aluminum foil, place all ingredients in the center. Fold the aluminum foil [...]

categories: butter, cream, leeks, onions, pepper, pork, pork loin, potatoes, rosemary, salt, yellow onions, yukon gold potatoes

Serves 6
INGREDIENTS
Gnocchi
2 cups (16 ounces) pumpkin, cut in quarters, seeded and roasted
2¾ cups all purpose flour
1 egg
Salt
White pepper
1 tablespoon nutmeg, freshly grated
Sauce
½ cup butter
1 tablespoon pumpkin oil
1 medium shallot
1 chicken breast, cut into thin strips
1 medium tart apple, cored and cut into cubes
1 cup fresh sage leaves, stems removed
2 tablespoons maple syrup
½ cup heavy whipping [...]

categories: all purpose flour, apples, butter, chicken, chicken breast, cream, egg, gnocchi, heavy whipping cream, maple, maple syrup, nutmeg, pumpkin, pumpkin oil, sage, sage leaves, sauce, shallot, tart apple, white pepper

Serves 4
INGREDIENTS
4 ripe pears, cut in half lengthwise, seeded
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
½ cup maple syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons brown sugar
¼ cup fresh thyme sprigs
Salt
For yogurt cream:
1 cup heavy cream
1 tablespoons maple syrup
1 teaspoon cinnamon
½ cup plain Greek yogurt, 2%
Salt
PREPARATION
Preheat oven to 450°F.
In a cast iron or heavy bottomed skillet, add the butter, maple syrup, [...]

categories: brown sugar, cinnamon, cream, dessert, fruit, Greek yogurt, heavy cream, maple, maple cream, maple syrup, pears, plain Greek yogurt, roast, roasted, thyme, unsalted butter, vanilla extract

Serves 4
INGREDIENTS
For the Meatballs
1 pound sweet Italian sausage, ground
4 cloves garlic, chopped fine
1 tablespoon fennel seeds
1 teaspoon red chili flakes
½ cup fresh parsley, chopped fine
2 tablespoons milk
Olive oil
For the Tomato Cream Sauce
1 (12-ounce) can plain tomato sauce
1 (12-ounce) container heavy whipping cream
PREPARATION
To assemble meatballs, use hands to mix sausage, garlic, fennel seeds, chili flakes, and [...]

categories: cream, fennel, fennel seeds, garlic, heavy whipping cream, meatballs, milk, olive oil, parsley, red chili flakes, sausage, sweet Italian sausage, tomato, tomato sauce

Bake for 12-18 minutes until they are lightly browned and the tops are slightly cracked.

categories: cream, scones

Serves 6
INGREDIENTS
1 pound pasta dough, cooked
For lobster sauce
2 tablespoons butter
1 yellow onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, chopped fine
1 cup white wine
2 lobster bodies, cut in half vertically (Your fishmonger should be able to provide you with lobster bodies at no charge)
2 cups heavy cream
6 to 8 threads saffron
Kosher salt
Pepper
For salad
1 bulb fennel
Juice of 2 lemons
Kosher salt
1 [...]

categories: calamari, chives, cream, extra virgin olive oil, fennel, fusilli, garlic, heavy cream, kosher salt, lemon juice, lemon salad, lobster bodies, lobster sauce, olive oil, onion, pasta, pepper, saffron, salad, seafood, shrimp, squid bodies, unsalted butter, white wine, yellow onion

INGREDIENTS
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoons butter, plus 1 additional tablespoon of butter
5 cloves garlic, chopped fine
2 shallots, chopped fine
1 tablespoon lemon zest
1 teaspoon chili flakes
3 squid bodies (calamari) cleaned and sliced into thin rings
½ pound shrimp, peeled, deveined and tails removed
½ pound baby scallops
2 teaspoons salt
1 cup fresh parsley, chopped fine, stems removed
¼ cup fresh [...]

categories: baby scallops, basil, butter, calamari, cherry tomatoes, chili flakes, chives, cream, garlic, heavy cream, herb, herbed, herbs, lemon, lemon juice, lemon zest, olive oil, parsley, pasta, pepper, red basil, salt, seafood, shallots, shrimp, spaghetti, squid bodies, white wine

A simple decadent dessert, quick to make and hard to forget, using tasty sweet fall plums.

categories: almond oil, cream, dessert, heavy whipping cream, plum, plums, roasted, rosemary, rosemary cream

Makes 6-9 popsicles

Ingredients

1 pint fresh strawberries, stems removed and chopped
1⁄3 cup honey
1⁄3 cup water
4 egg yolks
1 cup cream
1 cup milk
1 tablespoon orange zest
1⁄3 cup fresh orange juice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

In a medium sauce pan place the strawberries, honey and water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer on low for about 10 minutes. [...]

categories: cream, dessert, egg yolks, fruit, honey, milk, orange juice, orange zest, popsicles, strawberries, vanilla extract, water

Makes 1 cup
Ingredients
¼ cup fresh tarragon leaves
1 teaspoon ginger, grated
½ cup heavy cream
1-2 tablespoons sugar
Directions
In a blender or with a hand held food processor, blend all ingredients until smooth.

categories: cream, ginger, ginger sweet cream, sweet cream, tarragon biscuits

Here are a few of our favorite latke recipes with a modern herbal twist. Each recipe is uniquely herbalized and is accompanied by its own unique serving sauce. We have latkes for all palette types and occasions, including sweet, savory, robust and fresh, and light. All of these recipes will create a new modern symbol of celebration for your Hanukah traditions.

categories: beet, cream, horseradish, latke, potato, tarragon

Serves 8
INGREDIENTS
Olive oil
6-8 cloves garlic, chopped fine
1 tablespoon dried fennel seeds, lightly toasted
1-2 teaspoons dried red chili flakes
1 pound sweet Italian sausage
1 cup fresh parsley, chopped fine
1 small can tomato paste, 4 ounces
1 cup black olives, pitted and sliced
1 small container heavy whipping cream, 4 ounces
1 package (box) linguini, cooked, 16 ounces
Salt
PREPARATION
In sauté pan, place [...]

categories: black olives, cream, fennel, fennel seeds, garlic, heavy whipping cream, linguini, olive oil, parsley, red chili flakes, sausage, sweet Italian sausage, tomato, tomato paste