Posts tagged: recipes

Pan-fried Salmon & Halibut with Apple

(from A Taste of Elegance Cookbook, Rudi Sodamin) Serves 4 Ingredients 8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter 2 cups flour, for coating 1 tablespoon garlic powder Salt and freshly ground pepper 2 large eggs, beaten 2 cups fine dried breadcrumbs or Japanese-style “panko” breadcrumbs 4 (3-oz) salmon fillets 4 (3-oz) halibut fillets 1 Granny Smith apple, [...]

Dutch Pea Soup

(from A Taste of Elegance Cookbook, Rudi Sodamin) Yields 12 servings Dutch cuisine is famous for Gouda cheese and maatjesharing (young herring eaten slightly salted but essentially raw), but the pea soup called snert is an icon. It has many variations, but is usually very thick and contains pork. To achieve the correct consistency, make [...]

Grand Marnier Chocolate Volcano Cake

Serves 8 Ingredients 1 lb. butter 11 oz. bittersweet chocolate 7 oz. sugar ½ tsp. salt 4 oz. flour 2 oz. cocoa powder 2 tsp. baking powder 1 oz. Grand Marnier 1 tbsp. orange zest 3 eggs 3 egg yolks 3 egg whites vanilla extract to taste Preparation Melt together 12 oz. butter and bittersweet [...]