Posts by Gail South

Mix and chill at least 3 days. Serve at room temp. Olives 2 cCoriander 1T toasted seeds, crushedLemon 1 thinly slicedThyme 4 3″ sprigs, bruisedRosemary 2 6″ sprigsBay Leaves 2Pepper 6 corns, crushedOlive Oil 1.5c

Peel zest from lemon. Break up herbs. Mix everything together. Marinate, covered and chilled, at least 2 hours and up to one month. Serve w grilled pita bread and cucumber spears. Lemon 1Garlic 1 clove thinly slicedRosemary 1 6″ sprigThyme 2 3″ sprigsBay Leaves 2Pepper 0.25 tspOlive Oil 0.33 cOlives 1cCheese 1 lb feta pieces

Preheat oven to 350. Beat the butter until creamy in a large mixing bow, add cheese and mix well. Stir in flour, salt, cayenne and Worcestershire until smooth. Beat egg w 2 T cold water. Add tot he dough and mix just until incorporated. Refrig 30 min. Remove the dough and flatten out a piece…

Soak olives in cold water for 15 min. Drain and pat dry. Stuff w blue cheese. Put flour, egg and breadcrumbs in 3 bowls. Dredge olives in flour, dip in egg, then dredge in breadcrumbs. Refrigerate while you heat 2 c olive oil in saucepan over medium heat until hot, but not smoking. Working in…

Arrange olives in a single layer in shallow baking dish; top w garlic, fennel seeds and rosemary. Drizzle w olive oil. Bake at 350 for 30 min, stirring once. Serve warm or at room temp. Olives   1 lb imported ripeGarlic  3 cloves, sliced thinFennel 2   tsp seedsRosemary  4f resh sprigsOlive Oil   0.75c…

Preheat oven to 350 with rack in middle. Lightly oil a 4-sided sheet pan. Whisk together sugar, spices and 3/4 tsp. salt in small bowl. Whisk egg white in medium bowl until frothy, then stir in nuts. Add spice mix and toss to coat. Spread in 1 layer in sheet pan. Bake, stirring once or…

Heat oven to 275. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment. Mix together nuts and sage leaves. Add oil and salt and toss gently. Spread nuts out on baking sheet and bake 20 min. Stir and return to oven for 10 min more.Break a few nuts open. If they are golden brown, they are done. …

Mix all ingredients except butter and mussels in small food processor and chop. Add butter and blend thoroughly. Steam mussels 40-60 seconds till opened. Steam additional minute if unopened, then discard any that remain closed. Do not overcook. Allow mussels to cool and remove top shell. Set mussels on baking sheet and spoon 1/4 tsp…

Preheat oven to 425. Trim mushrooms & dice. Force garlic through press. In heavy 9″ skillet, heat butter over moderately high heat until foam subsides and sauté mushrooms, stirring so they don’t burn, until liquid is evaporated, about 15 min. Stir in garlic and cream and gently boil until slightly thickened, about 10 minutes. Season…

Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 400. Trim ends of mushroom stems and separate stems from caps, reserving both. Arrange caps, stem side up, in a buttered 13- by 9-inch shallow baking dish. Finely chop stems, then cook w garlic and oregano in butter in 10-inch heavy skillet over medium heat,…