Posts by Gail South

Put beans, water, sage, bay leaf, and whole head of garlic in saucepan. Cover and slowly bring to simmer over low heat. This can take 1 hour. Simmer until tender and soft, but not mushy, about 35-40 min. Remove from heat and cool beans, covered, 15 min. Stir in sea salt. Drain almost all cooking…

Cook onion in Dutch oven coated w olive oil over medium high heat, stirring until softened, 5 min. Add garlic; cook 1 minute. Stir in curry paste; cook 1 min. Stir in beans, tomatoes, coconut milk, sugar, salt, lime zest and juice. Heat to boil; reduce heat and simmer 30 min. Top w green onion…

Heat oven to 475. In 10″ ovenproof skillet, heat olive oil over med-hi. Fry garlic until lightly golden about 1 min. Stir in tomato paste, paprika, red-pepper flakes an cumin, and fry 30 seconds, reducing heat as needed. Add beans, water and s&p, and stir to combine. Sprinkle cheese evenly over top and bake until…

Place asparagus in single layer in large nonstick skillet and drizzle w 1T oil. Shake the pan to coat the asparagus w oil and place over medium heat. Cook, shaking the pan every few minutes to brown evenly. Lower heat and continue cooking until asparagus is tender, 10-15 min. Transfer to serving dish. Season to…

Cook asparagus in salted boiling water just until tender (5 min). Plunge into a bowl of ice water. Drain. In a small bowl, whisk together horseradish, shallot, vinegar and s&p. Whisk in the oil. Divide asparagus among 4 plates and dress w vinaigrette. Sprinkle herbs and chopped egg over. Asparagus 1.5 lb very thinHorseradish 2…

Prepare grill. Divide asparagus into 4 bunches. Align each in a flat row and thread 2 wooden skewers crosswise through each bunch. Brush w oil and season w salt. Grill on an oiled rack set 5-6 inches above coals until tender, 3-5 min per side. Asparagus 1.5 lb trimmedOlive Oil 2 TSalt Kosher

Make flan: Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 325. Butter an 8×2″ round cake pan and line bottom with a round of wax paper, then butter paper. Steam asparagus in steamer over boiling water, covered, until very tender, 6-8 min. Puree asparagus in a food processor until smooth, 1 to 2…

Preheat oven to 350. Spread almonds in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet and toast until golden brown and fragrant, 10-15 minutes. Let cool completely. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add asparagus, return to a boil and cook, uncovered, until bright green and tender, 2-3 minutes. Drain. Run…

For each serving place one cooked artichoke in center of large square of heavy duty aluminum foil. Top w remaining ingredients. Seal. Roast directly on hot coals or in a 500 degree oven for 3 min. Turn. Roast 3-5 min more. Serve w vinaigrette for dipping. Artichoke 1Olive Oil 1 TVinegar 1 TBrown Sugar 1…