Recipes

Toast nuts in one layer in baking pan at 350 for 10-15 min until lightly colored and skins are blistered. Wrap in kitchen towel and let them steam 1 min. Rub in towel to remove skins and let them cool.

Stubborn tarnish stains can often be “cooked” off silver. Put an aluminum foil sheet on the bottom of a non-aluminum pan and place silver on foil. Dissolve half a tsp of salt and half a tsp of baking soda in a pint of water and pour over silver. Simmer one half hour over gentle heat.

Add a few drops of lemon or lime juice, or as a last resort, add vinegar.

Remove zest from 6 limes in strips and cut away any white pith. Chop (about .5 c), then grind in food processor w 2.25 c sugar until mix is pale green. May be made 3 days ahead and kept, chilled, in an airtight container.

Put ingredients in solid, heatproof dish, set the dish (on trivet or jar lids) inside a large pot over boiling water, cover pot until food is done (20-30 min). Add food in bunches based on cooking time. Add seasonings, such as ginger, garlic, green onions or sauces sauce as soy, oyster or fish, at the…

Usually bought in the form of wings. If the skin is still attached, ask the fishmonger to remove it for you, The striated white meat has a delicate, distinctive flavor and is best poached or sauteed and served w beurre noir (brown butter)

Place silver in aluminum pan. Sprinkle with .5-1 c baking soda. Cover w boiling water. Remove and buff

Add sliced potato and continue cooking. Throw out potato.

Mix all ingredients and pour into shaker w large holes. Salt 2 c kosherPepper 2 ozCayenne Pepper 2 ozGarlic Powder 1 ozChili Powder 1 oz

In heavy saucepan heat 1″ oil to 365. Working quickly, fry sage leaves, 5 at a time, 2 seconds, transfering w slotted spoon to paper towels. Immediately sprinkle w coarse salt. Vegetable Oil 3 cSage 0.5 c loosely packed fresh leaves