Vanilla Bean Ice Cream

Ingredients: 2 cups heavy cream 1/2 cup Half & Half 1/2 cup sugar 2 vanilla beans pinch Kosher salt 3 egg yolks Cooking method: Whisk all the ingredients except the egg yolk and vanilla in a medium saucepan Split the vanilla beans in half, scraping out the paste inside and add to the cream Bring to a simmer over medium heat. Beat the egg yolks and slowly temper the hot liquid and eggs (pour some of the hot liquid into the egg yolks whisking constantly to prevent the egg from curdling) Return to medium heat. stirring constantly with a rubber spatula, until the mixture thickens (nape – coats the spatula) Remove from the heat and strain the custard through a […]

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Herb Lemon Butter

Ingredients: 3 lbs. unsalted butter 5 lemons juiced ½ cup chopped chives ½ cup chopped parsley ½ cup chopped basil 1 tablespoon kosher salt Cooking method: Melt the butter in the saucepan over medium heat Once all the butter is melted, keep at a light simmer and skim off any impurities that rise to the surface Remove the butter and carefully pour the clarified butter into a clean saucepan Return to very low heat Add in the lemon juice, herbs and salt. Keep the butter warm and serve.

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Roasted Garlic Dressing

Ingredients: 6 garlic bulbs 6 Tablespoons blended oil 6 Tablespoons Red wine vinegar 4 Tablespoons water 1 Tablespoon sugar 1 Tablespoon lemon juice 1 Tablespoon Italian seasoning 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard ½ teaspoon Kosher salt ¼ teaspoon white pepper Cooking Method: Preheat oven to 425° F Cut tops off of garlic bulbs and place in a 1/3 pan Brush the garlic with 1 teaspoon oil. Cover the pan in heavy-duty aluminum foil Bake at 425° for 30-35 minutes or until softened. Cool for 10-15 minutes. Squeeze softened garlic into a blender. Add all the remaining ingredients and blend till smooth. Label, date and refrigerate. Coo

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Milk Chocolate Mousse

Ingredients: 4 eggs 3 sheets of 180 Bloom Gelatin Sheets 15 ml Baileys Irish Cream 350 g Milk Chocolate 100 g Semi-Sweet Chocolate 946 ml heavy cream Cooking method: Make whipped cream using the heavy cream and set in a cool place Heat the chocolate in the microwave using intervals of 30 seconds, stirring in between to prevent the chocolate from burning until melted (usually 3 to 4 cycles) Bloom the Gelatin in cold water On a double boiler whisk the eggs until they double in volume Add in the bloomed gelatin and whisk until dissolved Add the melted chocolate to the eggs and whisk to combine Add the Baileys Irish Cream, again whisk until incorporated Using a rubber spatula […]

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Blueberry Pie Filling

Ingredients: 600g Blueberries (2 pints) 100g Granulated Sugar 20g cornstarch 22 ml water 1 lemon juiced and zested 2g ground cinnamon 28g unsalted putter Pinch of kosher salt Cooking method: Combine 300g blueberries with 100g sugar in pan with the lemon juice. Simmer on low heat, stirring often until the sugar dissolves and the berries are mashed. Make a slurry in a small bowl with cornstarch and water Add to pan with blueberries and bring to a boil. Add in the remaining 300g of blueberries, lemon zest and ground cinnamon Cool before adding to pie crust

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Pasta Dough

Ingredients: 300 g All Purpose Flout 50g Semolina Flour 3 each Eggs 1 pinch Kosher salt 1 pinch Black pepper Cooking Method: Mix the All-purpose flour, Semolina flour salt and pepper and make a well Crack the eggs into the middle of the well combine until a dough forms If the dough is sticky, sprinkle with additional flour roll the dough out with a rolling pin cut into the shape and width of preferance cook the pasta in boiling water for 8-10 minutes (time might vary based on how the pasta is cut)

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