Poached Pears Courtesy of grocery.coop Recipe Information Total Time: 45 minutes Servings: 6 For such a delicious and elegant dessert, poached pears are amazingly simple to prepare. Ingredients 6 firm pears (not quite ripe), peeled with stems on 3 cups red wine 1 cup water 1 cup sugar 1/2 vanilla bean, split in half lengthwise [...]
Three Cheese Fondue Courtesy of grocery.coop, recipe by Lynne Vea Recipe Information Total Time: 20 minutes Servings: 6-8 Fondue is a special and delicious way to start a meal. Don't have a fondue pot? No problem. Just use individual ramekins as serving dishes. Ingredients 6 ounces cheddar cheese, cut into small cubes 6 ounces [...]
Gorgonzola Stuffed Pears Courtesy of grocery.coop Recipe Information Total Time: 15 minutes Servings: 6 Sweet ripe pears and savory Gorgonzola are perfect match in this simple yet elegant dish. Works equally well as a dessert or an appetizer. Ingredients 3 ripe pears, cut in half lengthwise and cored 1 tablespoon honey 1 tablespoon balsamic [...]
Chevre, Fig and Honey Pizzas Courtesy of grocery.coop, recipe by Robin Asbell Recipe Information Total Time: 35 minutes (if using dried figs, less with fresh); 10 minutes active Servings: 4 This pizza is a lovely mix of sweet and savory, and showcases the Mediterranean flavors of figs and tangy cheese. If you are looking [...]
Oysters with Mignonette Sauce and Tabasco Courtesy of grocery.coop, recipe by Robin Asbell Recipe Information Total Time: 30 minutes Servings: 2 When slurping oysters whole for the first time, go for smaller varieties. Kumamotos, Olympias, Pacifics and other smaller oysters are modestly bite-sized, and famous for their flavor. A bit of mignonette sauce adds [...]
Creamy Risotto with Mushrooms Courtesy of grocery.coop, recipe by Robin Asbell Recipe Information Total Time: 40 minutes Servings: 6 Risotto is all about the rice and the stirring. Arborio is a short grain rice that makes its own sauce by giving off starch as it simmers in tasty stock. Cream adds a little richness [...]
Mushroom Risotto Courtesy of grocery.coop, recipe by Robin Asbell Recipe Information Total Time: 1 hour; 20 minutes active Servings: 4 Dried mushrooms boost the meaty, mushroomy qualities of this hearty risotto. Make this with vegetable stock and it can be a vegetarian dish, replace the butter with a plant-based one and omit the Parmesan [...]
Beef or Veal Piccata Courtesy of grocery.coop, recipe by Robin Asbell Recipe Information Total Time: 20 minutes Servings: 4 Piccata sauce is all about piquancy, a tangy kick of lemon to bring out the flavors of the rest of the dish. It's great on chicken, fish, even tofu or seitan. Ingredients 1 cup chicken [...]
Chicken in Mushroom Marsala Sauce Courtesy of grocery.coop, recipe by Robin Asbell Recipe Information Total Time: 40 minutes Servings: 4 (1 1/2 cups sauce) Marsala is a deeply flavorful wine, and combined with meaty-tasting mushrooms, makes a sauce that deserves to be in your canon of recipes. It's also versatile, and makes a great [...]
Bourbon-Glazed Salmon Courtesy of grocery.coop, recipe by Lisa Smith Recipe Information Total Time:20 minutes Servings: 4 Sweet and tangy sauce dresses up salmon fillets in this quick and easy recipe. Ingredients 4 salmon fillets, skin on 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 1/2 cup brown sugar, lightly packed 4 tablespoons bourbon 4 tablespoons soy sauce or [...]
