Mama’s Strawberry Jam

4 cups of fresh strawberries ( washed, capped and sliced in half) 2 cups of water 3/4 cup of sugar 3 tablespoons of flour 1 tablespoon of butter dash of salt Combine strawberries, salt and water in medium pot. Cook over medium heat until strawberries are soft. Combine sugar and flour, pour enough hot juice [...]
Chocolate Cake

9 Eggs, separated, room temp. 1 tb Rum, dark 1/4 ts Extract, vanilla 1/4 ts Cream of Tartar 8 tb Sugar 12 oz Chocolate, semi-sweet, – melted 6 tb Butter, unsalted, melted 3 tb Cornstarch 2 tb Cocoa, unsweetened 2 1/2 oz Amaretti (about 10 Italian – macaroons), finely — ground For Cake: ========= Preheat [...]
Curry Butter
Chocolate Rum Cream

4 oz Chocolate, semi-sweet, – melted 1/2 c Water, hot 2 c Cream, whipping 2 tb Rum, dark Whisk together 4 ounces of semisweet chocolate and hot water; cool to room temperature. Whip cream until nearly stiff. Gently fold chocolate mixture and rum into whipped cream. Source: New York’s Master Chefs, Bon Appetit Magazine : [...]
Chocolate Leaves

3 oz Chocolate, sweet, melted For chocolate leaves, brush melted chocolate on undersides of holly or lemon leaves; refrigerate until firm, carefully peel off leaves. Source: New York’s Master Chefs, Bon Appetit Magazine : Written by Richard Sax, Photographs by Nancy McFarland : The Knapp Press, Los Angeles, 1985 Chef: Seppi Renggli, The Four Seasons [...]
Veal Glaze

1/2 c Stock, veal ** OR —–VEAL STOCK—– 2 tb Oil, vegetable 6 lb Bones, veal, meaty, OR – combination of veal — and beef bones 2 md Onions, trimmed, quartered – don’t peel 2 lg Carrots, peeled, trimmed – coarsely chopped 2 ea Celery, stalks, trimmed, – coarsely chopped 1 ea Leek, trimmed, halved [...]





