Ingredients to Serve 8 What is better than comfort food? The perfect match of fall apples and wonderful cheese in this dish. 6 slices French bread 6 tablespoon unsalted butter 2 cups milk 1¼ cups heavy cream ¾ cups apple cider 6 tablespoons flour 2 tablespoons plus ½ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon ground [...]

This classic version of gazpacho is healthy, easy to make and a wonderful mix of fresh spring ingredients. One taste of this chilled gazpacho and you will be instantly transported to a land of whitewashed walls, red-tiled roofs, and a golden sun... Ingredients Needed to Serve 4 4 blanched, chopped tomatoes 2 Pureed tomatoes 2 [...]

This dish is a wonderful combination of crispy sugar topping crunching through to a creamy, comforting center. Tempting Crème Brulee topped with a crisp sugar coating. Ingredients Needed to Serve 6 8 fluid ounces of half and half 1 Tahitian vanilla bean 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 8 egg yolks 1 whole egg 5 [...]

Fresh from the forest and a great addition to compliment your dish Fred's recently hand foraged mushrooms from one of Mammoth’s many great forests! This is a light and tasty topper seasonally perfect for chicken or fish. Ingredients Needed to Serve 4 2 Shallots, diced 2 Cups of porcini mushrooms, diced 1/2 Cup extra [...]

Fresh from the garden and perfect for a summer day! The tastes of the vegetables speak for themselves with this light and healthy dish. A trip to the local farmers market before and a glass of a Chardonnay served with it makes for a perfect afternoon! Ingredients Needed to Serve 4 This is [...]

Roasted Alaskan Halibut with crushed potato, fennel arugula salad and tomato shallot coulis A great spring dish that pairs wonderfully with a Pouilly-Fume’. Northern Alaskan Halibut is back in season for spring. This dish is very healthy, easy to prepare and can be made in stages. Ingredients Needed to serve 4 Halibut: 4 halibut filets [...]

Confit de canard is slow-cooked while completely covered in duck or goose fat. It produces meltingly rich, falling-off-the-bone tender meat. Simply roasting a duck won't get the same results. Then the leg is finished by searing it under a broiler or in a hot pan to crisp up the skin. Ingredients Needed to serve 4 [...]

Picking apples is one of the greatest pleasures of the fall season and eating them is another! Harvested September through November, the versatile apple is not only the perfect healthy snack but also a great addition to some of your favorite dishes. Each tart can be a single serving or romantics can share one.  I [...]

‘Pissenlit’ means dandelion, and in France, springtime means Pissenlit. Drive through the French countryside and you’ll see all sorts of people harvesting dandelions for their dinner salad. This is a scrumptious, seasonal salad that is best after a good rain. Uh-huh, you pick this little known delicacy right off your neighbor's grass (they will thank [...]