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Habanero-Infused Watermelon “Gazpacho”
Habanero-Infused Watermelon “Gazpacho” Ingredients: 1 medium shallot (minced) 1 half habanero pepper (stem and seeds removed) 1 tablespoon minced cucumber (skin and seeds removed) 2 pounds watermelon...
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Colin Firth Fizz with Wild Hibiscus
Colin Firth Fizz with wild hibiscus Ingredients (serves 1): 1 tsp. Wild Hibiscus Flower syrup 5 mint leaves 2 oz. Don Q Cristal rum 2.5 oz. Efferve Sparkling Pomegranate Lemonade (available at Kings...
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Seared Scallops with Lima Beans in Yellow Tomato Broth
Seared Scallops with Lima Beans in Yellow Tomato Broth Yields 12 servings Ingredients: For broth: 4 cloves garlic (minced) 2 medium shallots (minced) ½ cup white wine 6 large yellow tomatoes...
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Smoked Salmon Mousse and Cucumbers
Yields 24 Ingredients: 4 cucumbers 8 ounces smoked salmon 12 ounces cream cheese 2 medium shallots (finely diced) 6 sprigs dill caviar Preparation: step 1 Sweat diced shallots in clarified butter...
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Lavender Lemonade Cocktail
Ingredients: 2 cups sugar 6 stems fresh lavender Juice of 6 lemons 1-½ ounces vodka Water and ice Make simple syrup: Place 2 cups of sugar, 6 stems of fresh lavender with flowers, and ½ cup of water on...
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Heirloom tomato, goat cheese and thyme frittata
Serves 6 Ingredients: 4 large eggs 2 cups heavy cream ¾ cup freshly shredded asiago cheese 2 ½ ounces fresh parmesan cheese, grated 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme leaves, no stems 1 tablespoon kosher...
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Pisco Sour
Pisco is a colorless grape brandy produced in Chile and Peru. This strong liquor was created by Spanish settlers in the 16th century and offers today’s entertainers a fun cocktail option and a perfect...
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Pastel de choclo
Serves 4-6. Chile’s national dish, pastel de choclo is a fusion of the cuisines of the Spanish conquistadors and the indigenous Mapuche Indian population. Its tasty beef and onion filling, topped with...
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Chicken Fricasee
Serves 4-6. Although chicken fricasee recipes have been adopted by many countries around the world, it remains a favorite in Cuba. Once you’ve mastered the basic recipe, it’s easy to add more or less....
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Beef Empanadas
Serves 4-6. This Argentinean specialty can be served as an appetizer or along with a meal. It’s also an unexpected and welcome hors d’oeuvre for tailgate parties and holiday gatherings. Empanadas can...
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Butternut Squash Goat Cheese Sandwich
Ingredients: 8 round slices of butternut squash, ¼” thick 6 oz. of goat cheese 1 cup of pecans ¼ cup of brown sugar 1 tablespoon of cayenne pepper 2 tsp of water 2 slices of red beets, 1/8” thick For...
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Nutella Cocktail
Ingredients: 1 pint of heavy cream 1 cup of cocoa powder ¼ cup of sugar 1 tbsp Nutella 4 ounces of Baileys Irish Cream Mix sugar and heavy cream together and bring to a simmer. When simmering, whisk...
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St-germain champagne
Yields one cocktail Ingredients: 3 ounces St-Germain 3 ounces brut champagne Lemon twist, half strawberry or raspberries, for garnish Pour St-Germain into a chilled fluted glass and top with champagne;...
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Fingerling Potato Cups with Crème Fraíche and Caviar
From Ome Caterers (omecaterers.com) Makes 20 Ingredients: 20 Fingerling potatoes 1/4 cup crème fraîche 1 ounce caviar, black half bunch chives, snipped Salt and pepper, to taste Directions: Preheat...
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Lemon-Tinis
Recipe courtesy of David Ellis Events, Morris Plains (davidellisevents.com) Ingredients: .5 ounces orange juice .5 ounces lemon juice .5 ounces Galliano .5 ounces peach schnapps 2 ounces vodka Combine...
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Ginger Sidecar
Ingredients: 2 ounces Stirrings ginger liqueur 1 ounce Cointreau 1 ounce fresh-squeezed lemon juice 1 dash Angostura bitters Stemless cherry, preferably brandied Turbinado sugar, for garnish Combine...
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Chilled Summer Soup Recipes
Chilled Soup Cucumber Avocado Soup: 3 shallots, minced 3 tbsp. olive oil...
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Frozen Peach Passion Recipe
Ingredients (Yields one) 2 ounces Ciroc Peach ½ ounce passion fruit, puréed 1 ounce peach, puréed Champagne Add ingredients to a blender filled with 8 ounces of ice. Blend for one minute. Pour into a...
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Fruity Summer Cocktail Recipes
New Jersey’s love affair with the farm-to-table movement includes not only the plate but the cocktail shaker. Bartenders and mixologists are taking advantage of summer’s bounty by using fresh produce...
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Summer Greek Salad Recipe
Recipe courtesy of Avenue executive chef Dominique Filoni Greek Salad Ingredients: 3 plum tomatoes, tops removed and diced into 1/4-inch cubes 3 red bell peppers, seeded and diced into 1/4-inch cubes...
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