5 apple blue cheese lagasse Recipes

french bread, cubed (about 1 1/2 cups of 1/2-inch cubes), olive oil, blue cheese (recommended : maytag), unsalted butter, walnut pieces, light brown sugar, essence , recipe follows, sweet apples , such as mcintosh or fuji, cored and thinly sliced, with the peel on, soft apple cider, apple cider vinegar, dijon mustard, canola oil, minced shallots, salt, ground black pepper, mesclun, prosciutto or serrano ham, thinly sliced then shredded, paprika, salt, garlic powder, black pepper, onion powder, cayenne pepper, dried leaf oregano, dried thyme

unsalted butter, firm but ripe pears , such as bosc, peeled, cored, and sliced, light brown sugar, rice wine vinegar, apple cider vinegar, minced shallots, honey, walnut oil, salt, freshly ground black pepper, head radicchio (4 to 5 oz), cut into chiffonade, mesclun or other baby lettuces, watercress , tough stems removed, head endive, washed, patted dry, and separated into spears, crumbled roquefort or other creamy blue cheese such as gorgonzola (about 3 oz), roughly chopped walnut pieces, lightly toasted, sliced, buttered and toasted french bread , as an accompaniment

roquefort blue cheese, at room temperature, creme fraiche, white wine, salt, freshly ground white pepper, toasted walnuts, butter, cooking apples , such as granny smith, cored and julienne, freshly ground black pepper, light brown sugar, recipe toasted croutons , recipe follows, parsley

unsalted butter, sliced leeks , about 2 large leeks, white and light green parts only, cleaned, and halved, all-purpose flour, chicken stock, sourdough rounds (boules), or 4 smaller rounds, thick-cut, apple-smoked bacon, finely diced, heavy cream, crumbled stilton or other good quality blue-veined cheese, salt, ground white pepper