4 chilled with crostini Recipes

olive oil, diced white onion, serrano chile, stemmed, seeded, and diced, garlic cloves, minced, salt, for seasoning , plus 1 tsp, firm ripe avocados, halved, pitted, peeled and mashed, chicken broth, fresh lemon juice, chopped fresh cilantro leaves, water, freshly ground black pepper, mexican sour cream or creme fraiche, whisked to soften, crostini or croutons, for serving, optional, mexican sour crema is called cream or crema acida and can be found in latin markets

baguette, sliced into 1/2-inch rounds (about 30 pieces), butter, melted, olive oil, beef tenderloin, trimmed, garlic cloves, minced, coarsely ground black pepper, kosher salt, sage whipped cream , recipe follows, fresh sage leaves, for garnish, special equipment : pastry brush, heavy cream, chilled, ground sage, salt, white pepper, special equipment : squeeze bottle

very ripe tomatoes, cored, torn up day old bread, fresh basil leaves, chopped fresh thyme leaves, salt and pepper to taste, fresh crab meat , dungeness or maryland, extra virgin olive oil plus 1/4 cup, juice and zest of 1 lemon, crushed red pepper flakes, scallions, thinly sliced, baguette, toasted and cooled