5 food accompaniments Recipes

white short-grain rice, rice vinegar (available at oriental markets, specialty foods shops, and some supermarkets), sugar, dry sherry, salt, avocado (preferably california ), fresh lemon juice for rubbing the avocado, three 8- by 7-inch pieces of toasted nori (dried laver), cucumber, peeled and cut lengthwise into 8- by 1/4-inch strips, discarding the seeds, fresh king crab meat, thawed if frozen , picked over, and drained, wasabi (japanese horseradish) paste* to taste for the sushi plus additional as an accompaniment if desired, soy sauce as an accompaniment, pickled ginger* as an accompaniment if desired

a 1/4 -oz p ck ge (2 1/2 tsp) ctive dry ye st, sugar, milk, unsalted butter, melted , plus additional for brushing the griddle, buckwheat flour (available at natural foods stores and specialty foods shops), all-purpose flour, salt, eggs, separated, well-chilled heavy cream, sour cream as an accompaniment, black caviar , golden caviar, and salmon roe

vegetable-oil cooking spray, egg whites, cream of tartar, superfine sugar, cake flour (not self-rising), salt, freshly grated lemon zest, vanilla, poppy seeds, garnish: 1 1/2 tsp confectioners sugar, accompaniment:lemon syrup

chicken thighs, roughly 2 1/2 lb (each thigh about 6 oz), kosher salt , plus 1 tsp, freshly ground black pepper, vegetable oil, unsalted butter, softened, carrots , sliced into 1-inch bias cut (about 1 1/2 cups), celery ribs, cut into 1-inch bias cut (about 1 1/2 cups), rosemary, lemon, juiced, chicken broth, homemade or low-sodium canned, frozen pearl onions, thawed, grated lemon zest, all-purpose flour, buttered noodles, accompaniment