586 julia child variations Recipes

cucumbers, wine vinegar, salt, sugar, melted butter, dill or 1/2 tsp basil, minced scallions, pepper

water (105-115 f), active dry yeast, sugar, bread flour or 7 cups all-purpose flour, salt, unsalted butter, softened

milk, sugar, divided, eggs, vanilla, salt, flour, cherries, pitted, powdered sugar, for garnish

zucchini, butter, olive oil, minced shallots or 3 tbsp scallions, salt and pepper

semisweet chocolate , plus, unsweetened chocolate, dark rum or 2 tbsp strong coffee, unsalted butter, at room temperature, granulated sugar, egg yolks, egg whites, cream of tartar, salt, granulated sugar, blanched almond (pulverized in blender or food processor with 2 tbsp granulated sugar), almond extract, cake flour

roasting chickens or 3 lbs frying chicken, salt, softened butter, sliced carrot, sliced onion, good cooking oil, minced shallots or 1/2 tbsp green onion, brown chicken stock , canned chicken broth or 1 cup beef bouillon

fat fresh asparagus spears, sliced onion, good quality olive oil, garlic cloves, peeled and thinly sliced, lemon , zest of, thyme or 1/2 tsp herbs, mixture such as italian or 1/2 tsp herbes de provence, bay leaf, peppercorn, dry white wine or 1/2 cup dry white french vermouth, fresh lemon juice, water, salt, fresh minced parsley

pie dough, well chilled (or pastry, enough to line a 9 round cake pan or 9 round springform pan, at least 1 1/2 deep; a 10), eggs, sugar, plain nonfat yogurt, pure vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, fresh blueberries or 1 1/2 cups raspberries or 1 1/2 cups mixed berries or 1 1/2 cups sliced peaches or 1 1/2 cups plums or 1 1/2 cups nectarines or 1 1/2 cups stone fruit, coarsley chopped toasted almond, sugar , for dusting

head garlic (or as few as 1 clove - it depends on how many you need), water

egg yolks, water, fresh lemon juice , if needed (or more), very soft unsalted butter, cayenne pepper, salt , to taste, fresh ground white pepper , to taste

garlic clove, pureed, salt, dried thyme, olive oil, pepper, lean flat 2-inch-thick center-cut beef brisket , trimmed of most fat but leaving 1/8-inch layer on the fatty side, sliced onions, sliced carrot, fresh italian plum tomatoes, cored and chopped

semisweet baking chocolate, strong coffee, soft unsalted butter (1 1/2 sticks), egg yolks, rum or 1/4 cup strong coffee, egg whites, instant superfine sugar, instant superfine sugar, cream (optional)

salmon fillets, skin on, all bones removed, kosher salt (plus more if needed), brown sugar, cognac (plus more if needed), dill sprigs, packed

pork chops, cut 1 inch thick, rendered pork fat or 3 -4 tbsp cooking oil, butter, garlic cloves, halved (optional), dry white wine

yukon gold potatoes (or other waxy boiling potatoes), cider vinegar, chicken stock or 1/3 cup potato water, onion (finely chopped ), celery (finely chopped ), bacon (crisply cooked, chopped or crumbled), dill pickle relish or 2 -3 tbsp sweet pickle relish, eggs (hard-boiled, peeled & sliced thin), chives (finely chopped ) or 3 tbsp scallions (finely chopped), salt, white pepper (freshly ground if avail.), mayonnaise (homemade if possible), sour cream (optional), lettuce leaf, pimiento (diced ), egg (hard-boiled, sliced ), tomato (quartered ), parsley sprig

mushrooms, butter, minced shallots, flour, heavy cream, minced parsley, grated swiss cheese

salt, fresh ground pepper, ground thyme or 1/4 tsp sage, bay leaf powder, allspice, garlic clove, mashed (optional)