156 last dance Recipes

winter squash , 1 or 2 lbs., tblsp. butter or margarine, honey, water, salt and pepper

garlic cloves, minced, shallots, peeled and cut into thin wedges, olive oil or 2 tbsp canola oil, mushrooms (such as maitake, oyster, white button, or shiitake broken into clusters or sliced, about 8 cups), snipped fresh mixed herbs (such as tarragon, rosemary, basil, oregano, and or parsley), coarse salt or 1/4 tsp salt, cracked black pepper

white button mushrooms , wiped clean with a damp cloth, butter, divided, extra virgin olive oil, rosemary (fresh ), basil (fresh ), green onion, chopped, garlic, minced, lemon juice, parsley (fresh ), white wine or 2/3 cup broth, parmesan cheese , to taste, salt and pepper, pasta, cooked- 1/2 cup cooked per person

irish whiskey, drambuie, lemon juice, ginger ale, lemon twist

melon, chilled, fresh, ripe, sweet, halved and seeded (orange flesh, or cantaloupe), mango juice, good quality, chilled, orange juice , cara cara, fresh squeezed, chilled, lime juice, sugar (white or coloured, rimming for glass), orange slices, cara cara, lime slices

ground beef, onion, chopped, taco seasoning, water, salsa (we used sam s choice black bean & corn from wal-mart), corn kernels, drained, shredded cheddar cheese, danced-on tortilla chips

roasting chickens, salt, pepper, water, water, flour, crusty bread, cubed and toasted, onion, minced, celery ribs, minced, butter, poultry seasoning, salt, pepper

whole chicken, garlic powder, salt, ground black pepper, onion, thinly sliced, butter, orange-flavored carbonated beverage

carrots (peeled and coarsley grated or use a julienne peeler), butter, water, salt and pepper, chopped parsley, to serve (optional)

pasta sauce (tomato-based), frozen large cheese ravioli , unthawed, frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry, sliced pepperoni, approx . (optional), shredded mozzarella cheese, grated parmesan cheese (preferably fresh )

oil, garlic , slightly smashed, pepitas (pumpkin seeds, raw and shelled), kosher salt , to taste, ground cumin , to taste, paprika , to taste, cayenne pepper , to taste (optional)

whole maine lobster tails, unsalted european butter (recommended : plugra), puff pastry rounds, egg wash, sea salt and freshly ground white pepper, grade a foie gras, heavy cream, truffle oil, salt and freshly ground white pepper, oil, shallots, garlic, lemongrass , bottoms of stalk, kaffir lime leaves, fuji apple diced, calvados premium liquor, thyme sprigs, parsley sprigs, veal stock, heavy cream, salt and freshly ground white pepper, unsalted european butter (recommended : plugra), lemon zest , to taste, bosc pear, minced, fuji apple, minced, sherry, sugar, port wine reduction, salt and freshly ground white pepper, vegetable oil, lotus chips, chive spears, rice noodles , for serving

very fresh sushi grade ocean shrimp, thai chilies cut into thin rounds, garlic chopped, fish sauce, fresh lime juice, granulated sugar, green onion white part only chopped, coarsely chopped cilantro, mint leaves

vegetable oil, boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into 1 inch chunks, garlic powder, chicken broth, egg noodles, uncooked (6oz.), favorite frozen mixed vegetables, shredded cheddar cheese