9 new log Recipes

sugar, vegetable shortening, egg, vanilla, cake flour, baking soda, salt, unsweetened cocoa powder (used for making either marble or chocolate cookies and explained below) (optional), milk (optional), egg, beaten with a bit of water for coating the log (optional), ground walnuts (optional), walnut halves (optional), candy sprinkles (optional), chocolate star (optional), walnut halves (optional), chocolate chips (melted with a small bit of vegetable shortening for piping) (optional)

egg whites, salt, cream of tartar, egg yolks, granulated sugar, vanilla, ground toasted almonds, cake flour, ground nutmeg, ground cinnamon, powdered sugar, whipping cream, almond paste, whipping cream, amaretto or 2 tsp vanilla, toasted almond slices

goat cheese rounds, sesame seeds, ground cumin, paprika, chopped fresh thyme, coarse kosher salt, ground black pepper, thick) rounds chilled soft fresh goat cheese (from 1 11-oz log), vinaigrette, red wine vinegar, shallot, minced, chopped fresh thyme, dijon mustard, extra-virgin olive oil, coarse kosher salt, salad, baby new potatoes (such as dutch yellow baby potatoes), halved, green beans (or mix of green and yellow), trimmed, loosely packed) mixed salad greens, fresh basil leaves, assorted small tomatoes (such as cherry, grape , and teardrop; preferably mix of red and yellow), black olives (such as nicoise)

sesame seeds, ground cumin, paprika, chopped fresh thyme, coarse kosher salt, ground black pepper, thick) rounds chilled soft fresh goat cheese (from 1 11-oz log), red wine vinegar, shallot, minced, chopped fresh thyme, dijon mustard, extra-virgin olive oil, coarse kosher salt, baby new potatoes (such as dutch yellow baby potatoes), halved, green beans (or mix of green and yellow), trimmed, loosely packed) mixed salad greens, fresh basil leaves, assorted small tomatoes (such as cherry, grape , and teardrop; preferably mix of red and yellow), black olives (such as nicoise)

goat cheese rounds, sesame seeds, ground cumin, paprika, chopped fresh thyme, coarse kosher salt, ground black pepper, thick) rounds chilled soft fresh goat cheese (from 1 11-oz log), vinaigrette, red wine vinegar, shallot, minced, chopped fresh thyme, dijon mustard, extra-virgin olive oil, coarse kosher salt, salad, baby new potatoes (such as dutch yellow baby potatoes or reds), halved, green beans, trimmed, loosely packed) of your favorite mixed salad greens, fresh basil leaves, assorted small tomatoes (such as cherry, grape , and/or teardrop), black olives (such as nicoise or kalamata)

whole black peppercorns, whole white peppercorns, dried green peppercorns or 2 tsp pickled green peppercorns, northern new mexico red chili (caribe), minced flat leaf parsley, goat cheese (1 log, montracher preferred)

flank steak , butterflied, fresh basil leaves, fresh parsley leaves, olive oil, plus more for searing, pignoli nuts, ground beef or veal, egg, beaten, garlic, minced, fresh bread crumbs, milk, grated cacciocavallo , plus 1/4 lb cut into 1/2-inch logs, sliced prosciutto, sliced pancetta, eggs, boiled for 3 minutes so that the insides are not yet hard, salt and pepper, sliced onions, red wine, tomato sauce, beef stock or broth, smothered or sauteed greens, for serving ( broccoli rabe, spinach, or escarole), roasted new potatoes or fettucine, for serving