4 pan roasted watercress Recipes

ripe but firm pears, quartered and cored (bartlett, bosc, anjou), sugar, salt and pepper, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, divided, olive oil, shallot, minced, sugar plus 1/2 tsp, salt, fresh ground pepper, green leaf lettuce, washed, dried and torn into 1-inch pieces, watercress, washed, dried, and stemmed (about 4 cups), parmesan cheese, shaved into thin slices with a vegetable peeler, pecans, toasted and chopped

striped bass, skin on, jumbo lump crab meat , shells picked, clarified butter, lemon, juiced, chopped parsley, unsalted butter, cold , cut into pieces, recipe roasted shiitake mushrooms , recipe follows, watercress , fleshy stems removed, salt and white pepper, shiitake mushrooms, cleaned, garlic, thyme, chopped, rosemary, chopped, olive oil, salt, pepper

butter, eggs (3 per person ), heavy cream, crushed white peppercorns, chives, finely chopped, chervil, finely chopped, sea salt, roasted mushrooms and watercress, as accompaniment, if desired, non-stick saute pan, heat resistant spatula, ladle, note : the individual omelettes (3 eggs) need to be cooked individually.