11 sarasota toast Recipes

angel hair pasta, mussels (i use anywhere between 3-4 lbs, about 1/3-1/2 lb per person), fennel bulb, core removed and thin sliced, onion, cut in quarters and thin sliced, leek, thin sliced, minced garlic, diced tomatoes, white wine, brandy (i just get 1 of those little airline bottles if you don tsp keep any on hand, works great), vegetable stock, heavy cream, red pepper flakes, fresh parsley, fine chopped, fresh chives, lemon (1/2 squeezed, 1/2 cut in slices), butter, salt, pepper, herb butter (as i mentioned, i buy mine right at the grocery store, or you can make your own favorite), italian bread (toasted ), paprika

shrimp, peeled, tails removed & cooked (i used ex large, but large will work fine, use what is on sale, and take advantage of the seafood co), head napa cabbage, thin sliced (i used a mix of napa and romaine, but use what you enjoy best, the napa is just very good with this ), romaine lettuce hearts , rough chopped, cucumber , cut in half lengthwise and then very thin sliced in half moons (i happen to love , but depending on the size, use as much as you want), onion, cut in quarters and thin sliced (i prefer a vidalia or fl sweet onion), bean sprouts, rinsed and drained (but if available, 15 oz, or about 2 cups of fresh bean sprouts), red pepper , thin sliced in matchsticks (optional), water chestnuts, rinsed, drained and rough chopped, chow mein noodles (1 to 1 1/2 in the salad, and as much as you want as a garnish), kraft toasted asian sesame dressing , you can also serve more on the side if necessary and see the note below on dressing substitutes (lite or regular version), scallion, fine diced (optional), toasted sesame seeds (optional)

baguette, cut in thin slices and lightly toasted (i like to cut mine on an angle), goat cheese (1-2 tsp per crostini), peach jam (1 tsp per crostini), peach, frozen (2 slices per crostini), honey (1-2 tbsp warmed ), pecans, chopped fine (2 tsp per 2 peaches), mint, fine chopped (optional)

head chinese cabbage (shredded ), snow peas (stem end trimmed, but not cut ), green beans (stem end trimmed, but not cut ), asparagus (trim the bottom 1-inch of the stem), enoki mushrooms (found in all gourmet markets, major grocery stores, and stores such as whole foods), water chestnuts (sliced in matchsticks), vegetable oil (no olive oil, you could use canola), soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil, scallions, chopped fine (white and green parts ), garlic cloves, minced, toasted sesame seeds

frozen cranberries, onion, fine chopped, cranberry juice, walnuts, toasted and chopped (1/2 cup after chopping), maple syrup, dijon mustard, water, chives, minced, butter, salt, pepper

brown rice, cooked, red seedless grapes, cut in half, green seedless grape, cut in half, celery ribs, fine diced (save the leaves and chop those too), scallions, fine diced (white and green parts ), walnuts, toasted and chopped, fresh mint, fine chopped, vinaigrette (see recipe below ), orange marmalade, salt, pepper, olive oil, red wine vinegar, red wine (cabernet, merlot or chianti all will work fine), shallot, minced, orange juice, honey, salt, pepper

chicken thighs (boneless skinless , you could use chicken breasts if you prefer or a mix of both), cremini mushrooms, sliced (not too thin), fingerling potatoes, skin on (cut each into 4 wedges), summer squash (sliced on an angle), chicken broth, white wine, pitted kalamata olive, whole (black olives will work too), tomatoes (seeded and chopped fine ), yellow tomatoes, cut in half (i like to use the teardrop or pear tomatoes, but if you can tsp find them use just a any grape tomato), shallot, thin sliced, minced garlic, capers (i use the larger ones, but either will work), pine nuts (toasted ), fresh parsley , fine shopped, salt, pepper, butter, olive oil (another tsp or so may be needed, just keep it on hand)

extra large shrimp, peeled and tails on, salt, pepper, vegetable oil (olive oil is too strong for this dish), apricot preserves (found in the jam and jelly section of your market), dijon mustard, curry powder, garlic, minced, head napa cabbage, shredded (cut in ribbons), scallions , rough chopped (white and green parts), water chestnuts (i buy the small can pre-sliced and then just do a rough chop), zucchini, lightly seeded and julienned, onion, cut in half and thin sliced, toasted slivered almonds, ramen noodles, crushed (seasoning packets not used), butter, vegetable oil (not olive oil), white vinegar, sugar, soy sauce, apricot preserves, rice (jasmine or basmati cooked in vegetable broth and garnished with scallions)

fresh sea scallop , rough chopped, shrimp, peeled and tails removed and rough chopped, crab , rough chopped (or lobster), sherry wine, orange (you will need 1 tbsp juice for the marinade, the rest slice for serving), ground black pepper, butter, flour, half-and-half cream (i often use 1/2 heavy cream, 1/2 half and half), egg yolks (large or ex large eggs), salt, cayenne pepper, nutmeg, italian bread, cut in thick slices (this recipe serves 8, so 1-2 slices per person - 16 slices), butter, fresh parsley, paprika, orange slice (slice up the remaining for a garnish), fresh chives, chopped