7 walnut and michael chiarello Recipes

soft goat cheese, aged goat cheese, teleme, camembert, gorgonzola, parmigiano-reggiano, walnut bread or other dark , dense bread

unsalted butter, sliced leeks, white parts only, minced garlic, peeled and roughly diced butternut squash, peeled and roughly diced apples, toasted spice rub , recipe follows, chicken stock or 2 (14 1/2-oz) cans low-sodium chicken broth mixed with 3 cups water, sea salt , preferably gray salt, chopped spiced candied walnuts , recipe follows, optional, fennel seeds, coriander seeds, black peppercorns, crushed red pepper flakes, pure california chili powder (about 1-oz), kosher salt, ground cinnamon, peanut or canola oil, walnut halves, sugar , sifted, cayenne pepper, ground cinnamon, salt, or more to taste, freshly ground black pepper

walnuts, extra virgin olive oil, divided, minced garlic, fresh basil leaves, coarsely chopped, ricotta cheese (home made or store bought whole-milk ), grated lemon , zest of, freshly grated pecorino romano cheese, sea salt , preferably gray salt, fresh ground black pepper

walnut bread, bitter chocolate, sweet butter , to coat the bread

port wine, red wine vinegar, shallot, finely minced, sea salt , preferably gray salt, and freshly ground black pepper, extra-virgin olive oil, loosely packed young frisee (curly endive), torn into bite-size pieces, or mesclun, ribbon-cut radicchio, soaked, drained, and dried, crisp red pear, halved, cored , and very thinly sliced crosswise, chunk farmhouse cheddar, coarsely broken spiced candied walnuts , recipe follows