6 Egg whites, at room temp.

2 1/2 tb Sugar

2 1/2 c Sugar, powdered, sifted,

plus more as needed 3/4 c Almonds, ground, blanched

Preheat the oven to 325 F. Cut out three 10-inch parch...

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1 c Jam, apricot

1/2 c Sugar

1/4 c Water

Combine jam, sugar and water in a heavy saucepan. Mix well, bring to a boil, then simmer until clear. Source: Great Chefs of San Francisco, Avon Bo...

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1 1/2 lb Asparagus, medium/small

2 oz Butter, unsalted

2 c Cream, heavy

Salt (to taste) Pepper (to taste) Wash the asparagus and snap off the white ends. Set aside all tops and half that n...

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2 tb Oil, vegetable

6 lb Bones, beef, meaty

2 md Onions, trimmed, quartered

don't peel 2 lg Carrots, peeled, trimmed

coarsely chopped 2 Celery, stalks, trimmed,

coarsely cho...

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2 tb Butter, unsalted

8 md Shallots, roughly chopped

1 Garlic, clove, roughly

chopped 1 Bouquet garni ***

750 ml Wine, red, dry

3 oz Marrow, veal, OR

3 oz Marrow, beef

2 tb ...

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4 tb Paprika

2 tb Onion powder or flakes

2 tb Garlic powder or flakes

1 tb Gumbo file

1 tb Ground cumin (or whole seeds

-toasted and ground) 1 tb Ground coriander ( or whole

-seed...

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5 lb Chicken, parts, (backs,

necks, carcasses, and giblets), (no livers) 2 lg Onions, coarsely chopped

2 md Carrots, peeled, trimmed

coarsely chopped 2 lg Celery, stalks, with lea...

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1 md Onion, top and bottom cut

off and reserved 1 Pepper, red bell, top and

bottom cut off and re- served 1 Pepper, green bell, top

and bottom cut off and reserved 2 Corn, e...

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9 Eggs, separated, room temp.

1 tb Rum, dark

1/4 ts Extract, vanilla

1/4 ts Cream of Tartar

8 tb Sugar

12 oz Chocolate, semi-sweet,

melted 6 tb Butter, unsalted, melted

3 tb...

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3 oz Chocolate, sweet, melted

For chocolate leaves, brush melted chocolate on undersides of holly or lemon leaves; refrigerate until firm, carefully peel off leaves. Source: New York's Master Ch...

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