MAKING 1) Mix sugar and water and stir until sugar dissolves. 2) Take a small bowl and mix together the sugar mixture, 1/2 cup lemon balm leaves, mint leaves, and lemon juice in it. 3) Cover the mixture and leave overnight. 4) Take a large pitcher or punch ..

Select firm fruit. Peel, core, and quarter pears. Cut plums or prunes into 4 sections through to stone; leave pulp attached to stones. Feel peaches and cut into halves. Save stones. Put fruit and peach stones in heavy saucepan; add water, lemon balm leaves, ..

MAKING 1) Brush the sardines with olive oil. 2) Cook for 5 minutes on each side on either a fish rack or a grill. 3) Cut the butter into 12 pieces. 4) Place the sardines on a warmed serving plate, topped with a pat of butter. SERVING 5) Garnish with lemon ..

1. In the top of a double boiler or metal bowl (4 to 6 qt.), whisk to blend egg yolks, sugar, lemon juice, and Riesling. 2. Set double boiler over boiling water, or nest bowl in a pan over boiling water. Whisk egg mixture (or beat with a mixer on medium ..

GETTING READY 1) Wash the rice thoroughly and arrange the other ingredients. MAKING 2) In a pot, boil the chicken stock. In a alrge frying pan, heat the butter or oil, add the onion and garlic and saute until soft. 3) Add the rice to the pan and continue ..

Lemon Honey Granita recipe adapted from Marguerite Patten BBC cookery

Quarter the papaya and remove the seeds with a spoon. Peel the quarters with a sharp knife, then cut into smaller slices (about 1 inch wide), and sprinkle with the lemon juice. Cut the Prosciutto in long, 1-inch strips. Wrap them around the papaya slices, and ..

Clean, wash and coarsely chop the mushrooms. Peel the shallots, cut into pieces and mix with the mushrooms. In a saucepan bring the white wine, mushrooms and shallots to a boil with 1 pinch of the salt and simmer over low heat to reduce the liquid. Dissolve ..

MAKING 1) Blend well the fromage blanc, 3/4 of the caster sugar and the vanilla essence, put in a shallow glass dish. 2) Arrange the strawberries on top of the fromage blanc and sprinkle with the 1/4 caster sugar. ..

Wash and pat the duck breast dry. Fry in the oil 10 minutes with the skin side down, turn and fry another 5 minutes. Remove the meat and season with salt and pepper. Peel and wash the celeriac; slice thinly and then cut into strips. Peel, quarter and core the ..

Wash the chicken breasts, pat them dry and rub with salt and pepper. Saute them in the oil and simmer over low heat for about 10 minutes. Cool slightly, then slice. Season the mayonnaise with the curry, lemon juice, salt and sugar. Remove the root end of the ..

Wash and pat the venison medallions dry, wrap them in the bacon and tie with kitchen string. Season with salt and pepper and fry in the oil 8 minutes to a side. Halve the pomegranates. Holding them in one hand with the cut side down, pound on the fruit with ..

MAKING 1. In a bowl, whisk the vinegar, oil and lime juice 2. To it, add the shallot, truffle, caviar, chervil and lemon balm and season with salt and pepper SERVING 3. Serve along with Dungeness crab and fennel

1. Place the lychees with their syrup, lime juice and Cointreau in a bowl. 2. Peel the oranges and cut into segments, discarding all pith. Cut the melon flesh into cubes or scoop into balls, then add to the bowl with the oranges. 3. Cut the brown ribs from ..

1 Peel and slice the onion; drain and chop the anchovies; remove the zest from the lemon, using a grater, and squeeze out the juice; wash and finely chop the lemon balm leaves. 2 Place the water, onion, bay leaf and smoked haddock in a pan; add salt and ..

MAKING 1. In a bowl, add butter and beat until it becomes soft. 2. Add the flavoring ingredients of the flavor that you wish to make. SERVING 3. Serve separately with different breads and

In large punch bowl stir together all punch ingredients. Garnish with raspberries, fresh herbs and edible flowers, if

GETTING READY 1 Using a sharp knife, cut the avocados in half. 2 Remove the stones and discard. 3 Gently scoop out the avocado flesh and leave the skins intact. 4 In a mixing bowl, put all the scooped out flesh. 5 Reserve the shells. 6 Using a ..

In a small mixing bowl pour the boiling water over the tamarind. Using the back of a wooden spoon, press the tamarind against the side of the bowl. Let stand, covered, at room temperature for 30 minutes. Add the sugar; stir till dissolved. Pour mixture into a ..

1. Put the raspberries and confectioners' sugar in a food processor or blender and process until smooth, or press through a strainer with the back of a spoon. 2. Reserve 1 tablespoon per portion of creme fraiche for decorating. 3. Put the remaininq creme ..

For the sauce, heat the oil in a saucepan, add the lobster shells and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes. Stir in the shallots and carrot, and cook gently, stirring occasionally, until the shallots are softened. Stir in the whiskey and set ..

Cut off the bottom of the cauliflower stalk, and remove the outer leaves. Cover with cold water and leave for 1 hour. Bring 2 1/4 pints of water and the salt to the boil. Add the whole cauliflower and cook for 15 minutes. Drain and reserve 1 cup of the ..

About an hour before cooking, soak hickory chips in enough water to cover; drain chips. Using a sharp knife, make a 1 inch deep slash between each rib on the fat side of the roast, about eight slashes in all. In a small mixing bowl stir together the brown ..

GETTING READY 1) Preheat the oven to 175°C (350°F). 2) Cut the fish into 8 cm long pieces. 3) Sprinkle them with salt and let them stand for 10 minutes. 4) Rinse the fish and make it dry. 5) Clen the leeks and finely slice them, use as much as green ..