Tortellini Pasta

Ingredients:

• [225 g] flour
• [1/4 tsp] fine sea salt
• [1 tbsp] olive oil
• [3] free range egg yolks
• [2] large free range eggs

Method:

1. Place the flour, salt and oil into a food processor and pulse for a few seconds to mix. Whisk together the egg yolks and whole eggs. 
2. With the motor running, slowly add the eggs into the flour mixture until the dough just comes together (you may not need all the eggs). The mixture should form small lumps and will form a smooth, firm paste when pressed with your fingers. 
3. Tip the dough onto a lightly floured board and knead for about 20 minutes until smooth.
4. Wrap tightly in saran wrap (cling film) and chill for 2 hours.
5. Roll out the pasta dough into thin sheets using pasta rolling machine. You want to roll and fold the dough at least 3-4 times on each setting. You will have to fold and roll the dough more often at the beginning of the rolling. The resulting pasta will be velvety to touch and strong.

Apple Turnover

Servings: 4

Ingredients:

• [1/4 cup] orange juice
• [1] large Granny Smith apples
• [1] large pear
• [3 tbsp] sugar
• [1 tpbs] unsalted butter
• [1 tbsp] orange zest
• [] cinnamon
• [] ground nutmeg
• [] ground cloves
• [] corn starch
• cream cheese dough
• optional milk for garnish

Preparation:
Stuffing

1. Peel, core and cut apples and pears into bite-sized chunks
2. Put the fruit, butter, orange juice and zest in a medium sauce pan
3. Cook for about 5 minutes
4. Mix in the corn starch and cook for another minute
5. Let the mixture cool

Assembly and baking

1. Roll the dough so it's about 1/8" thick (can be a bit thicker)
2. Fill half the pastry leaving 3/4" border near the edge
3. Fold the pastry and pinch the edges
4. Brush the top with milk or cream, and sprinkle with sugar
5. Bake in 400F for 10 min.
6. Lower the temperature to 350F and bake for another 20min (or until brown)

Cream Cheese Dough

Ingredients:

• [1/2 cup] unsalted butter
• [4 oz] cream cheese
• [1/4 tsp] salt
• [1 tbsp] confectioners' sugar
• [1 1/2 cup] all-purpose flour

Preparation:

1. Combine butter, cream cheese and salt.
2. Add sugar and 1/2 cup of flour. Blend until incorporated.
3. Add another 1/2 cup of flour and blend until incorporated.
4. Add remaining flour and blend until incorporated.
5. Divide though into 4 balls, flatten them and wrap in plastic wrap.
6. Refrigirate until firm (1.5 hours)

Great for popovers.

Faworki

Ingredients:

• [5] egg yolks
• [250g] flour
• [1 tbsp] lemon juice
• [2 tsp] sour cream or creme fraiche
• [1 tsp] sugar
• [as needed] vegetable oil for frying

Preparation:

1. Mix all the ingredients
2. Kneed to make a dough
3. Use pasta machine or roll the dough until it's thin and springy (doesn't tear easily)
4. Cut into small rectangular strips (0.5" x 1.5")
5. Fry until golden
6. Drain and sprinkle with powdered cugar

Tomato Aioli Sauce

This sauce is great with spaghetti or a thiner variety of pasta.

Ingredients:
[1-2 tbsp] garlic
[2] egg yolks
[4 tbsp] lemon juice
[2 cups] olive oil
[1 cup] chopped and toased almonds
[3/4 cup] finely chopped plum tomatoes
[1/2 tsp] cayenne pepper
[1/2 tsp] papprika
[3 tbsp] red wine vinegar

Preparation:

1. Place egg yolks, garlic and 1 tablespoon lemon juice in the food processor and process to blend.
2. Gradually add the olive oil. A few drops at a time and then in a steady stream to form a thick emulsion.
3.  Add 3 more tablespoons of lemon juice plus salt to taste.
4.  If the aioli is too thick, thin with a little water.
5. Add the almonds, finely choppend and drained tomatoes, cayenne pepper, paprika, vinegar and ground pepper.
6. Taste and adjust seasonings--sauce should be tart and hot with noticable crunch of almonds.

Serve either cold or room temperature.

German Butterball Potatoes

Ingredients:

[3lb] German butterball potatoes

[4] cloves of garlic

[3] medium shallots

[2 cups] creme fraiche

[1] stick of butter

[1 1/2 cups] cream

Preparation:

1. Add garlic, shallots and potatoes to salted water. 
2. Cook until potatoes are fork-tender.
3. Strain the water and add creme fraiche, butter and cream.
4. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Chocolate chip macaroons

Ingredients:

• [3 cups] Sweetened Shredded Coconut
• [5oz] Sweetened Condensed Milk
• [½ Cup] Mini Chocolate Chips
• [1 tsp] Vanilla Extract

Preparation:

1. In mixer, combine all ingredients.
2. Mix with paddle attachment for 1-2 minutes until well incorporated.
3. Scoop with small metal ice cream scooper onto a parchment lined sheet pan.
4. Bake at 300 degrees for 7-8 minutes or until light golden brown.

Notes: Do not bake too long or coconut will burn very quickly. Let cool at room temperature for 15-20 minutes.

Brittle Sugar Cookies per babcia Ania

Ingredients:

1. [2 cups] flour
2. [1 cup] sugar
3. [125g] butter
4. [1tsp] baking powder
5. [1] egg

Preparation:

1. Mix in all ingredients but don't overwork the dough.
2. Put in the fridge for an hour.
3. Roll the dough and cut out cookies.
4. Cook in 375 F until brown.

Macaroni and Cheese

Ingredients:
[3 cups] dry pasta
[2 tbsp] butter
[1 tbsp] flour
[1 cup] milk
[1 tsp] salt + pepper
[2 1/2 cups] cheese (shredded)

Preparation:
Ideal size cheese block measurements: 2" high, 2" wide, 1" long

1. Cook pasta

2. In a pan, melt butter and add flour.

3. When flour starts simmering/bubbling, add milk

4. Be careful not to overcook the milk. Keep the heat fairly low.

5. When the mix starts to thicken, stir in cheese.

6. When cheese melts, mix in pasta.

7. Move to a baking container, sprinkle breadcrumbs on the top and bake for 20min in 375 F

Mushroom Soup

Ingredients:
[3 cups] water
[1 cup] dried mixed mushrooms
[2 cups] vegetable or meat/vegetable broth
[2 tbsp] sour cream
[1 tbsp] flour
[2 tsp] salt


Preparation:
1. In a pot, boil water with salt and mushrooms.

2. Once the mushroom broth is ready, use colander to separate broth from mushrooms. Do not discard the broth - collect it in a separate dish. During the process, make sure that any sand from the mushrooms stays on the bottom of the pot.

3. Dice the mushrooms.

4. In a pot, mix the mushroom broth with vegetable/meat broth.

5. In a separate small pot, mix about half a cup of your broth with flour and sour cream. Make sure broth isn't too hot before mixing in sour cream.

6. Add the broth/sour cream/flour mix. Stir it in.

7. Add mushrooms.

8. Cook on low-medium heat until the soup thickens a bit.

Peanut Sauce

Ingredients:
[2 tbsp] soy sauce
[2 tbsp] sesame oil
[1½ tbsp] ginger
[6 tbsp] vinegar
[3 tbsp] brown sugar
[1½ tbsp] garlic
[5 tbsp] peanut butter (chunky)
[4 tbsp] olive oil

Preparation:
Blend everything in a food processor.