Rice Cakes Popular at Friday Harbor Restaurant

Dear Stephanie, Thank you so much for this recipe (Note from editor: recipe follows). It sounds fabulous. When my husband and I ate at the restaurant it was just a plain rice cake as a side with our salmon and I loved it. This is quite a bit fancier, but we can have it plain [...]

Cannoli Recipe

Italian Cannoli From La Cucina Anna Maria: Good Life Recipes from San Juan Island Shells: 2 cups all purpose flour 2 tablespoons shortening or lard 1 teaspoon honey ¼ teaspoon honey ¼ teaspoon salt ¾ cup Marsala wine 1 egg slightly beaten 1 ½ quarts vegetable oil metal tubes or dowels (6 x ¾ inches [...]

Buttermilk Biscuit Recipe – Coho Restaurant

Blitz Buttermilk Biscuits Makes 12 to 24 Biscuits The term “blitz” refers to the technique of pastry making where the fat pieces are left very large and the dough is “laminated” or folded over itself several times. This results in an exceptionally flaky biscuit loaded with buttery flavor. [...]

Parsnip Cakes with Saffron Onions

Parsnip Cakes Makes 4 Entrée Servings or 15 – 16 Small Cakes for Appetizers These are a lovely vegetarian food. You can make them small for an appetizer size, or make them larger and serve as an entrée. I usually garnish them with a dollop of sour cream and saffron onions. And if they are [...]

Hazelnut Encrusted Lavender Chicken

A heartfelt thanks to Susan R. for her comments on Anna Maria’s demonstration at this year’s Lavender Festival (see cohorestaurant.com/blog. ) Anna Maria put a lot of time into the preparation of the foods for the demonstration, and at the height of the busy summer season, blocking out hours to do yet one more task [...]

Coho Restaurant’s Chocolate Pots de Creme

This dessert will satisfy any chocolate craving. It is a cross between crème brulée and chocolate pudding – very rich and decadent to say the least! 5 Large egg yolks 5 Tablespoons Sugar ¼ teaspoon Sea salt 1 ½ cup Heavy cream ¾ cup Half and half 10 oz. Bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped [...]

Classic Steamed Mussels for Friday Harbor Dining

At May 5, 2010
By Stephanie
In All Recipes / Appetizer Recipes / Entree Recipes

This is an old standby recipe with many wonderful and delicious variations. The method is essentially the same for mussels or clams . The best part is the dipping sauce – make sure you have some crusty European bread at the ready. If there is any sauce left, you can save the base for [...]

Tiramisu

2 packages Savoiardi (Italian lady fingers) 1/2 lb Mascarpone cheese 1/2 cup brewed espresso coffee unsweetened 3 large eggs 3 TBLS sugar 2-3 TBLS Dutch cocoa 2-3 TBLS shaved bitter sweet chocolate for garnish Separate eggs. Put egg whites in electric mixer and beat until stiff peaks form. Mix yolks and sugar until combined. Add [...]

Key Lime Pie

Crust: 1 1/4 cup of graham cracker crumbs 6 TBLS of butter Filling: 1 can 14oz. sweetened condensed milk 1/2 cup plus 2 TBLS key lime juice 2 large eggs 2 TBLS lime zest Dash of salt Topping: 8 oz sour cream 1/4 cup sugar 1/8 tsp of salt Lime zest for garnish To make [...]

Butternut Squash Soup

At March 25, 2010
By insideout
In All Recipes / Appetizer Recipes / Entree Recipes

3 pound butternut squash 2 Granny Smith apples 2 large onions 2 1/2 cups homemade chicken broth 1 cup orange juice 2 teaspoons grated orange peel 2 teaspoons curry powder 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon pepper 1 cup heavy whipping cream 1/2 cup milk Orange Marmalade cream: 1 cup sour cream 1/2 teaspoon curry powder [...]