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Gourmet Escape: The Gastronomy and Passion of Spain
Join Laurel Pine, Living Luxury tour for a unique fifteen-day culinary tour, and experience the passionate Spanish way of living and eating. The activities will include exclusive tours, tastings, and demonstrations, private guides, meals in Michelin-starred restaurants (including three of the top 20 restaurants in the world!) and accommodations in unique four and five star properties. The approach to food and life in Spain is unique! Expansive sustainable and biodynamic farms and vineyards produce signature (DOC) culinary products such as Jamon Iberico, sheep’s milk cheese, olive oil and wines such as Sherry, Alboriño, and Tempranillo. These products cannot be produced anywhere else in the world. The land, the climate, and…
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Truffles Recipe: Grilled Porterhouse Steak with Summer Truffles and Cognac Shallot Reduction
Grilled Porterhouse Steak with Summer Truffles and Cognac Shallot Reduction This recipe is ideal for either summer black truffles or Burgundy truffles. In this preparation, the truffles soak up the juice from the steak and become warm and softened. Since summer truffles are only a fraction of the cost of winter truffles, you can be generous with the quantity of truffles used. We used French summer truffles for this recipe because French summer truffles tend to have a more robust flavor than Italian summer truffles. Serves 6 – 8 Ingredients: Two 1.5-pound aged prime porterhouse steaks coarse sea salt and freshly ground pepper 4 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 tablespoon olive…
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Caviar Recipes: Creme Vichyssoise with Black River Caviar
Creme Vichyssoise with Black River Caviar: This classic French soup served chilled is wonderful with a large dollop of Black River Caviar, though another type of ossetra caviar can be used. Since the caviar will sit on the surface of the soup, you’ll want to make sure the soup is thick enough to hold the caviar. If you use home made chicken stock, the stock will be more gelatinous and therefore the chilled soup will have a thicker consistency. If store-bought stock is used, simply add more potatoes to adjust the thickness. Either way, use plenty of potato when you cook the soup. Before blending the soup, you can set…
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Luxury Recipe: Foie Gras Ice Cream
This foie gras ice cream, made with slow baked foie gras, Sauternes wine, sugar, egg yolks, butter and cream is extremely rich and satisfying. Serve this decadent foie-gras ice cream for dessert presented in a bowl with toasted macadamia nuts and bittersweet chocolate shavings, make a foie gras ice cream sandwich with two soft gingerbread cookies, or serve with crepes, caramel sauce and fleur de sel. Foie gras ice cream, like foie gas itself, can be successfully paired with a multitude of ingredients, particularly if the foie gras ice cream is prepared using savory ingredients such as veal or duck stock, herbs. and just a hint of sugar. Since this…
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Recipe: Poached Oysters with Leeks, Cream and Caviar
I adore eating caviar straight from the tin with nothing added. No egg, no onions, no blini… just plain caviar. At the same time, I’m always looking for caviar recipes that highlight the caviar, and ideally actually add to and improve the experience of eating caviar. I have finally found such a recipe. The basis of the recipe came from “Alfred Portale’s 12 Seasons Cookbook”. The slightly poached Bluepoint oysters served in their shell with a leek, shallot and heavy cream sauce, and topped with a generous dollop of Caviar was perhaps the most delicious caviar recipe I have ever had. The combination of ingredients was absolutely perfect. The leeks…
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Luxury Recipe: Truffle Recipes: Baked Figs with Black Truffles and Prosciutto
These prosciutto wrapped honey mustard baked figs, set on top of fried goat cheese and Australian black truffles and drizzled with top quality aged balsamic vinegar makes a delicious appetizer. Australian black truffles reach their peak maturity in mid July; the combination with fresh ripe black mission figs is perfect. If you don’t have a premium quality aged balsamic vinegar such as Traditional Balsamic Vinegar, Reggio Emilia, Gold Label on hand, you can reduce 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar combined with about 1/4 cup sugar or honey. Simmer the mixture until reduced to 1/8 cup. Ingredients: 4 slices Proscuitto de Parma, cut in half lengthwise 8 ripe black mission figs, stems…
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Luxury Recipe: Foie Gras Stuffed Mushrooms
I’ve been making stuffed mushrooms as a party appetizer for years. This recipe for Foie Gras Stuffed Mushrooms takes the old recipe to a new level. The frozen foie gras cubes have just enough time to cook in the oven. If black truffles were in season, I would have added an ounce of chopped black truffles for a real treat! The truffles could be added with the bread crumbs so that they would be partially cooked before the mushrooms are cooked in the oven. Foie Gras Stuffed Mushrooms Ingredients: 24 medium sized cremini brown mushrooms 3 tablespoons foie gras fat (duck fat or olive oil can be used) 1 large…
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RECIPE | Fonduta with Fresh White Truffles
Fresh white truffles surely are one of the culinary world’s most unique and impressive ingredients. I’ve made a lot of white truffle recipes, and I always conclude that the most simple are really the best. This recipe takes only about 15 minutes to make, and highlights the white truffle flavor magnificently. Purchase the best quality fontina you can find. The flavor in the cheese is what makes the fonduta delicious. I served this with a buttery, full bodied Chardonnay and I thought the wine pairing was perfect with the creamy fonduta. Fonduta with Fresh White Truffles INGREDIENTS 7 ounces fontina cheese 1/2 cup milk 1/2 cup heavy cream 2 ounces…
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Recipe: Smoked Duck and Summer Truffle Salad with Truffle-Honey Mustard Vinaigrette
This recipe for Smoked Duck and Summer Truffle Salad with Truffle-Honey Mustard Vinaigrette is easy to prepare, very flavorful, and unique. The smoked duck breast, duck bacon and baked ricotta salata cheese give the salad substance, making a perfect summer meal. There are only a few weeks left for French summer truffle season, so make this recipe while truffles are still available. If you miss the window for summer truffles, you could easily substitute Burgundy truffles. Italian summer truffles can also be used, however, French summer black truffles are more flavorful than Italian summer truffles and they generally have a more pleasing aroma. Summer truffles from Italy tend to be…
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Top 10 Uses for Truffle Oil
Do you want to know how to use truffle oil? There are so many uses for truffle oil, it’s hard to know where to start and where to stop. We’ve narrowed the list down to our top 10 uses for truffle oil. In most cases, either black truffle oil or white truffle oil can be used interchangeably, based on one’s personal taste preference. Facts About Truffle Oil Before we get into the list, there are a few facts about truffle oil that are important to know. There are different types of truffle oil on the market, most ranging in price from $2 – $8 per ounce. It is becoming increasingly…
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