Friday, December 21, 2012

Solstice Party, Franklin NY 2012


Solstice Party Recipes 2012

Butternut Squash with Chickpeas

Ciamotta (Stewed Mixed Vegetables

Chicken Tagine with Olives and Preserved Lemons

Iranian Tomato and Cucumber Salad

Picadillo

Bean Salad
1 can each strained rinced black, white, and kidney beans, chopped jalapeno, large garlic clove smashed, 2 stalks of celery chopped, red and green pepper chopped, ½ red onion chopped, cilantro and parsley chopped, juice of 1 lime, olive oil, tsp cumin.

Baked Salmon with Cherry Tomatoes
Pre-heat over to 400 degrees
In a food processor combine a handful of cilantro, garlic, lime juice, and pepper to taste and process until well combined and damp.  Slather this over the flesh side of the salmon.  Cut cherry tomatoes in half and arrange on top of the salmon.  Bake for 20 minutes.

Lebanese Roasted Chickens
Combine 1 onion, 2 cloves of garlic and make it into a paste and mix with enough yoghurt, to cover, juice of ½ lemon, 1 tsp Lebanese 7 spice.  Marinate the chicken for less than 4 hours.  You can use whole chickens or parts and roast, bake, or grill the chicken.

Gravlax
2 equal large piece of salmon. 3 parts salt, 2 parts sugar, and 1 ½ parts black pepper and a handful of dill.  Spread the cure on the flesh side of each and cover one with dill and put the cured side of the other piece down onto the dill.  Cover and weight it and flip it once a day for about 3-4 days.   It will give off liquid so make sure to put it in a flat dish that will catch the liquid.

Ice box Cookies

Mocha Sliced Cookies






Chocolate Truffles