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Marinated Goat Cheese
At her farmhouse in the Périgord, Danièle Mazat-Delpeuch served us this marinated cheese with hearty, whole-grain country bread, thickly sliced and toasted on forks over the coals in her huge living room fireplace. Continue...
Calcutta Chicken Curry
This was a popular dish at Trader Vic's in Beverly Hills.
Chowchow
This piquant condiment is served alongside the Calcutta-style curries at Trader Vic's.
Cheese Bings
This Trader Vic's creation is an upscale version of ham croquettes popular in Spain and Latin America.
Stir-Fried Baby Bok Choy
Along with Chinese peas with water chestnuts and asparagus Chinese style, this is a classic Trader Vic's vegetable dish.
Suffering Bastard
According to the Trader Vic's drinks menu, the recipe for this cocktail, with its name evocative of morning-after woes, comes from Sheppard's Hotel in Cairo.
Bongo Bongo Soup
This unusual soup, a Trader Vic invention, was perhaps inspired by the soup called boula boula, a purée of pea soup and turtle soup.
Christmas Pudding
This rich, fruity pudding is a delicious holiday tradition throughout Britain.
Macaroni and Cheese with Country Ham
A great recipe using leftover ham and biscuits from the holidays.
Bourbon Balls
These chocolatey confections are what author Shane Mitchell calls "Southern truffles—boozy and bad to the bone".
Crab Rangoon
This over-the-top elaboration of fried wontons is an enduringly popular appetizer.
Javanese Lamb Sate with Peanut Sauce
In the old days, this lamb dish was served as a main course, with five or six pieces of meat on each skewer. We use it here as an appetizer.
Spicy Creamed Onions
This recipe calls for toasting the flour which adds a rich, nutty flavor to gravies and sauces.
Green Beans Almondine
This recipe is best with unsplit string beans, but make sure to use the tenderest beans you can find.
Edisto Eggnog
This tasty concoction comes from Edisto Island in South Carolina.