5 oz. bittersweet chocolate (70-percent cacao), chopped into chunks ...

6 eggs, beaten 1 tsp. salt ...

1 package (3½-ounces) bean-thread noodles 20 ...

½ lb. beef brisket 2 cloves garlic ...

2 Tbsp. olive oil or other vegetable oil 1 t ...

1 lb. dried spaghetti 16 oz. marinara sauce, ...

24 large shrimp (4 shrimp per person), cleaned and deveined ...

5 to 8 oz. almond paste or marzipan ~ ...

7 to 8 oz. almond paste or marzipan ~ ...

2 wide-mouth pint jam jars 10 lemons ...

1 ruby grapefruit 1 large orange or 2 blood o ...

2½ cups powdered sugar 2 eggs ...

1 cup hazelnuts, toasted and loose skins rubbed off ...

Dough 4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour ...

10 citrus fruits (a combination of tangerines, clementines, mandarins ...

5 to 6 vanilla beans 1 clean glass ...

2 Tbsp. butter 2 Tbsp. olive oil ...

¼ cup freshly squeezed lemon and/or lime juice ...

3 baking apples 3 quinces 1 ...

8 cups whole milk 1 cup water ...

Hot chocolate 3 Tbsp. cocoa powder (try a mixture of n ...

½ tsp. saffron threads 1 Tbsp. warm wat ...

Tomato sauce 3 Tbsp. unsalted butter ...

Salad 5 small beets ½ cup ...