2 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil 1 medium red b ...

¾ cup soft butter ½ cup white suga ...

1 cup mashed bananas ¼ cup canola oil ...

2 packages active dry yeast ¾ cup warm ...

½ cup cornmeal 1 cup boiling water ...

1 to 2 garlic cloves, mashed to a paste in a mortar and pes ...

1 Tbsp. canola oil or butter 2 corn or flour ...

½ oz. Pernod or absinthe 2 eyedropperful ...

Cream 2 cups heavy cream 1 cup ...

1 cup sugar ½ cup water ...

1½ oz. (about 5 tablespoons) unsweetened cocoa powder ...

Kebabs 1 tsp. saffron threads 1 ...

½ cup (1 stick) butter 2 oz. unsweetene ...

1 cup plus 2 Tbsp. flour 1 cup rolled oats ...

2 medium red bell peppers 3 medium mixed bell ...

Cake 1¼ cups flour 1½ ...

¾ cup lentils 3 cups water or stock ...

6 to 8 oz. nettle leaves (a plastic vegetable bag, filled) ...

Dough 2¼ cups all-purpose flour ...

3 lb. young fava beans ~ Ice water for blanch ...

1 onion, chopped 1 lb. mushrooms, stems remo ...

12 oz. fettucine or other medium-width pasta 2 ...

Steaks 2 lamb leg or shoulder steaks (about 1½ pou ...

1 loaf hearty white bread, crusts removed and sliced into ½-inch ...