Brie Crostini with Cinnamon Sautéed Apples

Crisp toasted baguette slices topped with creamy Brie and warm cinnamon-sautéed apples make an easy and elegant appetizer. Tart Granny Smith apples are especially good here because they balance the richness of the Brie and the sweetness of the brown sugar.

Salad of Haricots Verts, Tomato Tartaare and Chive Oil

This elegant first-course salad from Thomas Keller’s The French Laundry Cookbook combines crisp-tender haricots verts with intensely flavored tomato tartare, red wine vinegar cream, frisée, chive oil and a finishing dusting of tomato powder. 

Home Made Red Enchilada Sauce

 This is an excellent sauce to use on tacos and especially good for making enchiladas.

Lemony Garlic Chicken with Parmesan Bow-tie Pasta

Tender chicken in a bright, flavorful sauce of fresh lemon and garlic, finished with Parmesan and served with bow-tie pasta. It’s a simple, satisfying dish with a nice balance of citrus, garlic and savory Parmesan.

Chicken Sopa

 A comforting layered casserole of corn tortillas, tender shredded chicken, Monterey Jack cheese, green chiles and salsa in a creamy sauce. Baked until hot and bubbly, this easy Southwestern-style dish is hearty, flavorful and perfect for a casual family dinner.

Chicken Kiev

Crisp, golden chicken breasts filled with a rich garlic-herb butter that melts into a flavorful sauce as the chicken cooks. This classic dish is crunchy on the outside, tender and juicy inside, with a delicious burst of buttery garlic and herbs in every serving.

 

Cindys Cranberries

 A perfect side dish for Thanksgiving or Christmas. The cranberries do not burst when prepared according to the instructions and look like rubies in the serving dish.