Beef Tenderloin

Ingredients:1 beef tenderloinOlive oilLemon pepper marinade (e.g. Lawry’s)Directions:Preheat oven to 175 degreesUsing your hands, rub the beef tenderloin all over including the ends with olive oil. Sprinkle all over with lemon pepper marinade until the tenderloin is...

Beet Tartare

From Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s Jean-Georges Cooking at HomeServes 4Ingredients:6 medium beets (about 1 1/4 pounds)1 shallot, roughly chopped1 teaspoon Worchestershire sauceFew drops Tabasco or other hot sauce1 teaspoon sherry vinegar6 cornichons, roughly chopped1/3...

Biscochitos (Cookies)

From Santa Fe, NMMakes 4 dozen cookiesIngredients:1 cup sugar, plus 3/4 cup for sprinkling1 1/4 cups lard or vegetable shortening1 large egg1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract1 tablespoon Grand Marnier or Triple SecFinely grated zest of 1 orange3 cups all purpose flour1/2...

Breakfast Chili Rellenos

From the Grant Corner Inn in Santa Fe, NMServes 6Picadillo Filling Ingredients:1/2 pound very lean ground beef1 clove garlic, minced1 1/3 cups tomato sauce2 tablespoons raisins3 tablespoons sherry1 teaspoon cinnamon1/4 teaspoon ground cloves2 teaspoons sugar1...

Carne Codia En Limon

From Diana Kennedy’s The Cuisines of MexicoServes 4Ingredients:A glass or china bowl1/2 cup lime juice1/2 pound ground sirloin, absolutely free of fat1 small tomato, finely chopped2 tablespoons finely chopped onion3-4 chiles (serranos) with seeds, finely chopped1/4...