Serves four as a side dish This is also amazing as a burger topping or stirred into scrambled eggs, on top of toast or a baked potato I'd say to allot 45 to an hour to make this, depending on how quick you are with a knife Make a bechamel sauce, then add cheese to make a moray sauce: In a large pot, melt 1/4 cup butter. Stir in 2 T flour. Stir and cook for 3 minutes, until it's takes on a light blond color. Slowly pour in 1 cup whole milk (or cream and milk. Or all cream!) and stir until...

lamb stew with quince (or apple) serves four takes a few hours. it's a stew! In a large pot, heat 2 T olive oil and add one (or two!) large, sliced onions. Let brown. This will take about 3 minutes on medium high heat. Don't walk away. To the browned onions, add 1 1/2 pounds of lamb stew meat (or beef!), one large tomato that you rough chopped, a hearty pinch of rose petals (obviously, optional. But if you have them, it adds a hint of mysterous flavor), 1 tsp ground cardamom, a tsp of...

Taiwanese Cabbage with Garlic Din Tai Fung Style Serves 4-6 as a side dish Take about 45 active minutes  This can be vegetarian if you use vegetable bouillon Chop a large, cored, flat (Taiwanese) or green cabbage into large, square pieces Heat 1 T vegetable oil in a large pan (a wok would be even better.) Add half the cabbage to the hot oil with a large pinch of salt. Stir and when it's slightly wilted, add the rest of the cabbage To that, add 1/4 cup shaoxing wine, a large pinch of white...