Ingredients:

• 1 loaf ciabatta bread, sliced lengthwise
• 3 Tablespoons softened butter
• 8 ounces Synnove Norsk Gulost cheese slices
• 6 red ripe tomatoes, cut into 1/3" slices
• 20 fresh basil leaves

Method:

Spread butter on the bread. Toast in toaster oven until sizzling. Arrange cheese slices on top half of ciabatta bread and toast until cheese melts. Assemble sandwich by layering on the basil leaves and tomato slices and topping with cheese-covered bread slice. Cut into segments and serve.

Ingredients:

Base:

Frosting:

Method:

In a food processor, mix all base ingredients, then pat down in an 8-inch square baking pan. Puree all frosting ingredients in a food processor and spread on base. Cover and freeze at least 3 hours. Cut into 2-inch squares and serve cold.

This is a recipe from www.oprah.com, created by Toni Bark.

Ingredients:

Method:

Heat wok or pan with oil. Stir-fry garlic for 1 minute.

Add ground pork and cook until brown. Add diced opo, fish sauce, soy sauce, sugar and ginger.

Stir-fry until cooked for about 10 minutes or until slightly soft, don't overcook.

Add green onion at the end with pepper to taste.

Serve with steamed rice.

This is a recipe from food.com

Ingredients:

Method:

Grease and flour a bundt cake pan. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Blend baking soda into chopped firm Fuyus. Set aside. In a large bowl, beat soft butter with sugar. Add 2 eggs, lemon juice, and vanilla and beat until fluffy. Stir in Fuyu mix.

Sift together flour, baking powder, salt, ground cloves, cinnamon and nutmeg. Stir flour into Fuyu mixture just until blended.

Add chopped walnuts and raisins.

Pour into prepared bundt pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 55 - 60 minutes or until toothpick tests clean. Cool in pan 15 minutes. Turn onto rack.

This is a recipe from Sunset Magazine.

Ingredients:

Method:

In a skillet over medium heat, caramelize sugar. When it begins to colour, add onion and zucchini and cook for about 1 minute.

Deglaze with cider vinegar and water. Add salt and continue cooking over low heat for 8 minutes.

Add rambutans and reduce until mixture has the consistency of syrup.

Serve over grilled chicken or fish, or even with a cheese platter.

This is a Sri Lankan recipe from www.accidentalepicurean.com

Ingredients:

Method:

In a cocktail shaker, combine rambutans and muddle until they are broken up and have released their juices, but not completely pulverized.

2. Fill the shaker halfway full with ice, then add ginger-flavored vodka, Cointreau, and club soda. Shake vigorously, then strain into a martini glass.

Serves 1.

This is a recipe from www.lets-have-a-drink.yumsugar.com

Ingredients:

Method:

Soak dried mushrooms in 1 1/2 cup of water for 1 hour.

In large kettle (6 qrt) under low heat, slowly render Bobak's Hunter Bacon.

Add and brown (Bobak's) Smoked Sausage and raw pork cubes.

Once all meats are browned, remove from kettle, leaving the natural oils and juices. Add Onions, Allspice and Bay Leaves. Stir while scraping the browned kettle.

Add the Tomato Paste and cook over medium heat. Add Flour, Mushrooms, Sauerkraut and cook over medium heat.

Add Water from soaked mushrooms, Beef Stock, Wine and All Browned meats.

Bring to a boil, cover tightly then reduce heat to simmer for

Salt and Pepper to taste. Serves 8-10

Longer the simmer, the better the flavor.

Ingredients:

Bayou Blast*

Method:

Heat the oil in a large (4 qrt) saucepan over medium heat.

Add sausage and cook 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Add garlic, onion, pepper and celery; Saute on high heat 2 minutes. Add water, can of tomatoes, Bayou Blast*; Stir and bring to a boil. Add rice, stir vigorously, tightly cover and remove from heat.

Let stand covered for 5 minutes. Serves 6-8.

Ingredients:

Method:

Prepare sausage according to one of the following methods:

Stove Top: Place sausage in shallow pan with 1/4" of water over medium heat. Simmer covered for 10 minutes, turning once. Remove cover, let water evaporate, then brown links in pan turning as often as necessary. (about 5 minutes)

Grill: Prepare charcoal or wood fire and allow it to burn down to embers. Place sausage on grill until well browned and crusty, turning often so as not to burn.

In a separate pan melt butter over medium heat, add sliced onions, salt and cover. Saute onions until they become transparent or caramelized to enhance their flavor.

Add the cooked sausage to the sauteed onions and simmer on low for 10 minutes.

Place sausages on rolls, smother with onions and add a dab of mustard. Serves 6-8

Ingredients:

Method:

Heat the oil in a large (4 qrt) saucepan over medium heat. Place sausage on cut end and brown. Turn over and repeat. Add water, spaghetti sauce and stir until well blended.

Cover and cook over high heat the time it takes to prepare the pasta.

Bring 4-6 quarts of water to a rolling boil. Add salt, spaghetti and stir gently until boil returns. Cook according to labeled instructions, usually 9-11 minutes.

Remove from heat, drain well and plate.

Smother your favorite cooked pasta with this delicious red sauce full of bite size, tasty morsels of Italian Sausage!

Serve immediately. Serves 6-8

Find more recipes at www.bobak.com

Ingredients:

Method:

Score the flesh of the chicken and place in a shallow dish.

Mix together the remaining ingredients and pour over the chicken. Marinate for at least 2 hours, turning occasionally.

Place the chicken on the grill for 20-25 minutes turning frequently, basting with any remaining marinade until cooked.

Makes 4 servings.

Ingredients:

Method:

Pour the milk into a large pan. Bring it to a boil, stir in the coconut, lower the heat and allow to simmer for about 30 minutes. Place the mixture into a food processor and process until smooth. Be patient, this may take a few minutes for a smooth mixture. Pause frequently and scrape down the bowl sides.

Rinse the pan to remove any coconut that remains, pour in the processed mixture and add the coconut milk. Stir in the chicken stock, cream, salt, pepper and sugar. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally, then lower the heat and cook for ten minutes.

Reserve a few coriander leaves for garnish, then dice the rest and stir into the soup. Pour the soup into a large bowl, let it cool, then cover and put into the refrigerator until it is well chilled. Taste the soup and adjust the seasoning to suit before serving, (refrigeration will alter the taste).

Serve in chilled bowls, garnished with coriander leaves.

Ingredients:

Method:

Combine ingredients in a blender. Blend until smooth. Pour into your favorite serving glasses, garnish with sprig of mint and enjoy.

Ingredients:

Dressing:

Method:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a loaf pan. Place currants and caraway seeds in a big bowl. Sift together flour, baking soda, sugar and salt. Pour sifted mixture over currants. Add the Irish butter, eggs and milk; mix well. Mold dough into a loaf shape on a floured board, then place on greased pan and bake for one hour, or until bread tests done.

Ingredients:

Icing:

Method:

Preheat oven 375 degrees. Grease and line two 8-inch cake tins. Sift flour and salt into a mixing bowl. Melt chocolate in a bowl placed over a saucepan of hot water.

In a separate bowl, cream butter and sugar together until fluffy, then beat in the chocolate and mashed potato. Beat in the eggs, alternating with some of the flour. Fold in the rest of the flour and mix in the milk.

Divide mixture between cake tins. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until top is firm but springy. Remove from oven, cool for a few minutes, then turn out on a cooling rack.

To make the icing, melt the chocolate (see above), stir in the other ingredients and mix. Spread between the cake layers, then coat the top and sides of the cake.

Valentine's Day Recipes
Valentine's Day is a day for couples and expressions of love. This year why not avoid the crowded restaurant scene and prepare a romantic meal with the help of Global Foods Market? Surprise your Valentine with a romantic meal for two or discover the passionate possibilities of preparing a meal together. Either way, the ingredients for the following recipes can be found here at Global Foods Market. Make the day complete with a stop at our special chocolate display for an enticing gift of European chocolates.

Ingredients:

Method:

Cut endive into small pieces, discard any dark green leaves, and place in a large bowl.

Cut bacon crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick sticks. In a heavy skillet cook over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until golden. Remove skillet from heat.

In large non-stick frying pan, over medium to high heat, cook eggs sunny-side-up.

Reheat bacon in its skillet over moderate heat. Stir in shallots and cook 1 minute. Add red wine vinegar, chopped parsley, and boil for 5 seconds.

Immediately pour hot dressing over endive and toss with salt and pepper to taste. Divide salad on 2 plates and top each with 4 fried eggs. Season eggs with salt and pepper and serve salad immediately.

Ingredients:

Sweet potato gnocchi:

Quail and sauce:

Method:

For gnocchi:
Peel and dice potatoes. Boil in medium sauce pan until soft. Drain thoroughly. Let stand until dry.

Mound the potatoes on a flat work surface and create a well in the center. Sprinkle sifted flour all over potatoes. Break egg into center of well. Season with salt and pepper. Using a fork, incorporate flour and potatoes into egg to make dough. Form dough into a ball and gently knead until it is dry.

Make a well in the center of the potatoes and sprinkle all over with the flour. Break the egg into the center of the well, add the salt, and, using a fork, stir into the flour and potatoes as if you were making pasta. Once the egg is mixed in, bring the dough together, kneading gently until a ball is formed. Knead gently another 4 minutes, until ball is dry to the touch. Let rest for two hours.

Roll dough into cylinders and cut into 1-inch pieces. Blanch the pieces in boiling water for about a minute and then shock in ice water. Drain and reserve.

For quail and sauce:
Remove wings from quail and set in a sauce pan with veal stock. Heat and simmer until thickens. Season with salt and pepper.

Preheat oven to 350°F. Heat about 1 Tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Season quail with salt and pepper and sear in the skillet, skin-side down. Transfer skillet to oven and roast quail (still skin-side down) for about 5 minutes. Turn quail over and quickly sear meat side (approximately 20 seconds).

Heat 1-2 Tablespoons olive oil in a separate sauté pan. Add gnocchi and sauté until caramelized, tossing pan frequently. Add scallions and mushrooms and briefly sauté until mushrooms are cooked. Season with salt, pepper and chopped parsley.

To serve:

Place gnocchi and quail in the center of the plate and drizzle with sauce.

Yield: 4 Servings

Wine pairing: Pinot Noir

Ingredients:

Method:

Roll out cookie dough into a 12 inch round. Bake 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Allow to cool completely.

Meanwhile, prepare fruit by washing and slicing it into 1/4 inch slices.

Cream together the cream cheese, powdered sugar and lemon juice.

When the crust is cool, top with the cream cheese mixture. Lay fruit in a circle on top of the cream cheese mixture. Spread apricot glaze over fruit.

Chill until ready to serve.

Makes one 12-inch dessert pizza.