Main Dishes

Crusted Beef Tenderloin

Makes 12 servings This roast is perfect for holidays and dinner parties, because it’s quick to cook, including a few minutes on the grill. While you can sear your roast in a pan on the stove, using the grill your house free from smoke and grease, so you can finish […]

Appetizers, Hors D’oeuvre, and Snacks

Fried Wontons with Mustard Sauce

Makes 20 wontons Ingredients Mustard Sauce 3/4 cup Dijon mustard 1/4 cup water 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar 1 1/2 teaspoons soy sauce 1 1/2 teaspoons vinegar Filling 4 oz ground pork 2 oz Napa cabbage, thinly sliced 2 scallions, thinly sliced 1 teaspoon minced ginger 1 teaspoon soy sauce 1 […]

Sauces, Dressings, and Condiments

Garlic Confit Chablis Vinaigrette

Makes 2 cups Ingredients Garlic Confit 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil 4 oz shallots, peeled, halved (about 4 shallots) 8 garlic cloves Vinaigrette 1 cup Chablis or other dry white wine 1/4 cup lemon juice 1 1/2 teaspoons Dijon mustard 3/4 teaspoons honey 2 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt, plus as […]

Breakfast and Brunch

Gravlax

Makes 10 servings Serve this with dill mustard sauce (we’ve included the recipe below) and some hearty brown bread with good butter. Ingredients 1 salmon fillet (3 to 3 1/2 lb), skin on 1/4 cup coarse sea salt 1/4 cup sugar 2 teaspoons crushed black peppercorns Zest of 1 lemon […]

Free Recipes, Sauces, Dressings, and Condiments

Homemade Beefsteak Ketchup

Makes 4 servings This jewel of a recipe from the CIA’s own Waldy Malouf is slightly sweet, spicy, intensely flavorful sauce that will elevate any already amazing dish to even greater heights. We most look forward to sharing this recipe at our Hyde Park campus’ annual Beefsteak Dinner, a boisterous […]

Free Recipes

White Wine-Braised Turkey Thighs

Makes 6 to 8 servings Perfect for a smaller crowd or dark meat superfans, this braise is like cooking the turkey right in the gravy. The finished turkey is juicy and tender, with a bright acidity from the reduced wine sauce. Even better, it can be made the day ahead […]