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Fresh oysters

Champagne-Shallot Mignonette Sauce

Champagne-Shallot Mignonette Sauce

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup Champagne vinegar
  • 1/2 cup Champagne or sparkling wine
  • 2 shallots, minced
  • 2 teaspoons minced fresh flat-leaf parsley
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Preparation

Whisk together all ingredients in a small bowl. Cover and chill until ready to serve. Serve with oysters.

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Cape Cod Clam Chowder

Sara Gray Photo by: Sara Gray

Ingredients

  • 8 pounds quahog clams
  • 1/4 pound bacon, diced
  • 2 1/2 cups chopped onion
  • 2 cups clam juice
  • 2 large potatoes, diced
  • 3 cups heavy whipping cream
  • Kosher salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper

Preparation

Place clams in roasting pans. Bake at 350° for 8 minutes or until slightly opened. Shuck clams; release meat from shells, discarding any that remain closed. Set clams aside. Strain broth, and reserve.

Cook bacon in a Dutch oven until crisp; remove bacon, and drain on paper towels, reserving 2 tablespoons drippings in pan. Add onion, and cook 5 minutes or until translucent. Stir in clam juice. Add potatoes, and cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in reserved broth; cook over low heat 25 minutes. Stir in cream, and simmer 25 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Add clams; cook 5 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Add salt and pepper to taste.

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Mixed Greens with Goat Cheese, Cranberries, and Walnuts

A Lemon-Maple Vinaigrette adds bright flavor to balance the rich goat cheese and fragrant walnuts. This classic salad is a welcome addition to any table.

Sara Gray Photo by: Sara Gray

Ingredients

  • 16 cups mixed greens
  • 1 cup sweetened dried cranberries
  • 1 cup toasted walnut halves
  • Lemon-Maple Vinaigrette
  • 1 (11-ounce) package goat cheese, crumbled

Preparation

Combine greens, cranberries, and walnuts in a large bowl. Just before serving, toss with 2/3 cup Lemon-Maple Vinaigrette, and top with goat cheese.

Note: For a different serving option, slice goat cheese into 16 slices. Roll slices in chopped, toasted walnuts (omit walnut halves in salad). Serve slices over greens; drizzle with Lemon-Maple Vinaigrette.

Coastal Living DECEMBER 2006

Twice-baked Potatoes

Twice-baked Potatoes

Ingredients

  • 4 large baking potatoes (about 3 1/2 pounds)
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 1 (16-ounce) container sour cream
  • 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
  • 3 green onions, sliced
  • 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon cracked black pepper

Preparation

Pierce each potato 3 or 4 times with a fork, and place directly on oven rack. Bake potatoes at 450° for 1 hour and 5 minutes or until tender. Let cool slightly, about 20 minutes.

Cut baked potatoes in half lengthwise. Scoop pulp into a large bowl, reserving potato shells. Add butter and remaining ingredients to pulp, blending well with a potato masher or fork. Spoon potato mixture evenly into reserved shells; place on a baking sheet. Bake at 450° for 25 minutes or until golden.

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Lobster

Chocolate Truffle Loaf with Raspberry Sauce

Sara Gray Photo by: Sara Gray

Ingredients

  • 2 (8-ounce) packages semisweet chocolate squares, coarsely chopped
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup light corn syrup
  • 2 cups heavy whipping cream, divided
  • 3 large egg yolks
  • 1/4 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 (12-ounce) package frozen raspberries, partially thawed
  • 1/3 cup light corn syrup

Preparation

Line a 9- x 5-inch loaf pan with plastic wrap. Set aside.

Melt chocolate, butter, and 1/2 cup corn syrup in a heavy saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring until smooth. Whisk together 1/2 cup whipping cream and egg yolks in a small bowl. Gradually stir into chocolate mixture, whisking constantly. Cook over medium-low heat 11 minutes or until mixture reaches 160°. Remove from heat, and let cool 45 minutes or until mixture reaches room temperature.

Beat remaining 1 1/2 cups whipping cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract at high speed with an electric mixer until soft peaks form. Gently fold into chocolate mixture until no white streaks remain. Pour chocolate mixture into prepared pan. Cover and freeze 3 hours or until firm.

Process raspberries and 1/3 cup corn syrup in a blender until smooth, stopping to scrape down sides. Pour raspberry mixture through a wire-mesh strainer into a 2-cup glass measuring cup, discarding seeds. Cover and chill until ready to serve.

Gently invert loaf pan onto a serving platter; remove pan and plastic wrap. Slice chocolate loaf into 12 servings, and serve with raspberry sauce.

Coastal Living DECEMBER 2006

Formal Menu Top Picture-Perfect Holiday Menu

Fresh oysters

Champagne-Shallot Mignonette Sauce

Cape Cod Clam Chowder

Mixed Greens with Goat Cheese, Cranberries, and Walnuts

Twice-baked Potatoes

Lobster

Chocolate Truffle Loaf with Raspberry Sauce

Coastal Living

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Shopping List for Picture-Perfect Holiday Menu

The Philips' annual Christmas celebration looks like an image from Currier & Ives–or, more likely, the L.L. Bean catalog. (Serves 6)

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Baking

  • 1 cup sweetened dried cranberries
  • 2 (8-ounce) packages semisweet chocolate squares, coarsely chopped

Dairy

  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 1 (16-ounce) container sour cream
  • 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 2 cups heavy whipping cream, divided
  • 3 large egg yolks

Meat

  • 8 pounds quahog clams
  • 1/4 pound bacon, diced

Other

  • 1/2 cup Champagne or sparkling wine
  • 2 cups clam juice

Produce

  • 2 shallots, minced
  • 2 1/2 cups chopped onion
  • 16 cups mixed greens
  • 1 cup toasted walnut halves
  • 4 large baking potatoes (about 3 1/2 pounds)

Spices

  • 1/2 cup Champagne vinegar
  • 1/2 cup light corn syrup

Recipe List

Fresh oysters

Champagne-Shallot Mignonette Sauce

Cape Cod Clam Chowder

Mixed Greens with Goat Cheese, Cranberries, and Walnuts

Twice-baked Potatoes

Lobster

Chocolate Truffle Loaf with Raspberry Sauce

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