These pretty little puffs are made from choux pastry, which is also used for cream puffs.

ready in about 25 minutes; serves 6
You might need to buy:
  • water
  • all-purpose flour
  • salt
  • shredded Gruyère cheese
  • Tbs. fresh thyme leaves
  • minced fresh rosemary leaves
You might need to buy:
  • vegetable oil
  • sprigs fresh thyme
serves 4
You might need to buy:
  • large garlic cloves cut into fine paper-thin slices
  • Picholine or Nicoise olives
  • red wine
  • Sea salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • fresh thyme leaf
  • wild mushrooms such as chanterelles or portabellas

Makes about 1/2 cup (the recipe can be doubled).

You might need to buy:
  • extra-virgin olive oil
You might need to buy:
  • full-bodied red wine
  • 3-inch sprigs of fresh sage
  • sherry vinegar
  • Dijon mustard
  • extra-virgin olive oil
  • Kosher salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • crumbled blue cheese

calcium water is a special water for particular pectin; in my case read a pectin instruction

You might need to buy:
  • pitted sour cherries and sour cherry juice
  • granulated sugar
  • calcium water
  • powdered pectin
  • large handfuls sage leaves
  • loosely packed sage flowers
serves 2
You might need to buy:
  • dry vermouth
  • minced shallots
  • dried organic culinary lavender
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Olive Oil
  • 1-inch New York steaks
You might need to buy:
  • sliced red radishes 2 cups
  • white wine 1 cup
  • milk 2 cups
  • lavender a few sprigs