Dessert

Course: 
  • 1/2 pound dates (preferably Medjools), pitted and coarsely chopped (about 1 1/4 cups)
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 8 tablespoons unsalted butter (1 stick), at room temperature
  • 1 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 large eggs, at room temperature
  • 1 recipe Toffee Sauce (follows)

Toffee Sauce

  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter (3/4 stick)
  • 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract or 1/2 vanilla bean, split lengthwise and seeds scraped
  • 1/4 cup heavy cream

Sticky Toffee Pudding

 Sticky Toffee Pudding

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Course: 
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 ¾ cups all purpose flour
  • ½ cup cocoa powder
  • ¼ cup extra dark cocoa powder
  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 large eggs at room temperature
  • 1 cup milk (2 percent or whole)
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon raspberry liquor
  • 1 cup boiling water
  • 8-10 toasted walnut halves for garnish (if desired)

Fabulous, Sinful Chocolate Frosting

 

  • ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
  • ½ cup cocoa powder
  • ¼ cup extra dark cocoa powder
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/3 cup milk (2 percent or whole)
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ teaspoon raspberry liquor

Melt butter. Pour into a large mixing bowl. Add cocoa powders and stir. Alternately add powdered sugar and milk, beating on medium speed with an electric mixer until spreading consistence is reached. Add more milk if necessary. Stir in vanilla and liquor.

Course: 

Risotto

  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 2 cups Arborio rice
  • 1 cup white wine
  • 2 (32-ounce) cartons low sodium chicken broth
  • 1 large tomato, preferably Creole, chopped
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1 lbjumbo lump Gulf crabmeat

Flounder

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 4 fresh Gulf flounder filets
  • salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
  • Chef Danie's House Seasoning (Capone's online store)
  • 1/2 cup white wine
  • 1 large tomato, preferably Creole, cut into 8 thin slices
  • 1 bunch fresh basil leaves
  • 2 balls fresh mozzarella cheese, each sliced into 4 even pieces

Garnishes

  • micro greens
  • Parmesan cheese curl

Gulf Flounder Caprese with Crab Risotto

Gulf Flounder Caprese with Crab Risotto

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