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Shoulder rack of lamb from TJ’s, served with some Dijon mustard on the side; roasted potatoes and carrots Vichy.

Mapo tofu from a Sichuan restaurant, sesame scallion roll with a nod to the NYT. This had scallion, sesame oil and chili crisp as the filling, a little sesame oil in the dough. Chocolate dessert, chocolate flakes, candied hazelnuts and raspberries.

Mortadella, homemade ricotta, pistachio pesto on an olive roll. Raspberry pastry slice, frangipane, almonds.

Baba au rhum ( Julia Childs recipe) served with raspberry jam and fresh raspberries.

Gnocchi with a sausage ragu, mozzarella cubes, Pecorino Romano. Crema Catalan, lemon peel, cinnamon stick, a few anise seeds infused the warm milk, then strained out.

Crepes filled with lightly sweetened ricotta, topped with boozy fruits . I had a little apricot jam in the jar and added butter and a dash of water for the sauce, all got warmed in the micro for thirty seconds.

Maccheroni with sautéed artichoke hearts, onions, garlic, sausage, spicy Italian seasonings, tomato and basil. Cooked in homemade chicken broth, sprinkled with Pecorino Romano, a very tasty combination. Pistachio cupcake, core filled with pistachio pastry cream, topped with chocolate frosting and chocolate/pistachio bits.

@AAQuesada Sorry, I just wing it. The usual formula is one egg white to 50g sugar, but I like to reduce the sugar although it’s not recommended.

Arancini, a dot of tomato sauce, cubed mozzarella, spicy aioli. Butter lettuce, tomatoes, vinaigrette.

They were deep fried in avocado oil in small eight inch wok, I used a small scoop. They were practically grease free, take only 2/3 minutes to cook.

Ricotta fritters with pistachios, mortadella, Pecorino Romano. Aioli with truffle salt for dipping.

Ricotta alla Milanese all’onda. Butter, shallots, saffron, nano vialone rice, white wine, chicken broth, Parmesan. Endive salad, sliced pear and St. Agur.

Sliced chicken breast , tapenade, butter lettuce in pita bread. Orange pistachio muffin, adapted from livingwithcarlee.com, muffin was very moist, I made a half batch which yielded six., rather than four. Orange zest and freshly squeezed Cara Cara orange provided the orange flavor hit. Although frosting was not included in recipe, I made a melange of various ingredients I had in fridge.

Tagliatelle with sautéed mushrooms, garlic, chicken both and a little pasta water. Freshly grated pecorino Romano and basil sprinkled on top. Baci di ricotta with raspberry coulis. Baci were made with orange scented rum and grated orange zest, adapted from Nigella.

Pavlova again, this time with passionfruit crème, raspberries, blackberries, passion fruit curd and backberrry coulis.