DAY Recipe

“Here is a simple dish I came up with that is especially good during the cold months, as the chipotle chiles can be pretty fiery,” says B. Fairbrother of Chicago, Illinois. “My Mexican neighbors were the inspiration.”

Active time: 30 min Start to finish: 2 hr

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INGREDIENTS

24vanilla cupcakes
12chocolate cupcakes
2 (16ounce)cans white frosting
green food coloring
red food coloring
sesame seeds
simple syrup

DIRECTIONS

To assemble:.
Cut tops off all cupcakes (buns).
Cut thin ring from vanilla bottoms (tomato).
Turn half vanilla cupcakes inverted on tray and pipe on green frosting around edge for lettuce.
Top with chocolate top.
Place red frosted thin ring for tomatoes on chocolate one.
Top off with vanilla "bun".
Brush with simple [...]

Here’s a centerpiece dish that really lives up to the name. Uncork a Cabernet Sauvignon, red Bordeaux or red Super-Tuscan.

Makes 10 servings.

INGREDIENTS
8tablespoons olive oil
22 1/4- to 2 3/4-pound pieces beef tenderloin (thick end), trimmed6garlic cloves, minced
2 1/2tablespoons minced [...]

Seared beef tenderloin with Mustard-Horseradish sauce
Guests place the beef atop baguette slices to make miniature open-face sandwiches.

Makes 20 servings.

INGREDIENTS
11 1/2-pound piece beef tenderloin (thick end), fat and sinew trimmed
3 1/2tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil1large bunch watercress, trimmed
14-ounce [...]

7 oz. of ground beef and 1 oz. of ground pork
Sprinkle salt, pepper, and garlic powder to make (1) 8 oz. pattie
2 oz. of cheese (cheddar and swiss)
3 oz. of bacon (3 slices of cooked bacon)
2 oz. of sauteed onions
lettuce, tomato, and pickle
1-2 oz. of garlic mayonaise (garlic powder to mayonaise)
95g. sesame-seed bun
Mix 7 oz. [...]