DAY Recipe

Serves 4.

INGREDIENTS
1 spanish onion

4 well ripened tomatoes

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon sugar

fresh ground pepper

1 tablespoon each chopped fresh chives, basil, dill

1 teaspoon celery seed

1/4 cup french dressing
DIRECTIONS
Prepare the salad on a large flat platter from which it can [...]

Serves 8.

INGREDIENTS
8 belgian endives (about 2 pounds), trimmed, leaving the root ends intact, and halved
 lengthwise

1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

3 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into bits

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 teaspoons sugar

3/4 cup chicken broth

2/3 finely grated gruyère

1 1/3 cups [...]

With the endive leaves arranged in concentric circles on the platter, this is an especially attractive addition to the buffet table.

Serves 12 to 14.

INGREDIENTS
4hard-boiled eggs, shelled, finely chopped
3tablespoons mayonnaise
2tablespoons dijon mustard
1/2teaspoon celery salt6heads belgian endive
4ounces cooked bay shrimp, [...]

If the pencil-thin French green beans known as haricots verts are not available at your local super market, use the thinnest regular ones you can find.

Serves 6.

INGREDIENTS
12 ounces slender green beans (preferably haricots vers), trimmed

12 ounces mushrooms, sliced

4 [...]

Speculoos, a specialty of Belgium in which flat gingerbread cakes are cut into different shapes, are the inspiration for this recipe. Similar cookies called speculaas are made in Holland, Germany and Austria. These are decorated with melted white chocolate and some pretty red sugar.

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