DAY Recipe

Makes 24.

INGREDIENTS
10ounces bittersweet (not unsweetened) or semisweet chocolate, chopped24fresh lemon or camellia leaves (or other nonpoisonous leaves),wiped clean with damp cloth
DIRECTIONS
Line baking sheet with foil. Stir chocolate in top of double boiler set over simmering water until melted and [...]

INGREDIENTS

bamboo skewers
3 lbs skirt steaks, cleaned and trimmed of fat
1 cup soy sauce
4 limes, juice of
1 (6ounce)can pineapple juice
1 small sliced onion
salt and pepper, to taste
2 tablespoons chopped fresh peeled gingerroot
1 teaspoon chopped garlic
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1/2 cup white vinegar
1 bunch scallions
3 heads butter lettuce
4 sprigs Thai basil , plus additional
Thai basil , for garnish
4 sprigs fresh cilantro , plus additional
fresh cilantro , for garnish

DIRECTIONS

Begin by soaking the skewers in water for 20 minutes to prevent them from igniting when placed on the grill.
With a boning knife, [...]

INGREDIENTS

2 pineapple slices , whole
1 banana , firm and cut in half
6 maraschino cherries
4candied mint leaves
candied mint leaves
4 ounces cream cheese , softened
1 lb confectioners’ sugar
1/2 tablespoon peppermint extract
green food coloring
confectioners’ sugar , for kneading
sugar , for rolling

DIRECTIONS

Put one pineapple slice each onto 2 small plates.
Put the cut ends of the bananas in hole of pineapple.
Place 2 mint leaves on side of each candle.
Place 3 cherries at stem ends of [...]

While this recipe isn’t terribly difficult, it is labor-intensive. We recommend you break it up into a couple of steps: Make the filling, then enlist a friend or two to help you do the rolling the following day.

Makes 150 [...]

INGREDIENTS

1 large egg white
1 tablespoon water
10 small fresh edible flowers, leaves (and or mint leaves or violets or rose petals or miniature rose petals or borage blossoms or pansies)
1 cup sugar

DIRECTIONS

Gently rinse the flowers and leaves in icy cold water, remove the stems and set on a paper towel to dry.
Put the egg white and water in a small bowl and whip lightly with [...]