DAY Recipe

Le Cirque’s elegant take on roast chicken.

Makes 4 servings.

INGREDIENTS
3tablespoons olive oil
1pound chicken wings
4shallots, sliced
1cup dry white wine
4cups canned low-salt chicken broth16- to 7-pound roasting chicken
8fresh thyme sprigs
6garlic cloves
12slices black truffle or 2 teaspoons black truffle sauce*
2teaspoons white truffle [...]

“I like to keep sweets on hand during the holidays just in case someone drops in,” says Laurie Schielock of Miami, Florida. “My sister Susan’s truffle recipe is indispensable this time of year. The chocolate treats have a rich, smooth texture, they keep well, and they’re perfect with a glass of Champagne.”
Flavor the chocolate mixture [...]

INGREDIENTS

1 (18ounce)package regular Oreo cookies (can use mint)
1 (8ounce)package cream cheese
1 (24ounce)package white almond bark (1 lb 8 oz)

DIRECTIONS

Crush the oreos really well and mix with cream cheese (can use blender or mixer.).
Roll into walnut size balls.
Chill for at least 1 hour.
Melt the almond bark in microwave.
Dip chilled balls into melted almond bark and set up on wax paper.
You can decorate with drizzles of [...]

INGREDIENTS

1 cup hazelnuts
3 1/2 ounces good bittersweet chocolate
3 1/2 ounces good semisweet chocolate
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 1/2 tablespoons hazelnut-flavored liqueur (recommended — Frangelico)
1 tablespoon brewed coffee
1/2 teaspoon good vanilla extract

DIRECTIONS

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
Chop the hazelnuts and place them on a sheet pan. Roast them in the oven for 10 minutes. (If the hazelnuts have skin on them, roast them for 25 minutes.) Set aside to cool.
Chop the chocolates finely and [...]

INGREDIENTS

50 g margarine (or butter)
2 teaspoons cocoa
100 g icing sugar
100 g chocolate , strands
FLAVOURINGS (optional)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence (optional)
50 g of chopped nuts (optional)

DIRECTIONS

Melt the margarine/butter in a saucepan.
Pour into a bowl and add cocoa and flavourings(flavourings optional).
Sieve icing sugar in with the mixture and stir until all of it is mixed in well.
If the mixture is too runny, add more icing sugar to gain a soft but not sticky consistency.
Divide mixture [...]