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Piña Colada Mousses with Almond Tuiles, Coconut Sauce, and Rapberry Coulis
(Parfaits Glacés D'annanas En Piña Colada)
Burnt-Sugar Pecan Rum Sauce
Active time: 35 min Start to finish: 35 min
Thick Apple Pancakes with Raspberry Sauce
This hearty breakfast dish is served at The Ahwahnee Hotel.
Pear Butter with Cardamom and Cinnamon
Use on your favorite toast for breakfast or spoon over vanilla ice cream for dessert.
Mushroom Consommé with Morels and Pastry "Hats"
Although the morels add a woodsy intensity to the flavor of the consommé, they are not essential. You can substitute other dried exotic mushrooms or eliminate them altogether and simply float a thin slice of fresh white mushroom on the soup right before covering the bowl with the pastry.
Crispy Garlic Risotto Cakes
Skillet cakes make from grains are popular at reatautants across the country. This recipe has a great do-ahead hint - the cakes can be prepared hours before they're cooked. And they are a good way to use leftover risotto.