pomdoro

portobello mushrooms • Fresh garlic crushed and diced • Saveurself's creamy béchamel • Pasta of your choice • Pepperoncini • Anchovies, good quality • Fresh parsley (Italian) chopped

Small tart apples, cored and chopped to bite size pieces • Small sweet apples cored, chopped and cut in bite size pieces • Whole fresh pomegranate seeds removed • Fresh spinach to place salad • Fresh lemon juice (used half) • Granulated raw sugar

Chicken thighs, boneless and skinless (2 1/2 lbs) • Oil to coat pan • Salt and pepper to sprinkle over chicken before searing • Tomatoes, Roma canned • Garlic cloves, halved • Water or chicken stock • Thyme sprigs, dried, plus a little more for sprinkling

Orzo pasta • Water or your preference of broth • Extra virgin olive oil • Kalamata olives, pitted and sliced in half • Capers, in salt preferably • Green onion (chopped, just the green) • Parsley, flat leaf chopped • Lemon zest from one lemon • Lemon juice from 1/2 lemon • Salt and peeper

Sugar snap peas (whole or halved) • Parmigiano cheese, grated • Basil leaves, freshly chopped • Extra virgin olive oil • Balsamic vinegar • Pine nuts (option toasted) • Sea salt, finely ground

Thick cut yellowfin ahi tuna (approximately 1 1/2 lbs) leave out for at least 1/2 hour at room temperature before searing. • Asparagus stems trimmed • Minced garlic • Juice of lemon • Handful parsley stems removed

Head of cauliflower, cut and washed • Mezzo rigatoni • Minced garlic • Pine nuts • Good quality anchovies rolled in capers in olive oil(preferably from Italy) • Provolone cheese • Or more parmigiano reggiano cheese, grated • Raisins soaked in water • Small chili pepper sliced and deseeded • Saffron • Butter, cubed • Bread crumbs

Diced white onion • Or more diced garlic cloves • Chopped pancetta/ thick cut chopped bacon • Petite peas (I use frozen) • Pasta (penne, canneroni,tortiglioni work well) All I had in the cupboard was spaghetti! • Extra virgin olive oil • Sea salt or Kosher salt • Parmesan cheese grated. Leave cheese out for 1/2 hour and grates much easier. • Italian parsley

Melon • Prosciutto crudo

Pear • Manchego cheese • as needed Dried rosemary (optional)

Broccoli with stems • Garlic • Pepperonicini • Or more of olive oil • Dried pasta • as needed Handfuls of sea or kosher salt • as needed Parmesan cheese.

Chick peas • Black beans • Chopped tomatoes - seeds removed • Red onion • Fresh chopped cilantro • Vinaigrette, lemon juice or vinegar • Extra virgin olive oil if using lemon juice or vinegar. No need if using favorite dressing. • Romain leaves (optional)

Small zucchini (used organic) • Garlic (whole) I plan to pick out for other dishes, but want the flavor! • Pepperoncini • as needed Salt and pepper to taste • Extra virgin olive oil. Feel free to add more!

Chicken breasts or thighs (boneless) • Garlic cloves (use more) • Lemon • Honey ( I used Neem honey) • Extra virgin olive oil (can use less) • as needed Salt and pepper. ( I used the foraged red pepper corns) • as needed Parchment paper to fully cover chicken • as needed Dried rosemary.

Sterilized jar • Organic lemons • Sea salt or Kosher salt

flour • eggs • butter • extra virgin olive oil • salt • yeast (plus warm water to activate) • liqour (Strega, cognac- optional) • zest of one lemon • sugar • honey • candied sprinkles, balls etc.

Duck • Dried black Chinese mushroom • Dried shiitake mushroom • Black sesame oil • Bean curd with taro • Bean curd thread • Chinese cabbage • White pepper powder • 5 spice powder • Ground star aniseed powder • Salt • Boiled royal bamboo shoot

olive oil • soy sauce • lime juice • agave nectar • garlic paste • organic sprouted tofu • cooked lentils • mushrooms (used baby portabella) • fresh green onions • fresh parsely • lime juice

eggs (extra large) • egg yolks (from extra large eggs) • sugar (brown, packed) • vanilla extract • milk (whole) • cream • pumkin puree (flesh from 1/2 small pumpkin) • cinnamon • nutmeg • allspice • ground clove • orange zest •

container that can be sealed/ closed • ice • spring water (or more to fill container) • oranges • lemons • cut pineapple • ginger thinly sliced