Snooty Menu

Endive, Walnut, Blue Cheese salad

30 endives (or arugula, or random salad greens)
3 cups walnuts
2 cups blue cheese
1 shallot
dijon mustard, red wine vinegar

(If the above is too expensive, random salad greens,
6-8 pears or green apples, nuts, and feta is fine.)

Gazpacho
New Joy p. 99

4 cucumbers
4 green bell peppers
1 large bunch parsley
10 lbs tomatoes
4 cups tomato juice
4 jalapeno peppers
garlic, onions, red wine vinegar, olive oil

Risotto
New Joy p. 260, How To p. 209

a bit of saffron (if you can)
2 gallons vegetable stock
3 lbs arborio rice
2 cups white wine (if you can)
1/8 block parmesan (enough to make 4 or 5 cups grated)

Vanilla Pudding
How to p. 658

1/2 gallon half and half or whole milk
4 vanilla beans (or just extract)
sugar, eggs, cornstarch, unsalted butter