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CremeschnitteDesserts

Cremeschnitte

The Lake Bled custard slice: a thick layer of vanilla custard, a cloud of cream, and two sheets of puff pastry. It needs a long chill, and there is no shortcut.

4 hrServes 12Hard
Salmon and Avocado Maki RollsMains

Salmon and Avocado Maki Rolls

The rice is the dish. Season it while it is hot, cool it to body temperature, and never refrigerate it — cold rice goes hard and the rolls fall apart.

1 hr 15 minServes 4Hard
Mussel and Saffron SoupSoups

Mussel and Saffron Soup

The mussels make their own stock in four minutes flat. Strain that liquor carefully, build the soup on it, and you get depth that no fish stock in a carton comes close to.

40 minServes 4Medium
Pan-Seared Ribeye with Garlic ButterMains

Pan-Seared Ribeye with Garlic Butter

Salted an hour ahead, seared dry and hard, then basted in foaming butter. A meat thermometer does more for a steak than any amount of confidence.

45 minServes 2Medium