Lychee, Leeks and Love

Cook off number 2. This is so fun.

This week we decided that we would each choose 3 produce items and 1 non produce item. Then we chose one non produce item together.

Ingredients to be used this week:

Fingerling Potatoes

Leeks

Chard

Red and Golden Beets

Portabellos

mini crimson apples

Hodo Soy Beanery Spicy Yuba Strips

Sesame Seeds

Lychee (canned)

Jennifer's Creations:

Spicy Yuba Skin Potato Salad

Sauteed Kale and Beet Green Salad and crispy onions toped with shredded golden beets and sesame seeds

Baked Crimson Apples stuffed with minced white pepper portobellos and topped with fried leeks

Lychee and Cardamom rice pudding

Barry's Creations

Fried Beet Salad with Spicy Yuba Strips

Italian Potato Stew over braised chard topped with crispy portobellos

Crimson Apple, Lychee and Banana Foster Pie with a Rice Crispy Crust.

Fruit Foster

Quarter Apples and brown in a little olive oil.

Add 1/2 cup of halved Lychees and a 1/2 cup of Banana slices.

Saute for 2 minutes stirring frequently.

Add 1/4 cup Captain Morgan's Spiced rum

1/4 Cup Brown sugar

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1/4 tsp vanilla extract

Cook for 3-5 minutes until it begins to become syrupy.

Serve with coconut ice cream or use as pie filling.

Love,

Local Love Catering

www.locallovecatering.com

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