Frank Trotman

Ingredients 1 1/2 pounds free-range, boneless skinless chicken thighs or breast tenders. 4 thick strips smoked bacon, diced 1 large sweet onion sliced thin 8 oz. assorted wild mushrooms, sliced (cremini mushrooms will work in a pinch) 4″ piece of fresh thyme, stem discarded 1/4 cup Traditional Style Balsamic 2…

Ingredients 4 cups baby arugula 3 medium sized golden beets 2  medium Satsuma Tangerines, 1 peeled and divided in to segments, the other juiced 1 Tablespoon Cara Care Orange Vanilla White Balsamic 1/4 cup + 1 tablespoon Koroneiki EVOO 1/3 cup good quality, crumbled blue cheese Sea salt to taste…

For The Crust 2 cups white whole wheat or all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup Hojiblanca EVOO ½ cup ice cold water Preheat the oven to 375. Combine the flour and the salt in the bowl of a food processor.  Pulse to combine.  Blend the ice water and the…

No sugar added.  No artificial flavor. No additives, preservatives, chemicals or synthetic anything.  Clean, naturally sweet-tart, aged, pro-biotic, balsamic gets to strut its stuff in this application.  The fruit is merely the supporting cast. 2 cups Cranberry-Pear White Balsamic + 1/4 cup reserved 2 tablespoons unflavored gelatin 1 cup cut…

2 cups aged peach white balsamic 8 oz. fresh cherve In a 2 quart sauce pan over very low heat, gently simmer the balsamic and reduce by half, approximately one cup.   The condiment should never be allowed to boil or the natural sugar will burn and become bitter.  The pot…

For the cake: 1 1/2cups white sugar 1 cup Arbequina extra virgin olive oil 1 teaspoon bourbon vanilla extract 2 cups cooked, pureed butternut squash or canned pumpkin 4 eggs 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 cup whole wheat flour 3 teaspoons baking powder 2 teaspoons baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt…

Ingredients 1 1/2 cups warm water 3 tablespoons Arbosana Extra Virgin Olive Oil (plus additional 1/4 cup for drizzling) 1 1/4 teaspoons salt 3 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon instant yeast 1/4 cup thinly sliced shallots 2 teaspoons fresh rosemary, chopped 1 teaspoon coarse sea salt for sprinkling…

The fish and ingredients are tightly wrapped in a tidy little parchment packet that bakes in the oven for a mere 15 minutes.  As it cooks it gently steam with the ingredients melding together to form a self-basting liquid that bathes the fish. Ingredients 1 pound (about 4 – 4oz.)…

8 servings 7 ounces 70% dark chocolate, coarsely chopped 1/2 cup (4 oz.) Fused Blood Orange olive oil 1 cup (7 oz.) granulated cane sugar, divided 5 large eggs at room temperature, separated 2 tablespoons unbleached all-purpose flour 1/8 teaspoon fine sea salt Cocoa powder for dusting whipped cream for…

1 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice 1 Tsp. ground white pepper 3 egg yolks 1 cup Butter Olive Oil, warmed 1 Tsp. fine sea salt Cayenne pepper Instructions Whisk together the egg yolks, lemon juice and 1 Tbsp. of warm water. Add the mixture to the jar of a blender.  With…