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Grilled Chicken Salad with Radishes, Cucumbers, and Tarragon Pesto 93
Asparagus and Mushroom Tarts 77
Braeburn Apple and Walnut Haroseth 87
Cod Dumplings with Savory Cabbage Sauté 87
Salt-Roasted Shrimp with Scampi Dip 108
Rose Margarita 23
Strawberry Sorbato and Prosecco Floats 87
Green Chile Pork Posole 24
Green Pea Soup with Tarragon and Pea Sprouts 52
Ramps and Buttermilk Biscuits with Cracked Coriander 60
Spring Vegetable and Mini Matzo Ball Chicken Soup 87
Grilled Chicken Salad with Radishes, Cucumbers, and Tarragon Pesto 54
Tuna, Asparagus, and New Potato Salad with Chive Vinaigrette and Fried Capers 97
Matzo Brei with Tomatoes and Salsa 52
Pecan-Streusel Coffee Cake 105
Scrambled Eggs with Ramps, Morels, and Asparagus 63
Fish, seafood
Halibut on Mashed Fava Beans with Mint 45
Seared Salmon with Linguine with Ramp Pesto 53
Seared Sea Scallops on Sautéed Spinach with Hoisin Butter Sauce 91
Tuna, Asparagus, and New Potato Salad with Chive Vinaigrette and Fried Capers 14
meats
Flank Steak with Artichoke-Potato Hash and Aleppo-Pepper Aioli 95
Green Chile Pork Posole 24
Pan-Seared Steak with Pizzaiolo 54
Roast Leg of Lamb with Tarragon-Mint Butter 81
Spice-Rubbed Pork Tenderloin with Roasted Baby Carrots 95
poultry
Chicken, Snow Pea, and Rice Bowl 57
Grilled Chicken Salad with Radishes, Cucumbers, and Tarragon Pesto 54
Roast Chicken with Matzo Stuffing and Cauliflower-Spinach Puree 89
Sautéed Chicken Cutlets with Asparagus, Spring Onions, and Parsley-Tarragon Gremolata 92
vegetarian
Matzo Brei with Tomatoes and Salsa 52
Moroccan-Style Vegetable Stew with Harissa Yogurt Sauce 92
Scrambled Eggs with Ramps, Morels, and Asparagus 63
Tagliatelle with Baby Vegetables and Lemon-Parmesan Sauce 55
Chicken, Snow Pea, and Rice Bowl 57
Pasta with Peas, Asparagus, Butter Lettuce, and Prosciutto 97
Saffron-Scented Couscous with Pine Nuts 63
Seared Salmon with Linguine with Ramp Pesto 63
Tagliatelle with Baby Vegetables and Lemon-Parmesan Sauce 55
Caramelized Onion, Rosemary, and Pine Nut Topping 68
Dijon-Cilantro Tuna Salad on Whole Grain Bread 55
Prosciutto, Mozzarella, and Citrus Tapenade Sandwiches 24
Garland of Spring Vegetables 81
Saffron-Scented Couscous with Pine Nuts 81
Snow Peas with Toasted Almonds 57
Caramelized Onion, Rosemary, and Pine Nut Topping 111
Citrus Tapenade 25
Coconut Macaroons with Strawberries and Huckleberry Sauce 102
cakes
Coffee-Chocolate Layer Cake with Mocha-Mascarpone Frosting 102
Double-Ginger Sour Cream Bundt Cake with Ginger-Infused Strawberries 102
Lemon Cornmeal Cake with Lemon Glaze and Crushed Blueberry Sauce 100
Orange Angel Food Cake with Caramel Sauce and Tropical-Fruit Compote 105
Pecan-Streusel Coffee Cake 105
Vanilla Bean-Coconut Cupcakes with Coconut Frosting 100
cookies
Lime Shortbread Cookies with White Chocolate and Almonds
55
puddings
Lemon and White Chocolate Mousse Parfaits with Strawberries 81
dessert sauces
frozen desserts
Chocolate-Dipped Frozen Banana Bites 52
Crème Fraîche Sorbet 23
Strawberry Sorbato and Prosecco Floats 111
tarts
Strawberry-Rhubarb Tarts with Crème Fraîche Sorbet 23