Recipes

Browse this sampling of favorite recipes from our
cookbooks and get inspired by the best of Lake Isle.

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Prosciutto-Wrapped Grilled Plums with Gorgonzola and Rosemary

Grilled plum with a bit of crumbly Gorgonzola slightly melted on the top, wrapped up in buttery prosciutto and fastened together with a sprig of rosemary. An elegant, easy starter.
Warm Spinach Salad with Red Grapes and Pancetta

With Italian pancetta, pine nuts, and red grapes, it's a salad fit for company.
Cocas with Marinated Duck, Cabrales Béchamel, and Cherry-Fig Marmalade

Coca is a pizza-like flatbread common in the Catalonia region of Spain.

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Bengali-Style Fish in Yogurt Curry

Tender pieces of tilapia are marinated with caraway seeds, turmeric, and cayenne pepper and then pan-fried until crisp and golden brown.
Asian-Style Spareribs

Spareribs from the microwave? In the Cook-Zen pot, it's possible. Ready in less than 15 minutes, these ribs are tender, browned, and in a sauce that will have you licking the pot clean.
Five-Spice Duck

Tonton Jean's duck marinade—which can be used on other fowl such as goose, guinea hen, or even chicken—is a perfect blend of sweet and savory, typical of my uncle’s heritage, yet new to mine.

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Warm Squash Salad with Farro, Hazelnuts, and Currants

Delicata squash gets tossed with farro, hazelnuts, and currants in a light vinaigrette for party fare that's both healthy and satisfying.
Sorrel-Okra Puree (Baguedi)

A sorrel-okra condiment often served with fish stew.
Black-Eyed Pea Salad (Salatu Niebe)

Black-eyed peas are native to Africa. They are an excellent source of calcium, folate, and vitamin A, among other nutrients.

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Individual Chocolate Soufflés

This is chocolate soufflé for the timid. It gets its leavening power from the flour, an ingredient not found in the traditional French dish.
Roasted Mango and Coconut Rice Pudding (Sombi)

Sombi is the original after-school comfort food, and for grown-ups, our favorite late-night snack.
Cardamom Coconut Macaroons

As a child in Guyana, I often made these for dessert, simply calling them coconut sugar cakes.