

Meanwhile, chop chocolate into small and equal pieces. When whites reach soft-peak stage, fold them into mixture until well incorporated. Meanwhile, add dry ingredients to mixture and mix well. Using Oster ® Hand Mixer, begin to whip egg whites with the remaining sugar. Whip egg yolks with half of the sugar until ribbon stage is reached. Once chocolate/butter mixture has completely melted, remove from heat. Meanwhile, sift all-purpose flour and almond flour.

Chop chocolate and butter into small and equal-sized pieces.Put monkfish on top of risotto and drizzle clam sauce all over.Put 1 cup risotto in center of each plate.Coat monkfish with Parmesan bread crumbs and lay in pan.Heat a large nonstick saute pan with 1 tablespoon of oil on medium flame until just smoking.Remove from plastic wrap and season lightly with salt and pepper.On medium flame, heat a small saucepan with oil.Add chopped porcinis and season with salt and pepper.Cook on medium heat for about 15 minutes.Keep adding liquid 1/2 cup at a time, allowing each addition to be absorbed, until all liquid is used. Add 1/2 cup of the reserved mushroom-flavored water and stir until absorbed.Add rice and stir until grains are coated with oil.On medium flame, heat a 2-quart pot with oil.Soak porcini mushrooms in the specified warm water for 10 minutes until soft.Mix bread crumbs and Parmesan cheese in a bowl.Place between two pieces of plastic wrap and pound out to about 1/4-inch thick. Cook until torta is golden brown, about 35 minutes.Pierce torta top with a fork in several places, gently indent surface of torta top gently with fingertips and brush with remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons of oil.Wet edge of torta bottom, fold bottom edge over torta top and crimp to seal.Roll out torta top and place over filling.Spread filling to within 1 inch of edge.Lightly oil the foil and place torta bottom on foil. Roll out torta bottom on a lightly floured board to a 15" circle. Divide dough into 2 balls using two thirds of dough for the torta bottom and 1/3 of the dough for the torta top.Lightly beat eggs, and stir in with 2 1/2 tablespoons of olive oil.Squeeze juices from chard and stir into vegetable mixture. In a large bowl, add the potatoes, onion, parsley and feta generously season with salt and pepper.Toss and set aside to drain for 20 minutes. Place Swiss chard in a colander and cover with 1 1/2 tablespoons of salt.Knead dough with hands on a lightly floured board until smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes.Add olive oil and with a fork, stir in water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until mixture just starts to hold together.

Combine flour and salt in a large bowl.Layer vegetables with cheese crisps moments before serving.Toss greens in some of the sherry vinaigrette.Paint plates with compotes, pesto and tapenade.Finish with lemon juice, and salt and pepper to taste.Add olive oil in a steady stream and emulsify until smooth.In an Oster® Blender, puree garlic with basil, toasted pine nuts and cheese at slow speed.Separately, season and cook each, reducing volume by half over low flame.In an Oster® Blender, puree pulp of each type of tomato separately.

Wrap cheese in layer of sliced grilled eggplant.Roll slices of mozzarella in herbs, and salt and pepper to taste.When melted and beginning to brown, remove carefully and cool.Drop grated Parmesan by tablespoons onto a hot nonstick skillet.Place grilled vegetables in marinade with tomato.Cut zucchini in the same fashion and grill over mesquite until tender.(Reserve tomato scraps for tomato compotes recipes follow.) Cut the hearts of tomatoes in the same round and place in garlic mixture.Cut them with a 1.5-inch round cookie cutter and grill on an Oster® Indoor Grill.In a bowl, mix garlic, shallots, thyme, vinegar and oil with seasonings.2 cups red tomatoes, including reserved scraps.2 cups yellow tomatoes, including reserved scraps.4 3/4-inch-thick slices fresh mozzarella.2 tablespoons tapenade (pureed black olives for garnish).
