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Recipe provided by Austin Personal Chef: Carlos Crusco Ingredients 1 cup chopped fresh parsley (for cooking and garnish) 2 bay leaves 1/2 cup dry white wine (an Italian Soave would be good) 3 lemons – 2 cut into halves & 1 for the zest and juice Sea salt and fresh cracked pepper 2 whole artichokes

Recipe provided by Austin Personal Chef: Carlos Crusco Ingredients  1-2 cups fava beans – fresh and shelled from the pod 1-2 tbsp. unsalted butter 1 small shallot – roughly chopped 1 garlic clove – roughly chopped 2-3 stems fresh rosemary 5-6 tbsps. extra-virgin olive oil 1 lemon – cut into segments Coarse Sea salt and freshly

Recipe provided by Austin Personal Chef: Carlos Crusco Ingredients  2 tbsps. extra-virgin olive oil 2 tbsps. unsalted butter 1 small onion – roughly chopped 3 garlic cloves – roughly chopped 3 zucchini – cut into 1 inch cubes 2 tsps. coriander – ground in mortar pestle 3 cups chicken, pork or vegetable stock 2 cups watercress –

Recipe provided by Austin Personal Chef: Carlos Crusco The possibilities for roasting fruits are endless.  In the recipe below we suggest using Spring plums but you can use pears, apples, peaches or apricots when in season. For even more flavor, vanilla beans or spices like cinnamon, cloves, or star anise can be added as well as a strip or

Recipe provided by Austin Personal Chef: Carlos Crusco Ingredients  1 Navel Orange – supremes and half of the juice 1 Ruby Red Grapefruit – supremes and half of the juice 1 Lime –  juice only 6-7 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1 small Jicama – peeled, cut into thinly sliced matchsticks 1 Avocado – quartered lengthwise