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Recipe provided by Austin Personal Chef: Carlos Crusco Ingredients  5 tbsps. Extra virgin olive oil 2-3 pounds butternut squash, peeled, halved, seeded, and cut into 1-inch pieces (about 6 cups) 3 tbsps. unsalted butter 1 sweet onion – roughly chopped 2 Carrots – peeled and roughly chopped 4 Garlic cloves – rough chop 2 tsps. coriander – ground

Recipe provided by Austin Personal Chef: Carlos Crusco Ingredients  2 lbs. ground beef – 80% fat (use the fat to cook the vegetables) 1-2 tbsps. vegetable oil (dependent upon how much oil left from cooking beef) 2 Red Onions – finely chopped 2 jalapenos (or more if you like it spicy) – finely chopped 6 garlic

Recipe provided by Austin Personal Chef: Carlos Crusco Ingredients 1/2 cup – toasted and chopped pecans 1/2 cup – chopped dried apricots 1/2 cup – chopped prunes 1/4 cup Brandy 2 tbsps. unsalted butter 4 shallots – roughly chopped 3 cloves garlic – finely chopped 15 fresh sage leaves – roughly chopped 1/2 baguette bread – cut

Recipe provided by Austin Personal Chef: Carlos Crusco Ingredients (serves 4) 2 tbsps. extra-virgin olive oil 2 tbsps. unsalted butter 4 large duck breasts – dried, pounded if too thick and scored Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper 2 shallots – finely minced 3 sprigs fresh thyme 3/4 cup Tawny Port wine 1/4 cup Kirsch –

Recipe provided by Austin Personal Chef: Carlos Crusco Ingredients (serves 8) 3 tbsps. extra-virgin olive oil 4 tbsps. unsalted butter 2 Yellow Onions – coarsely chopped 2 Fennel Bulbs – coarsely chopped (save fennel fronds for garnish) 6 garlic cloves – roughly chopped 3 tsps. pimenton (smoked paprika) 2 tbsps. tomato paste 1 tsp. dried oregano