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Chocolate Candied Orange Peels

Recipe provided by Chef Crusco Catering in Austin, Texas Ingredients Candied Orange Peels 1/3 cup bittersweet chocolate chips 1/3 cup milk chocolate chips 1/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips 2/3 cup heavy whipping cream Directions Place all the chocolate chips in a small bowl. In a small saucepan, bring cream just to a boil and immediately

Candied Orange Peels

Recipe provided by Chef Crusco Catering in Austin, Texas Ingredients 4 Navel Oranges – cleaned and 1/4 inch cut off the top and bottom 3 cups water 4 cups sugar – divided Directions Peel the oranges vertically about 1-2 inches wide and 3-4 inches long (try to remove most of the white pith underneath). Bring

French Mussels Mariniere

Recipe provided by Chef Crusco Catering in Austin, Texas Ingredients 1 lb. PEI Mussels – cleaned, scrubbed and beards removed 2 Shallots – peeled and sliced thin 1 garlic clove – peeled and smashed (to remove after cooking) Salt & Fresh Ground Pepper – to taste 2 tbsps. Unsalted Butter 1 tbsps. EVOO 1 Bottle

Classic French Mussels

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Recipe provided by Chef Crusco Catering in Austin, Texas Ingredients 3 shallots – finely minced 2 tbsps. EVOO 2 tbs. unsalted butter 2 lbs. PEI Mussels – well picked, scrubbed, purged & debearded 1 bay leaf 1 cup dry white wine 2 tbsps. Italian Parsley – finely chopped 2 tbsps. Fresh Basil – finely chopped

Peach Crostini

Peach Crostini

Recipe provided by Chef Crusco Catering in Austin, Texas Ingredients 2 Fredericksburg Peaches – sliced into 1/4 inch thin 1 French Baguette – 1/2 inch slices on the diagonal EVOO Sea salt 1  log French Goat cheese 6-8 tbsps Orange Blossom Honey or your honey of choice 2-3 tbsps. Fresh thyme leaves Directions Preheat oven