| Chef2Chef News - Click the link below for REMOVAL or CHANGE OF ADDRESS instructions http://chef2chef.net/forms/unsubscribe.htm ---------------------------------------- Mid-April, 2001 In today's issue: ---------------------------------------- 1. Linkmaster Margie’s "Website of the Month" The French Pastry Chef http://chef2chef.net/links/favorites.htm ----------------------------------------- 2. Chef2Chef.net has a NEW Forum for the TOP 100 Culinary Sites http://forums.chef2chef.net ----------------------------------------- 3. Visit our new vendors in the Market Place http://marketplace.chef2chef.net/ ----------------------------------------- 4. Jerky of the Month Club Winner announced ----------------------------------------- 5. TOP100 Restaurant Ranking on Television http://chef2chef.net/contacts/fort-tv.htm ----------------------------------------- 6. Webmaster Report ----------------------------------------- 7. Key Lime Cheesecake with a Toasted Nut Crust A recipe from "Chef of the Month" Norman Van Aken http://topchefs.chef2chef.net/recipes/vanaken/ ----------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------- 1. Linkmaster Margie’s "Website of the Month" The French Pastry Chef http://chef2chef.net/links/favorites.htm ---------------------------------------- This work (Over 100 recipes and stunning photos) is an on-line culinary guide to making French pastries at home. With the purpose of sharing the many culinary procedures, secrets and formulas found within. The author is a former Pastry Chef, and has collected these ideas over a lifetime career of some thirty years. Enjoy your visit and the pastries. Check back often as he is working on the pages, constantly adding new ones. http://chef2chef.net/links/favorites.htm ---------------------------------------- 2. Chef2Chef.net has a NEW Forum for the TOP 100 Culinary Sites http://forums.chef2chef.net ----------------------------------------- The TOP 100 Culinary Sites list continues to enjoy great popularity, with some sites reporting an increase in traffic of up to 10% due to their listing! We actually had to create a new forum to handle the volume of nominations and comments. The sites in the last twenty positions will be dropped from the list in two weeks and new sites will be added. If you have a site or know of one you’d like to see on our list, just drop a note in this new forum and we’ll put it on our waiting list. You will be notified when your nomination has been added to the TOP 100 Culinary Sites. http://forums.chef2chef.net ---------------------------------------- 3. 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The TV commercial is computer generated and can be modified easily for your market area. ----------------------------------------- 6. Webmaster Report ----------------------------------------- We have had quite a few requests to send the Newsletter in a RICH TEXT FORMAT, so you get to see a picture here and there, bolded titles and other formatting. Before we switch to this format, may I please ask for your input? Will this work with your Email software? If not, would you upgrade? Please write me at http://chef2chef.net/contacts/mail/mail-fr.html ----------------------------------------- 7. Key Lime Cheesecake with a Toasted Nut Crust A recipe from "Chef of the Month" Norman Van Aken http://topchefs.chef2chef.net/recipes/vanaken/ ----------------------------------------- For more recipes from our "Chef of the Month" Norman Van Aken, follow the link at the bottom of the recipe to his feature. KEY LIME CHEESECAKE WITH A TOASTED NUT CRUST Yield: 1) 10 inch cheesecake For the crust: 1 Cup graham cracker crumbs 3/4 Cup toasted and ground almonds or any nuts you prefer 1/3 Cup sugar 1 tsp. cinnamon 1 tsp. nutmeg 1/3 Cup of melted sweet butter Combine all of the above ingredients and press them firmly into a 10 inch springform. For the filling: 1 pound cream cheese 3/4 Cup sugar 4 egg yolks 1 Cup sour cream 1/2 tsp. pure vanilla extract 1/4 Cup key lime juice Cream the above items in an electric mixer in the order they are listed, adding one item at a time. To lighten the mix: 1/8 Cup sugar 4 egg whites Beat the egg whites until barely stiff. Fold in the cream cheese mixture. Pour the mix into the crust and then bake at 350 for 1 hour. Remove from the oven and run a thin knife around the mold to loosen the cheesecake. Release the springform and cool. Compass: Can be served with a coulis of fresh berries or any other favorite, fresh fruit. Norman Van Aken, NORMAN’S, COPYRIGHT 1998 http://topchefs.chef2chef.net/recipes/vanaken/ Have a great week! Your Chef2Chef Team. ------------------------------------------------- Chef2Chef News - Click the link below for REMOVAL or CHANGE OF ADDRESS instructions http://chef2chef.net/forms/unsubscribe.htm |