Ingredients

Makes approx. 8 (4″ cakes)

8 oz. package of smoked salmon
8 oz. container of creme fraiche or sour cream
1 oz container of caviar
or an 8 oz jar or homemade apple sauce

Ingregients

12 quail eggs
1 baguette, cut into 24 slices
8 ounces Bowfin black caviar

Ingredients

Marinated Foie Gras:

1 lb. Hudson Valley Grade-A foie-gras slices or pieces 

1 1/2 tsp. Maldon Salt

"Serve this dish with a sweet wine that offers aromas of dried peaches and candied citrus, such as Seyval Late Harvest “Romance,” Clinton Vineyards, 2006, Hudson Valley, New York." – Chef Laurent Tourondel

This winning combination is known in the classic French repertoire as tournedos Rossini. The story is that the composer Rossini, a devoted fan of truffles, asked a chef to prepare this dish. The chef balked, suggesting that it was ill-conceived. The maestro said that if the chef was offended, the maestro himself could prepare the dish quickly while the chef’s back was turned. The word tournedos thus supposedly comes from the French phrase tourner le dos, to turn one’s back.

Prepare this when pouring a prodigious red wine, and you surely won’t be vexed.

– Katherine Alford

There is nothing as decadent as a traditional comfort food classic like pizza morphed into a gourmet meal. Just with the addition of a few simple but tasty ingredients you can create a new family favorite and turn normal pizza night into a 4 star meal. Buon Appetito! Yield: Makes 4 Personal Sized Pizzas Prep Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins