Comments on: RECIPES

By: Denise Appel

Denise Appel — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 19:28:51 +0000

Hello Gwen, We are celebrating our 12th birthday this week, and we can't think of a better recipe to share with everyone but their favorite duck nachos! Hope you enjoy them!

By: Gwen

Gwen — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 03:15:58 +0000

Please post your duck nachos recipe. They are fantastic.

By: Denise Appel

Denise Appel — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:19:09 +0000

Hi Liz,

Glad to hear you loved the dish! We just posted the soup in the recipes section, but here is the direct link, http://deniseappel.com/recipes/corn-poblano-soup/

Enjoy!

By: Liz Dickinson

Liz Dickinson — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 18:29:24 +0000

Please post the recipe for your Roasted Corn + Poblano Pepper Soup with Fried Leeks. It was one of the most delicious soups I’ve ever had!

By: Denise Appel

Denise Appel — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 16:08:49 +0000

Hello Laura,

We just uploaded the Green Gazpacho recipe you asked about. Glad you enjoyed it, let us know how it turns out if you try it at home.

http://deniseappel.com/recipes/green-gazpacho/

By: Laura Haker

Laura Haker — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 16:43:30 +0000

Hello Denise:

I had the Grilled Shrimp/Tomatillo/Almond+Lime Gazpacho/Avocado+Cilantro small plate and it was truly delicious. Is there a recipe?

Thanks,
Laura

By: Gwen Schrader

Gwen Schrader — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 17:26:27 +0000

We moved away from New Haven to Madison, WI three years ago and truly miss your duck nachos. Any chance you would be willing to share your recipe? I’ve searched online for anything similar and have never seen it anywhere else. We used to hit Zinc for appetizers – the nachos and drinks – 33 Import – both of which we’ve never found anywhere else!
Best,
Gwen

By: Denise Appel

Denise Appel — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 18:20:48 +0000

Hi Liz,
Thank you so much. It is great, and would be a perfect side on Thanksgiving! Heres the link to where i posted the recipe. http://deniseappel.com/recipes/ Its at the bottom. Enjoy and let me know how it turns out for you!!!

-D

By: Liz Dickinson

Liz Dickinson — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 19:37:34 +0000

Hi Denise. We had an amazing dinner at Zinc on Nov. 4 and I wonder if you could share the absolutely stunning soup of the day which was “Creamy Carrot, Celeriac, and Mustard Green.” I loved it so much that I’d like to make it for Thanksgiving (and of course, many other times too)!

By: Denise Appel

Denise Appel — Thu, 20 May 2010 17:57:21 +0000

Hi Lenore,

Sorry for the delay. It’s been crazy around the restaurants with New Haven Restaurant week, our Pizza Pie Contest and more.

I am going to post this in the recipes section too, but wanted to make sure you saw it.

Tres Leches-From ZINC Restaurant
This cake yields a half sheet tray or 15 individual tres leches cakes cooked in 4 oz disposable aluminum muffin tins. You could also make the milk mixture and just soak any boxed yellow cake mixture. Just make sure the milk mixture is hot when it is poured over the warm cake or cakes. They both need to be warm so the cake absorbs the liquid more efficiently.

Sponge Cake (Genoise)
YIELD: 2LB 14 OZ
10 oz eggs
6 oz sugar
6 oz cake flour (a.p. flour works fine as well)
.25 oz baking powder
1 tsp vanilla extract

• Preheat oven to 350 F.
• Warm eggs to 90 F while whipping over a hot water bath.
• Beat the eggs, vanilla, and sugar in a mixer on high speed for at least 15 minutes until the eggs have almost tripled in size. Whip until the eggs are at the ribbon stage.
• Fold in the sifted cake flour and baking powder in 3 to 4 stages very gently so the foam is not deflated.
• Immediately put batter in pan or greased muffin tins (fill ¾ of the way) and bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the tops are browned and a toothpick comes out clean when poked into the cake.
• Poke holes into cake while still hot with paring knife or skewers and pour warm milk cream mixture over warm cake. If baking individually pour 2 oz (1/4 cup) hot milk mixture over each individual cake.
• Cool cake or cakes to room temp and then wrap tightly and refrigerate.
• Cut cake or unmold mini cakes right before serving.

Tres Leches
YIELD: 831 G / 1 LB 13.31 OZ
1 pint heavy cream
1 can 5oz evaporated milk
1 can 14 oz sweetened condensed milk
1 t cinnamon
1 tbsp optional banana liquer

Combine ingredients in a large pot and bring to a boil while whisking constantly to avoid burning bottom. Cool to 100 F and add to cake.