Get the latest recipes from Sosousme http://www.grouprecipes.com/people/sosousme Recently we did a dine about town and this recipe was demonstrated to us by Chef Christopher Greenwald of Bay Laurel Culinary in Petaluma CA. It is meant as a "first bite" or amuse. He used Dungeness crab because that's what is fresh and local in northern California, but I'm sure it would be as good with whatever is local in your area. http://www.grouprecipes.com/107787/dungeness-chili-crab.html This is a really tasty and easy way to make trout. http://www.grouprecipes.com/107785/oven-poached-trout-in-riesling-wine-with-vegetables.html This is the famous "chicken do piaz" meaning, "cooked with two onions". http://www.grouprecipes.com/107734/braised-chicken-with-caramelized-onions.html This is an oldie but a goodie. So easy to set up in advance and then pop in the oven. http://www.grouprecipes.com/107721/chili-relleno-casserole.html This was a Christmas Eve tradition in my family. http://www.grouprecipes.com/107538/traditional-cheese-fondue.html One year we had a garden full of beautiful sweet corn. You can only eat it on the cob so often, so this was a soup I developed to use the corn up. It turned out great; I've even made it with thawed frozen corn kernals, but it's best with fresh. http://www.grouprecipes.com/107505/roasted-corn-soup.html I came up with this recipe when I wanted to make a soup for our Sunday dinner first course and only had one of each kind of onion. Laziness is the mother of invention :-) This is a great first course soup. It has a lovely taste and mouth feel. http://www.grouprecipes.com/107504/five-onion-soup-with-garlic-croutons.html The Slanted Door is one of the great restaurant in San Francisco. This is a tasty and different way to enjoy lamb chops. The marinating time is not included in the prep or cook time. http://www.grouprecipes.com/107503/the-slanted-doors-grilled-lamb-chops.html This quick and tasty fish dish can be prepared in no time. It's written for 2, but can be easily doubled. Buy the papaya salsa at your local supermarket. http://www.grouprecipes.com/107502/curry-snapper.html This is a super-quick, super easy, super tasty stir-fry; perfect for a quick weeknight meal. Serve over steamed rice, preferably Jasmine. A Reisling would be a great wine choice. http://www.grouprecipes.com/107500/chili-shrimp.html