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Preheat the oven to 400°F. Stuff the reserved mushroom caps loosely with the cheese filling, mounding slightly, and place them in a shallow pan. (If not serving within 15 minutes, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate.) Drizzle lightly with olive oil and bake for 10 minutes, or until lightly browned.

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Place a handful of greens on each chilled salad plate. Mound the chopped fennel bulb on the greens. In a small bowl, combine all the ingredients for the vinaigrette except the olive oil, then whisk in the oil. Drizzle each salad with vinaigrette. Place a warm mushroom cap in the center and sprinkle with the parsley, green onions, fennel leaves, thyme, and red bell pepper.

Sherried Sweet
Potatoes with Chipotles and Sage

Serves 12

No marshmallows in these sweet potatoes, which blend the spirited flavors of incendiary chipotle chiles, sherry, fresh sage, and sweet roasted garlic (I often use elephant garlic). Use less of the chipotles if you can’t stand the heat! Prepare this dish a day or two in advance to allow the flavors to mellow.

4 large sweet potatoes (about 1 pound each), scrubbed
1 to 2 heads garlic, cloves separated
Olive oil
1/3 of a 7-ounce can chipotle chiles in adobo sauce, or to taste (reserve the rest for another use), chopped
2 to 3 tablespoons dark brown sugar
4 tablespoons medium-dry sherry
4 tablespoons butter, softened
2 tablespoons minced fresh sage
1 bunch green onions with some green tops, chopped
1/2 cup or more shredded Parmesan cheese
Salt to taste
Fresh sage sprigs for garnish

Preheat the oven to 400°F. Place the sweet potatoes and garlic in a roasting pan. Drizzle the garlic lightly with olive oil. Roast, turning occasionally, for 45 minutes, or until the sweet potatoes are tender. As the garlic may take less time to cook, check it periodically and remove it as soon as it begins to soften and brown.

Reduce the heat to 350°F. Peel the roasted garlic and place in a small bowl with the chipotles, brown sugar, and sherry; blend lightly with a fork.

Peel the sweet potatoes and mash them lightly with the butter. Stir in the garlic mixture along with the sage, green onions, Parmesan cheese, and salt. Turn the mixture into a buttered 2-quart casserole and cover. Bake for 30 minutes, or until golden. Serve garnished with fresh sage sprigs.

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