Sonia Jaffe Robbins, Editing Workshop, G54.1123, WEEK I
A RECIPE FOR COPY EDITING
Read the recipe below (I did not make this up; it actually appeared in a daily newspaper). Is every ingredient listed accounted for in the instructions? Are there any missing ingredients? Are there any missing steps? Are the instructions easy to follow? Make a list of your questions.
Frisee and Mache with Goat and Flageolet Puree
2 cups cooked flageolet beans plus 1/2 cup reserved bean cooking liquid
2 cups each frisee and mache
20 croutons made from toasted baguettes
6 ounces medium to hard fresh goat cheese
1/2 cup good quality olive oil
1/4 cup vinaigrette dressing
- Puree beans in a food processor using 1/4 to 1/3 cup liquid reserved from
cooking beans plus 1/4 cup olive oil. Mixture shouldn't be stiff, nor should it
be runny.
- Place 1 (4-inch diameter, 2-inch high) ring on each of 4 ovenproof plates.
Fill with puree.
- Puree goat cheese and using a spatula carefully smear the pureed goat
cheese on top of pureed beans in the ring. Set aside.
- Clean salad and toss with vinaigrette dressing. Place bean and cheese
mixture under broiler for a few seconds to brown goat cheese. Carefully remove
ring from bean cake. Arrange salad around bean cake.
Sonia Jaffe Robbins (c) 1996-2005