No problem, Wendy! I was actually thinking of that amandine recipe, too, but couldn't recall which episode it was from. After trying to remember, I think it's in "Publish or Perish", when Columbo's having a meal at a restaurant with Riley Greenleaf's rival publishers. But thank you for pointing out the recipe, because that sounds good, too! And thank you, noorvensen, for identifying the sole quenelle; I don't think I would have ever been able to find out the correct name myself!

Ah you are right, I think it was from their restaurant meal in that episode. Thanks! :)

A quick and easy Columbo-prepared recipe from Dexter Paris's cooking show in "Double Shock":

Hollandaise Sauce
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Ingredients:
- 4 egg yolks
- 1/2 c. melted butter
~ 1/3-1/2 c. lemon juice (qty. is a guesstimate)
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Several "uh"s sprinkled throughout
- Steamed or sautéed green veggies

Directions:
1) Melt the butter. Add butter, yolks, lemon juice, salt and pepper to blender and blend briefly but thoroughly.
2) Dish out your steamed or sautéed veggies (asparagus? Brussels sprouts? broccoli florets? Can anyone figure out what those are that he's serving?) onto a plate and dress with Hollandaise.

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I looked up the recipe online, and it's legit - that is all there is to it! Here's an "official" blender-based Hollandaise that is roughly the same thing, but with a bit more elaboration on technique:

http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/easy_blender_hollandaise_sauce/

In honor of the clue in "Double Exposure," ...

Caviar Varieties and Terms:
http://homecooking.about.com/od/seafood/a/caviarvarieties.htm
*The type in "Double Exposure" is listed as "royal Iranian beluga" in the subtitles/script.

How to Eat Caviar (Columbo double-dips -- don't YOU make this mistake! *grin*):
http://homecooking.about.com/od/etiquette/a/caviaretiquett.htm

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Interestingly, my Columbo DVD collection came bundled with "surprise episodes" of the Mrs. Columbo show, and one of her episodes was also based on caviar being employed by the killer. I guess Hollywood script writers assume cops and journalists eat caviar with wild abandon.

Columbo aficionado and analyst here... the Caprese salad (if you look carefully while it's being prepared, then the crunch when Columbo eats the first piece) also had a red onion in it..

I thing that's a very important part of the recipe..