2 cups whole milk
2 cups heavy whipping cream
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup pink peppercorns, crushed (about 1/2 ounce)

7 large egg yolks
pink, peppercorn, ice

3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
2 medium onions, thinly sliced
3 bell peppers (1 orange, 1 red, 1 green), thinly sliced into strips
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon sweet paprika

1 pound fully cooked sausage, such as linguiça or kielbasa, cut in half lengthwise and crosswise into 6-inch-long pieces
1 cup dry red wine
2/3 cup Kalamata olives, pitted

1 baguette, halved lengthwise, cut crosswise into quarters
portuguese, sausage, peppers

2 lb medium boiling potatoes, peeled
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 fresh jalapeño chiles
1 large onion, halved lengthwise, then cut lengthwise into 1/4-inch-wide strips
1 lb green bell or Italian frying peppers, cut lengthwise into 1/4-inch-wide strips
1/2 cup finely chopped Spanish chorizo (cured spiced pork sausage; 2 oz; casings discarded if desired)
3/4 cup dry white wine
potatoes, peppers, chorizo