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361Every part of the Clementine -- peel, pith, and flesh -- plays a role in this moist almond cake. Each slice has a sophisticated slightly bittersweet marmalade-like flavor, since boiling the Clementines beforehand mellows any bitterness from the skin and pit…
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362The trick to great rugelach is making a flaky buttery rich pastry dough. If the dough gathers into a cohesive mass around the blade in the food processor work bowl, you have over-processed it. Make sure to stop processing at the point where the mixture is s…
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363This is a great salad to serve around the holidays when Clementines (Cuties) are in peak season. The green arugula and pistachios, red cranberries, orange cuties, and the white feta make for a festive presentation. The sugared pistachios can be made ahead a…
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364I’ve tried many brisket recipes and this has become a longtime favorite. The method comes from a Cooks Illustrated recipe that requires a few hours of unattended cooking, as well as advance preparation. After cooking, the brisket must stand overnight in the…
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365The streusel topping is especially good on these muffins. I often double the recipe and save some in the freezer to use later on Blueberry or Banana Muffins.
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366This is great comfort food on a chilly winter night. Although just about any mild beer will work in this recipe, O’Doul’s non-alcoholic beer works very well.
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367The best of two favorite cookies, baked into a brownie. This recipe is adapted from Martha Stewart’s Christmas Cookbook. Featured as a "holiday treat" on the popular food blog One for the Table www.oneforthetable.com
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368These muffins are a great alternative to pumpkin. You can use cinnamon and nutmeg in place of the spices, but I think allspice and cloves give them a unique flavor. I usually make extra sweet potato for dinner and then make these muffins the next morning.
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369This is a fast and easy dish to prepare and it’s so delicious. The creamy mustard sauce is great on any fish fillet – red snapper, tilapia, grouper. It's one of the recipes featured in Ina Garten's new cookbook "Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics " - http://b…
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370A post Thanksgiving favorite! Tetrazzini is also great with leftover chicken.
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371Do not thaw the peas before adding them to the skillet. Save time by prepping other ingredients a couple of hours before and keep in a plastic wrapped dish. Then throw it all together just before dinner
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372This recipe is combination of technique and ingredients from Cook’s Illustrated and Joy of Cooking, which I suppose now makes it my own. There are tons of recipes with exotic flavors and ingredients, but if you’re looking for that classic Thanksgiving stuff…
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373This stock has incredible flavor and can be made ahead to save time at Thanksgiving. It’s the base for perfect turkey gravy, and can also be used in your favorite dressing recipe. To roast the trimmings and vegetables, it’s best to use a roasting pan that c…
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374This is a great alternative to marshmallow topped sweet potatoes. Cutting the sweet potatoes into slices of even thickness is important in getting them to cook at the same rate. A potato masher will yield slightly lumpy sweet potatoes; a food mill will make…
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375There are so many variations for cranberry sauce – experiment with a few until you find a favorite – this is one of mine. The maple syrup gives a more mellow sweetness than granulated sugar. If you've got frozen cranberries, do not defrost them before use;…
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377Some friends challenged me to make Boeuf Bourguignon after seeing the film Julia & Julie. I started by studying Julia Child’s recipe, which is very close to the version I’m posting here. I then consulted one of my favorite French cookbooks, Country Cooking…
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378These are one of the simplest and most basic rolled cookies - but so delicious. They’re buttery and sweet, with crisp edges and chewy centers.
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379These muffins are based on the famous southern Hummingbird Cake – made with banana, pineapples, and coconut. Food historians generally cite Mrs. L.H. Wiggin's recipe published in the February 1978 issue of Southern Living magazine as the first printed refer…
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381I’ve been making this cheesecake at Thanksgiving for years and it’s always a crowd pleaser. The Whipped cream topping is particularly good with the pumpkin spices; the addition of sour cream gives it a crème fraiche quality.
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382These brownies were popular when I was growing up and I saw them being made recently on an episode of Cook’s Country and thought I would give them a try. They were a BIG hit! Toasting the pecans is crucial to the brownie flavor. Using the aluminum foil lini…
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383This is a quick dessert that’s perfect for two people. Use your favorite apples, I like to use a combo of Granny Smith with Cortland, Macoun, Empire, Macs, or Rome
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384This is a delicious moist, dark, spicy pumpkin bread. It’s perfect on its own, or you can make “sandwiches” with cream cheese and thinly sliced apples. The cornmeal gives the bread a great texture.
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