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Chickpea Patties with Creamy Garlic Dressing

Photo by Jessica Leibowitz For this weeknight salad I have streamlined and speeded up the process of making falafel. I’ve renamed it  “Chickpea Patties” since it is not the same as the authentic version.  I start with canned chickpeas instead of dried chickpeas or favas.  Then I shape them into…

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Roasted Salmon with Lentil Salad

photo by Jessica Leibowitz French lentils are tiny green lentils that cook in no time and have a wonderful texture and flavor but if you can’t find them go ahead and use plain old green lentils. If you don’t eat pork you can just leave out the pancetta or you…

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Green Posole with Chicken – A Quick Easy Weeknight Meal!

Photo by Jessica Leibowitz Makes 4 to 6 servings Hands-on time: 25 minutes Total preparation time: 30 minutes 1 recipe Tomatillo Salsa (recipe follows, add preparation time) or 1 cup bottled green salsa 1 medium onion 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 4 cups chicken broth 1 rotisserie chicken Two 15-ounce cans…

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Valentine’s Day Recipes from Clove and Cumin!

My friends Tareq and Lima, very talented home cooks, have put together a very special menu for February 14th with recipes and photos. You must check it out! https://cloveandcumin.com/

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Seared Beef in Autumn Broth with Wasabi Cream

      Everything that goes into this soup contributes flavor. You can vary the vegetables according to your taste and what is available in your supermarket. Makes 4 servings Hands-on time: about 15 minutes Total preparation time: 33 minutes 2 medium carrots 2 medium parsnips 2 small turnips 2…

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Three Ingredient Apple Crisp

Photo by Jessica Leibowitz If you don’t count the salt (and you shouldn’t), you might wonder how the heck anyone can make a delicious apple crisp with just three ingredients. The answer is by starting with granola, which comes equipped with oats, nuts, sugar, and dried fruit.  (Is this cheating? …

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Cheesy Baked Grits

A kind of carbo-licious porridge made from dried and coarsely ground corn, grits are to Southern cuisine what potatoes are to Northern cuisine – a deeply satisfying staple. These days we’re starting to see grits all over the country.  Oftentimes, they’ll show up at breakfast seasoned with salt and pepper,…

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Clam Tomato and Bacon Stew with Grilled Garlic Bread

Cooked hard-shell clams are an unbeatable two-for-the price-of-one delight – you get the clams themselves and the clam liquid they give off as they cook, which creates an instant sauce with astonishing depth of flavor.  And it’s simple.  You just combine the clams with some liquid (and aromatics, if you…

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Butterscotch Pudding Cake

When I was a kid and we visited Cambridge, my parents used to take me to an old-fashioned ice cream parlor in Harvard Square. They served a butterscotch sundae made of coffee ice cream, hot butterscotch sauce, and whipped cream. Boy it was good! This pudding cake reminds me of…

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Holiday Recipe Collection

Each year as the Holidays approach, I get requests for many of the traditional recipes that everyone wants to make for entertaining. Here are a few of my favorites. Links to the recipes for the Collection appear below. Appetizers: Crispy Zucchini Sticks with Olive Dip (recipe) Oven-baked Rosemary Potato Chips (recipe)…

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The Smoothest Mashed Potatoes

I’ve made mountains of mashed potatoes in my little life by faithfully adhering to the method I learned in cooking school. And I’ve always been reasonably happy with the results. But really, how far wrong can you go with potatoes, butter, and cream? Who cares if the mashed potatoes are…

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Very Very Crispy Chicken Thighs

This is a loose technique recipe. You can make 2 chicken thighs or 8 chicken thighs following these instructions and then top the thighs with a sauce of your choice or no sauce at all, perhaps just a squeeze of lemon. Skin on, bone in chicken thighs Kosher salt Freshly…

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Fried Rice Puppies

1 cup long grain white rice 2 cups water 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon cayenne 1/2 cup diced green bell pepper 1 can (10.5 ounce) French onion soup 1 tablespoon butter 2 large eggs, lightly beaten 1 cup dry bread crumbs oil for frying, preferably rice bran oil In a…

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Fried Catfish

Yield: 6 servings Rice bran oil for frying the fish (or any high heat oil) 6 (7 to 9-ounce) US farm-raised catfish fillets 2 cups buttermilk 1 recipe fish fry mix (recipe below) Heat the rice bran oil in a 5-quart Dutch oven over high heat until it reaches 350…

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Chef Airis Johnson’s Jambalaya

NOTE: This recipe can be cut in half and all proteins don’t have to be used (i.e. shrimp can be omitted) but are highly recommended.Serves 6 to 8 2 tablespoons butter 1 small onion, diced 3 celery stalks, diced 1 small green bell pepper, diced 4 garlic cloves, minced 1…

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Sauteed Fish with Gazpacho Vinaigrette

Fish needs a little acid, even just a squeeze of lemon to perk it up. I have gone a little further here with a gazpacho vinaigrette. Gazpacho is a Spanish soup with many variations but the basic one as we know it is a cold chunky tomato vegetable soup. I…

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Paella

Note: we made the stock during the show because of time constraints, but if you are going to make a stock (instead of using store bought broth), make it in advance because it should simmer for 3 hours. Serves 6 people Hands on preparation time: 1 1/2 hours Total preparation…

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Skillet Apple Cranberry Pie

Start to finish: 3 hours 15 minutes (45 active) Servings: 6 Pie Dough (recipe below) or 12 1/2 ounces storebought pie dough 2 ½ pounds mixed apples (your choice) peeled cored and sliced ¼-inch thick 3 tablespoons dark brown sugar 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice ¼ teaspoon table salt ¼…

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Pesce all’Acqua Pazza (Fish With White Wine and Cherry Tomatoes)

  Yield: 4 servings Easy enough for a weeknight, this simple, simmered fish dish originated along the Amalfi coast, where seafood is eaten regularly. Acqua pazza, which means “crazy water” in Italian, is derived from the way Neapolitan fisherman used to cook the day’s catch; in seawater, imbuing it with salty…

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Cut Up Salad

Serves 8 1 ½ cups avocado, peeled and cut into medium chunks, chilled 1 ½ cups papaya peeled and cut into medium chunks, chilled 1 ½ cups ripe mango, peeled, pitted and cut into medium chunks, chilled Feel free to add our substitute the fruits as nature avails them! Bibb…

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Bahamian Soup

Serves 8 to 10 2 ounces diced slab bacon, rind removed if any is on it ¼ cup olive oil 4 cloves garlic, very thinly sliced 1 Scotch bonnet, seeds and stems removed, minced 1 medium sweet onion, peeled and diced medium 4 celery stalks, cleaned and diced medium 1…

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Two Minute Eggnog

  Serves 4 to 6 2 pints premium-quality vanilla ice cream 1/2 cup rum, cognac, or bourbon or more to taste Pinch freshly grated nutmeg Place the ice cream in a large covered glasss or stainless steel bowl in the refrigerator to thaw. Stir in the rum or desired flavoring…

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Duck Fat Popovers

Start to finish: 40 minutes plus 1 day and 1 hour resting time Hands on time: 10 minutes Servings: Makes 10 to 11 popovers 4 large eggs 2 cups whole milk 1/2 cup plus 3 tablespoons melted duck fat, divided 2 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon table salt Whisk the eggs in a…

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Butternut Squash, Date and Blue Cheese Crostata

Start to finish: 2 hours Hands-on time: 45 minutes Servings: 6 1 small butternut squash (about 1 ¼ pounds), peeled, seeded and cut into slices about ¼-inch thick 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 2 large leeks, white and light green parts sliced, halved, sliced 1/2…

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