Because warm weather arrived so early this year, we’re hoping to be able to use local asparagus. A low to moderate heat is desirable when grilling vegetables. If you are using a charcoal grill, place the hot coals on one side of the grill. This gives you a place to move vegetables from one side […]
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Hazelnut romesco sauce
• 1/3 c. roasted hazelnuts, skinned• 2 large roasted red bell peppers, peels and seeds removed, either freshly prepared or bottled, about 1 1/2 c. • 3-4 coarsely chopped garlic cloves• 2 T. sherry vinegar• 1 T. chopped fresh rosemary• 1 T. chopped fresh marjoram or savory• 2 tsp. sugar• 1 tsp. salt• Cayenne, hot […]
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Getting ready for my daughter’s wedding
By the time you read this, it’ll be over. With luck I’ll be stretched out in a lawn chair, cold iced tea in hand, enjoying my house and yard, which will be in better condition than they have been in years – no, in better shape than they’ve ever been. But now, there are still […]
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Beer steamed shrimp with remoulade
Steaming the shrimp mixed with these spices, aromatics and beer makes them extraordinarily flavorful. And Jasper White’s remoulade is fantastic. For the remoulade:• 1 c. good quality mayonnaise, such as Hellman’s PLUS 1 T. minced jalapenos, 1 T. minced scallion, and 1 T. sugar• 1 T. stone-ground mustard• 1 T. tomato paste• 1 tsp. minced […]
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Entrees for your Passover Seder
“Why is this night different from all other nights?” asks the youngest child at the elaborately set dinner table as dusk darkens the sky outside. So begins the first night of the most widely observed and important events on the Jewish calendar, Passover. Passover lasts for seven days. As with Easter, the exact date varies […]
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Bialystok Tsimmes
Radwine’s tsimmes is another classic Jewish dish – one he’s adapted from Joan Nathan’s Jewish Cooking in America.” Tsimmes is a Yiddish word meaning fuss and comes from the German “zum essen,” to eat. Because it takes time to make tsimmes, the word came to mean making a big deal over something. While some ingredients […]
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Carol Kitterman’s beef brisket
Kitterman’s beef brisket originated in an unlikely place: Fargo, N,D., where she and her husband, Jay, worked briefly after their marriage. “We had this brisket at a friend’s, and it was the best I’d ever tasted,” she says. “But I’m always tinkering with recipes, never” following them exactly, so it’s been modified. When Kitterman isn’t […]
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More than morels
So far it’s been an iffy year for local morels, those wonderful wild mushrooms whose cratered caps resemble sponges. In fact, “sponge mushrooms” was what my family called them; I didn’t hear their “morel” moniker until I was an adult. Whether it’s a good or bad year for morels depends on several factors (as do […]
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Blood orange upside down polenta cake
This is a cake that even folks who normally eschew cake will enjoy. It’s not overly sweet, and the addition of polenta adds a bit of crunch to the crumb. 7 T. sugar, divided, plus 3/4 c. sugar 3 T. water 8 T. (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature, divided 3 unpeeled small to medium […]
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A bloody good thing
Their name may be a little off-putting. And their exterior, orange streaked or mottled with vermilion and/or brownish purple, may bring to mind a nasty bruise rather than something good to eat. However, the first sight and taste of blood oranges’ flesh reveal why they’re so sought after. Blood oranges aren’t new, though they have […]
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Irish whiskey trifle
Trifles are traditional in England and Scotland as well as Ireland, one of those preparations that undoubtedly came about as a way to use stale leftovers – in this case, cake – but that was so delicious that it soon was being made for its own sake. Various spirits are used to moisten and flavor […]
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Have a spirited St. Patrick’s Day
In Dublin’s fair city,Where girls are so pretty,I first set my eyes on sweet Molly Malone,As she wheeled her wheelbarrowThrough streets broad and narrow,Crying, “Cockles and mussels, alive, alive O!” –Traditional Irish folk song It starts early every March – earlier, really. No sooner does the Valentine’s Day paraphernalia disappear from stores – after a […]
