Thyme honey :

in love at last

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I like foods that seduce me. I like foods that flirt with my senses, caress my lips as I lean in for that first bite, foods that act all coy and surprise me with unexpected textures and flavors. I love the voluptuousness, the enticing[...]

ON A COLD WINTER NIGHT?

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  ….walnuts and thyme honey.   (Photo credit: Mariana Kavroulaki)

Root Vegetables Revved Up!

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Happy Wednesday!  How about taking boring root vegetables and cooking them slightly different ?  Well you guessed it…. I did just that!  I was contemplating what to make for dinner all day and I ended up coming up with this quick and[...]

Craft Butternut Squash Puree

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A few years ago, my mother ate at the Craft restaurant in New York City, and fell in love with the butternut squash they served.  After she returned home, she emailed the restaurant and asked for the recipe.  This recipe has appeared on[...]

An Apple A Day Ends With Roasted Duck

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Well you have made it. Congratulations. This is the final post in my weeklong tribute to apples. That?s right, 8 recipes featuring apples have rolled across these pages in an equal[...]

Dinner By Chef Dasalla, Course 4: Pan Roasted Stuffed Thigh of Chicken

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Pan Roasted Stuffed Thigh of Chicken Continuing Story… If there ever was a grand finale, this is it. One of the things Chef Dasalla did with this meal was do the preparation work for all of his dishes before arriving at my home. [...]

Honey Dijon Glazed Pork Chops

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I’m really pretty much a creature of habit, especially on days when I just want to throw together something easy that will please everyone.  Pulling out the same basic combination of ingredients is comfortably familiar but I try to at least[...]

2116. HONEY-ROASTED ONION TART with BACON

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makes 6 appetizer servings 1 sheet frozen puff pastry (half of 17.3-ounce package), thawed 3 bacon slices, cut crosswise into 1/2-inch pieces 1/4 cup honey 1/4 cup dry white wine 2 large sweet yellow onions (about 1 1/2 pounds), cut into[...]

Herbal bounty

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I think I want to expand our herb garden next year. Well, it's not so much a garden as several planters. I have some parsley that is past it's prime (I really need to treat it like an annual), some chives, some Italian and Thai basil, oregano,[...]

2064. APPLE-ROQUEFORT-BACON PIE

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makes one 12-inch pie All-Butter Pastry Pie Dough for a 12-inch double-crust pie, chilled 4 ounces thick-cut hickory-smoked bacon, diced 4 to 4 1/2 cups (2 to 2 1/4 pounds) apples 2 tablespoons dark honey, plus extra for drizzling on the top[...]