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Pan-Fried Bread & Sausage with Garlic, Tapas Style II
Appetizers Meat

Pan-Fried Bread & Sausage with Garlic, Tapas Style

In Spain, appetizers are taken very seriously. Spanish tapas, the ubiquitous small plates found in every taverna and dining place, are numerous and varied. With literally hundreds of variations, Spanish tapas are colorful and robustly flavored, full of the bright and bold tastes of the sun-drenched countryside. Like most Spanish tapas recipes, Pan-Fried Bread & Sausage with Garlic uses just a handful of ingredients, each with a bold flavor that stands on its own, yet harmonizes perfectly with the others. This simple, …

Poultry

Black & White Garlic Chicken

Inspired by the classic 40 Clove Chicken, this amazing slow-cooked casserole of falling-off-the-bone, garlic-scented chicken is worth the wait. Yes, we actually used 40 cloves of garlic in this dish – 20 cloves of regular, every day fresh garlic and 20 of the startlingly ebony-colored black garlic. In case you’re unfamiliar with the stuff, black garlic is not a new strain of garlic; it’s created by fermenting whole heads of normal garlic in a carefully controlled environment of heat and …

Grilled pepper and wild chanterelle salad
Appetizers Mushrooms Salads Wild Foods

Grilled Pepper & Chanterelle Mushroom Salad

  This rather unusual salad is one of those dishes that comes together quite naturally in the early fall. The first frost has not yet arrived and while nights are cool, the days are still sunny and warm. Colder weather is just around the corner though. Days are growing shorter and backyard gardens are winding down, yielding the last few sweet, sun-ripened peppers of the season. But while tame, cultivated crops are ending, wild mushrooms are exuberantly bursting forth from …

Thai Green Curry with Chicken and Fiddleheads
Asian Rice Dishes Soups & Stews Wild Foods

Thai Green Curry with Chicken and Fiddleheads

The fresh flavor of fiddleheads, that wild spring vegetable with the charming name, is distinctive, but not assertive. It’s these qualities that make fiddleheads so versatile. They can be prepared in any number of traditional ways, but they also make a fine substitute for just about any green vegetable. Think of any dish that calls for green beans, asparagus or even broccoli and use fiddleheads instead! But before you add fresh fiddleheads to your favorite recipe, they need a little …

Pig Fingers in ramekins
Appetizers Meat Sauces & Condiments

“Pig Fingers” with Two Sweet & Spicy Glazes

“Pig Fingers” is a deliciously old-fashioned dish that has been around in some form since forever, apparently. While you may find various other versions online, this one is an original, an old farmhouse classic, dating back to that long ago time before the internet was invented. The following recipe was faithfully copied from a yellowed, handwritten index card that has been carefully kept in an decoupaged wooden recipe box for over 30 years. It was given to us back in the 1970s by the daughter …

Sausage-stuffed Tofu
Appetizers Asian

Sausage-Stuffed Tofu with Smoked Soy Sauce

To fans of authentic Asian cuisine, the flavors & textures of this dish will feel as comfortable and familiar as an old friend. A steamed dish might not seem like summer food, but the preparation is quite easy and cooking time is only about 20 minutes. It won’t heat up the kitchen and can be enjoyed immediately while hot, or later, at room temperature. Our version of stuffed tofu, a venerable classic of many Asian cuisines, uses sausage made from ground …

Rhubarb, Pear & Raspberry Tart
Breads & Baked Goods Desserts Sauces & Condiments Seafood

A Taste of Summer: Two Rhubarb Recipes, Savory & Sweet

Rhubarb has often been called the “pie plant.” It’s true that the unique, tart flavor of rhubarb has made it a favorite in pies, crisps & crumbles, but it’s also a fantastic ingredient in tangy sauces, chutneys & compotes that make a great accompaniment to savory dishes, including meats, fish & fowl. Originally cultivated in Asia over 2,000 years ago for its medicinal qualities, it was not until the 18th century that rhubarb was grown for culinary purposes in Britain and …

Homemade Vanilla Extract
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Pure Vanilla! Make Your Own Homemade Vanilla Extract

  You may not have ever thought about making your own vanilla extract, but it’s incredibly easy to do. Why would you want to make your own vanilla extract? Well, it’s less expensive, for one thing.  For a modest investment, you can make enough high-quality vanilla extract to last you for years. For another, you’ll know that it’s 100% real vanilla extract – no artificial ingredients or flavorings. And you can make your own custom vanilla blends by varying or …