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4 servings Soak wooden or bamboo skewers in water for at least 30 minutes before use. Almost any vegetable will work, but firm vegetables such as carrots…
Steamed lobster is a simple and elegant dish. The lobsters are steamed with a little water and wine until bright red, then served with melted butter and…
4 servings Grill tenderloin whole to keep it from drying out. For tenderloins less than 1 ½ inches thick, treat as for chops, below. To ensure juiciness…
4 to 6 servings For turning cooked sausages into sandwiches, see About Hot Dogs. A quality sausage is well seasoned and needs little embellishment to be…
Sautéed chitterlings are a Southern delicacy, pan-fried until golden and seasoned with vinegar or hot sauce. Serve with black-eyed peas and greens and…
A savory casserole of salt herring, potatoes, and onion baked with a gratin topping.
This Cuban-style pulled pork is slow-cooked with bell peppers, onions, and olives, then served over rice. The pork becomes tender and flavorful, with a…
6 to 8 servings If you cannot find or do not want to add chicken gizzards, omit and add 12 ounces coarsely chopped mushrooms with the onions, celery, and…
4 to 6 servings One of our closest friends shared this salad with us. It quickly became a staple in our house and is truly greater than the sum of its…
2 to 4 servings Please read About Duck and Goose. For duck à l’orange, after roasting the duck, prepare Sweet-Sour Orange Pan Sauce with the pan juices…
A one-pot meal featuring tender littleneck clams, spicy chorizo, and pearl couscous cooked in a cast-iron skillet. Finished with fresh parsley and a…
8 servings Ask your butcher to roll and tie the pork belly for you if possible. If that’s not an option, rolling the belly is much easier with two people…
10 to 12 crêpes The traditional pairing for savory crêpes is hard apple cider.
4 to 6 servings When you do not have this formula close at hand, remember: Egg, Avocado, Tomato, Chicken, green Onion, Bacon, and Blue cheese spells “eat…
Pork rib chops are stuffed with Italian bread crumb stuffing, seared, then braised in milk or stock until tender. Serve with pan gravy or cranberry sauce.
Air-fried chicken and vegetables served over lemon-dill couscous with feta cheese. A quick and flavorful Mediterranean-inspired bowl.
6 to 8 servings Hot pots are a wonderful, participatory form of eating and well suited to parties (the informal kind, with people you do not mind making a…
A classic vegetable soufflé made with a white sauce base, egg yolks, and beaten egg whites, folded with your choice of vegetables and cheese. Baked until…
A hearty Italian pasta dish featuring orecchiette, Italian sausage, and broccoli rabe, finished with grated Romano cheese.
A classic Italian dish featuring tender honeycomb tripe simmered in a rich tomato sauce, finished with grated Parmesan.
6 to 8 servings An amalgam of two classic Moroccan chicken stews, one with olives and one with preserved lemon. If you can’t find preserved lemon, we…
8 servings The addition of fresh cabbage to the traditional pairing of pork and sauerkraut gives this dish another dimension of flavor.
Chitterlings and hog maws are slowly simmered with onion, cider vinegar, and spices until tender, resulting in a rich and savory dish.
4 servings Large whole fish and big fillets may be cooked with this method (figure on 12 ounces per person or 6 ounces per person, respectively). To stuff…
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