When the kitchen's testing a veal rib roast...
And they give you "a rib" to take home...
And it's already perfectly cooked...
What do you do?
I pre-heated the broiler, set a rack in a sheet pan, carefully removed the…
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Indian Paella (You Heard Me!)
Yes, seriously.
A lot of the main ingredients were just sitting in the fridge... waiting... needfully... to be used. And Indian food is the go-to for both of us! So I thought...
We'd been on a rare Monday outing to…
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Beef Stroganoff with Dill, Sour Cream, and Dijon over Farfalle
Oh, my... What to do what to do?!?
The test kitchen was testing a new sous vide machine (quite successfully I might add), and today's experiment was steak, a New York strip, to be exact. After all was said and…
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Brown Butter Branzino with Lemon, Herbs and Roasted Potatoes
You know, just your average day... a friend gives you a gorgeous whole branzino (European seabass), a delicate, sustainable, flavorful firm-fleshed white fish...
I took it home, cleaned it, pre-heated the oven to 450...
Salted and peppered the fish inside…
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Hot Italian Sausage and Pesto Pizza
At least once during the week preceding Christmas, we have a pizza. No, it doesn't make any real sense, but for us it's grown into something of a tradition.
For this night's version, I sautéed 10 cloves of minced garlic…
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A Decadent Chicken Schnitzel (with Chanterelles!)
As you know, I make schnitzel frequently.
And being in the Test Kitchen again is providing us with a wonderfully wide range of perfect ingredients. Today was no exception.
My life has become like one of those crazy cooking competition…
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Shrimp Fried Rice with Ginger, Onions, Bok Choy and Brown Rice
Abbondanza!
(Or, perhaps, in this case, Fengfu!)
I was given a large container of cooked shrimp. Hmmmmm...
I had garlic.
I had ginger.
I had onions.
I had rice.
I had bok choy.
Fried rice sounded good to both of…
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Christmas Cookies! (Chocolate Shortbread!)
Stop What You're Doing and Make These!!!
Seriously. I love all the traditional Christmas cookies. But I'm telling you: make chocolate shortbread and bring those elves to their knees!
These come from Chef Extraordinaire Bob Chambers. You will never, I…
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Christmas Cookies! (Shortbread!)
Shortbread.
I have always been helpless when confronted with a plate of shortbread...
And these have forever replaced decorated sugar cookies in my affections.
Shortbread
Yield: Approximately 50
Cream:
1 lb. Unsalted butter
1 C Sugar (processed fine)
½ t…
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Christmas Cookies! (Melting Moments!)
Mother's other "famous" Christmas cookie contribution was the "Melting Moment."
I know these are seriously out of fashion... but I don't care...
The texture is sooooooooo different from most cookies... because of the cornstarch. But it's the very, very lemony…
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Christmas Cookies! (Snowballs!)
Forgive me.
The switch from "after Thanksgiving" foods to Christmas prep can induce whiplash...
And now it's almost mid-December!
So let's get going, people... Over the next few days, we'll be re-posting our greatest Christmas cookie hits.
You're welcome!
(And…
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The Remains of the Day: Make Holiday Crêpes!
These two recipes are De-lightful to make, De-licious to eat, and De-lovely to serve... with your favorite turkey or ham or chicken!
Time Machine: Chicken Crêpes
I can't really explain it...
OK... I could say that some of the roast…
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The Remains of the Day: Silky & Elegant Risotto Recipes with Turkey
Turkey & Sage Risotto
I love risotto. Period.
From my first taste YEARS ago, right up until today. But... I don't like the idea of risotto as a dumping ground. If you want to add things... there's a method. Therefore...
…
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The Remains of the Day: It's Turkey Herder Pie! (OK, Fine... Shepherd's Pie with Turkey)
So... The Remains were gloriously arrayed before me...
I took gravy, peas, gingered root vegetables (parsnips, turnips, carrots), dressing, balsamic pearl onions, and some diced turkey, mixed it all together, tasted it, salted and peppered it...
Placed it all in…
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The Remains of the Day: A Luxurious Turkey Hash!
THE use... THE comfort food... using the remains of the turkey... probably my personal fave... because when all is said and done, I'm a Midwesterner who's Irish on all sides (and I do mean ALL sides).
Hash.
So this version…
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