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Cheap Party Trick: Chicken Liver Mousse

Forget any preconceptions you may have about “liver and onions”, or visions of sad children endlessly chewing and gagging for fear that dessert will be withheld. Imagine instead that you serve up a pretty little terrine of chicken liver mousse … Continue reading…

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May 30, 2013
Filed Under: Meat, Fish and PoultryStarters
Ingredients:Chicken Livers
Tagged: ButcheryDinner partyFarming

A Warm Winter Salad: Freekeh, Chard and Butternut Squash Salad with Bacon and Roasted Pecans

While I’m freezing my butt off in upstate New York and learning to cut a French rack of lamb ribs, I thought it’d be nice to share a cozy winter recipe. And since I think I’ll be sharing a lot … Continue reading…

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Jan 20, 2012
Filed Under: Eat Your GreensSaladStartersWinter
Ingredients:GrainsSquash-winterSpinachBaconNuts

Brussels Sprouts, Meet Potato Pancakes

I don’t know if anyone has told you this, but Brussels sprouts are all the rage. Who cares if kids don’t like them, all the grown-ups I know love them, which means more for us. At this time of year … Continue reading…

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Nov 08, 2011
Filed Under: BreakfastFallSidesStarters
Ingredients:Brussels SproutsPotatoes
Tagged: Pancakes

Holy Mother of Squash Blossoms!

The last time I ate squash blossoms I was in Italy, they were stuffed with mozzarella di bufala and we enjoyed them while gazing out over Lago Maggiore. But the last time I spotted squash blossoms, prior to this past … Continue reading…

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Oct 07, 2011
Filed Under: FallStartersSummer
Ingredients:Squash BlossomsRicottaTomatoesPesto

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