Gourmet Leek & Goat Cheese Dressing (Stuffing) Recipe

[1] Leek and goat cheese dressing. The recipe is below (photos #1 and #3 © Vermont Creamery). [2] A rustic sourdough loaf (photos #2, #4, and #5 © Good Eggs). [3] Vermont Creamery’s Unsalted Cultured Butter — 82% Butterfat. [4] Shallots taste like a cross between red and yellow onions, with a more delicate, sweet…
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Cacio e Pepe Recipe For National Cacio e Pepe Day

[1] Cacio e Pepe, a dish that dates to ancient Roman times (photos #1, #2, and #3 © DeLallo). [2] If you make the recipe often, consider making compound butter to make the task quicker. [3] While spaghetti is the classic cut, you can choose anything you’d like. Here, it’s gnocchi. [4] Today’s DOP Pecorino…
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Happy Salt Caramel Day & The History Of Salt (Salted) Caramels

[1] Our favorite salted caramel: the salted lavender caramel from Lillie Belle Farms (photos #1 and #2 © The Nibble). [2] A look inside. [3] The original: Henri Le Roux’s salted caramel with crushed nuts (photos #3 and #4 © Maison Le Roux). [4] Le Roux caramels, individually wrapped. [5] Caramels infused with bacon and…
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Anchovies On Your Pizza On National Pizza With Everything (Except Anchovies) Day

[1] An anchovy pizza with Picholine olives (photo © Gordon Ramsay Group). [2] A top-quality anchovy is plump and jarred in real olive oil (photo © Vital Choice). [3] This anchovy pizza is also topped with Picholine olives and banana peppers. Here’s the recipe (photo © DeLallo). [4] A white pizza with anchovies. Here’s the…
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Tips On Tempranillo Wine For International Tempranillo Day

Chianti fans may be aware that the main grape in this classic wine is Tempranillo. But Spain has another great Tempranillo growing region, Ribera del Duero, a D.O.P. (Denominación de Origen Protegida) viticulture area in Spain’s northern plateau. The name translates to “riverbanks of the Duero [River].” The area, a plateau ranging from 2,200 to…
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