VIDEO: Alton Brown’s Secret Ham Crust

  Contemplating how to cook the Easter ham? Consider Alton Brown’s favorite way, with his grandmother’s “secret” ham crust recipe. The secret is now out of the bag: brown sugar, mustard, bourbon and pulverized ginger snap cookies. Brush on a layer of mustard (we prefer deli-style or Dijon) Pat on a layer of brown sugar…
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ST. PATRICK’S DAY: Corned Beef & Cabbage Egg Rolls Recipe

We love this fusion recipe for St. Patrick’s Day: Corned Beef and Cabbage Egg Rolls. It’s from Dietz and Watson, purveyors of fine deli meats. Chinese egg rolls are filled with cabbage and bits of pork. Here, corned beef substitutes for the pork, creating an “Irish” egg roll. The recipe serves 4. “FUSION” CORNED BEEF…
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ST. PATRICK’S DAY RECIPE: Lamb Kebabs with Guinness Marinade

Lamb kebabs, couscous and minted yogurt are Middle Eastern, but Guinness is serving the dish on St. Patrick’s Day. Photo courtesy Guinness.   Kebabs (variously spelled kababs, kabobs and kebaps) are meat dishes of Persian origin. The concept spread throughout the Middle East and to Greece. The word means “roasted meat.” In different countries the…
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ST. PATRICK’S DAY RECIPE: Easy Slow Cooker Beef Stew

Yesterday’s St. Patrick’s Day recipe was potato and rosemary rolls. Here’s an Irish stew recipe that those rolls are looking forward to. This particular recipe is for busy folks who use a slow cooker, courtesy of Spice Islands. SLOW COOKER BEEF STEW RECIPE Ingredients 2 tablespoons flour 1 tablespoon sugar (we substitute one teaspoon of…
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ST. PATRICK’S DAY RECIPE: Guinness-Marinated Corned Beef & Cabbage

There are numerous food approaches to St. Patrick’s Day beyond a plate of corned beef and cabbage and a beer or two. From now through St. Patrick’s Day, March 17th, we’ll present a daily recipe. We’re starting out with that corned beef and cabbage, but this one has a holiday twist: a Guinness marinade and…
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