Category: Recipes

FOOD HOLIDAY: National Pierogi Day

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Today is National Pierogi Day and October is National Apple Month. So how about combining the two in an easy-to-prepare lunch or dinner? The recipe below, courtesy of Mrs. T’s, combines lightly browned apple slices with cooked sweet onions and sautéed pierogies. The dish is topped with a sour cream-cinnamon mixture that smoothly ties the…
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HALLOWEEN: Ghost Cookies

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What’s QVC’s David Venable making for Halloween? These ghost shortbread cookies, iced with white chocolate! He shared the recipe with us: If you need ghost cookie cutters, here’s a “ghost family” (four sizes, for mom, dad and kids) If you prefer, you can make gingerbread ghosts. Here’s a gluten-free gingerbread cookie recipe.   RECIPE: GHOST…
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FOOD FUN: The BLT Becomes The BELT

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The “BELT.” Photo courtesy David Burke Fromagerie.   If we lived anywhere near Rumson, New Jersey, our favorite restaurant would be David Burke’s Fromagerie. Burke’s cooking team adds a creative touch to everything they serve. Here, the BLT becomes a BELT: a poached egg is added to the bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich. Using a base…
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COCKTAIL: The Petrossian Fleur De Vers

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Petrossian’s magnificent Fleur de Vers: suitable for a coronation or a special event for us commoners. Photo by Kimberly Craven | Petrossian.   Thank goodness the Petrossian brothers, Melkoum and Mouchegh, moved to France from Iran in 1917, when their studies were interrupted by the Russian Revolution. Unable to gain entrance to French medical and…
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RECIPE: Roasted Beets & Carrots

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Roasted beets and carrots: colorful, healthful, tasty. Photo courtesy Love Beets.   We love this dish for the harvest season. It evokes the Halloween and the harvest moon. And root vegetables are good for you as well as pretty. They’re filled with antioxidants, fiber and vitamins. While we love all of the beautiful varieties of…
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