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[1] You can dice your ratatouille fine or chunky. A fine dice is a better base for the egg, crostini, etc.; a larger dice is better as a side dish (photo © Elegant Affairs Caterers). [2] Make chunkier ratatouille for a side dish (photo © The Former Chef). [3] This preparation uses a jar of…
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Here’s what to do with the leftover Christmas ham: Add it to lots of good-for-you cruciferous vegetables. We think that the ideal pairing is Brussels sprouts. The recipe is from PorkBeInspired.com, the consumer website of the National Pork Board. You can serve it as a main or a side. WHAT IS FRIZZLED HAM? Frizzle…
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Give the crudités some Christmas spirit. Top photo courtesy Superhealthykids.com; bottom photo courtesy MomEndeavors.com. Recently we showed how to Christmas-ize your breakfast, lunch and dinner. But we saved the crudites for last. At any holiday gathering, it’s a good idea to have a raw vegetable platter (the French term, crudités, pronounced crew-dee-TAY, sounds much…
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If you don’t have sacrosanct holiday potato recipes, here are two outside-the-box ideas, one for mashed potatoes, one for sweet potatoes. Of course, they work on non-holidays, too. Both are from GoBoldWithButter.com, one of our go-to sites for delicious recipes. RECIPE: BLUE CHEESE MASHED POTATOES Butter, buttermilk and blue cheese give these mashed potatoes a…
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Enjoy your feast, but don’t toss the carcass. Use it to make stock! Photo courtesy Sur La Table. Plan ahead: Don’t throw away that turkey carcass. Or the roast chicken* carcass. Or those tops, root ends and stems from trimming vegetables. Save the vegetable trimmings from the week’s meals: carrot tops, celery ends, fennel…
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