TIP OF THE DAY: An Edible Delicata Vase

[1] Turn a delicata squash into an edible vase (photo courtesy Good Eggs). [2] An edible delicata squash vase from Olmstead | Brooklyn. [3] Domestic speck from La Quercia in Iowa. [4] Domestic prosciutto from La Quercia (photos #3 and #4 courtesy Murray’s Cheese). Prosciutto and speck look almost identical in photos. The difference is…
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Filled Donut Holes Recipe & The History Of Doughnuts

[1] David Burke’s Warm Drunken Donuts (photos #1 and #2 © Chef David Burke). [2] A showman as well as a chef, David Burke often has special serveware made for his creations. Donut carousel, anyone? [3] Banana beignets add another popular flavor to donut holes. Here’s the recipe from Food Network (photo © Food Network).…
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RECIPE: Buttermilk Roast Chicken

We have roasted chicken on our mind. It’s close to Rosh Hashanah (September 23rd this year), and we’re thinking back to Nana’s roasted chicken. Post-Nana, our roast chicken was never as good, even if we followed the same steps. Nana must have had an understanding with chickens. Until we tried the recipe below, soaking the…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Harissa & How To Use It

[1] Homemade harissa paste. Here’s a template to make your signature recipe (photo © Slow Burning Passion). [2] A classic Tunisian dish, shakshouka, punches up the tomato sauce with harissa (photo © A Better Happier St. Sebastian). [3] Hot harissa ports easily to American cuisine, such as this baked squash with maple syrup and pomegranate…
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RECIPE: Grilled Peaches Or Nectarines With Ricotta

[1] Peaches and cream, reimagined: Grilled peaches and ricotta, for breakfast, lunch or dessert (photo and recipe courtesy Good Eggs). [2] Organic stone fruits—nectarines, peaches and plums—from Frog Hollow Farm. They ship!   Part of our paean to summer’s stone fruits, our tip on easy fruit tarts and our recommendation of summer fruit salads with…
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