Caviar Gifts

Dec 13, 12 Caviar Gifts

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How to Buy, Serve and Enjoy Caviar Caviar Down on the Farm The Big Splurge Almost any kind of caviar is a luxury for most people, but then Bentleys and Cadillacs are both considered luxury cars. Here’s what you can look forward to if your startup just went public. While there is no caviar from Caspian Sea Beluga sturgeon (Huso...

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Oysters Rockefeller: Part of a Southern Christmas Dinner

Dec 09, 12 Oysters Rockefeller: Part of a Southern Christmas Dinner

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This recipe is part of a Southern Christmas Dinner. Ingredients: About 2 pounds fresh, cleaned spinach 1/2 cup chopped scallions (white part and an inch or so of green) 1/2 cup chopped parsley 1/2 cup fresh, finely ground bread crumbs 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce 2 tablespoons anise liqueur, such as Pernod 6 drops Tabasco 1/4...

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Pumpkin Risotto

Nov 20, 12 Pumpkin Risotto

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About 7 to 8 cups chicken stock 1 tablespoon butter 1 small onion, finely chopped 2 cups Arborio rice 1 1/2 cups cooked but still firm butternut, acorn or cooked winter squash, cut in 3/8-inch cubes 6 sage leaves, minced Salt and freshly ground white pepper 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese 4 to 6 sage leaves for garnish 1) Heat...

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Up With Turkey

Nov 18, 11 Up With Turkey

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This Thanksgiving, don’t let your turkey lay down on the job. Make it stand up and fly (er, cook) right. Yes, cook your turkey standing up. Vertical turkeys cook much faster than those lie-down birds. They’re incredibly juicy. And carving is a cinch. What’s the secret?  The Spanek vertical roaster. And if you use a...

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Here’s the Beef: How to Cook Roast Beef, Standing Rib Roasts & Prime Rib

Nov 01, 11 Here’s the Beef: How to Cook Roast Beef, Standing Rib Roasts & Prime Rib

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If it weren’t chicken or turkey, the centerpiece of the Norman Rockwell portrait of Sunday dinner would be roast beef. But oh, how times have changed. “When I shop I see young couples at the meat case of the supermarket looking at the roasts without the foggiest idea of what to do with them. And with pot roast, they know...

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The Right Stuffing

Oct 20, 11 The Right Stuffing

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We may talk turkey on Thanksgiving but what we really want is the stuffing. That’s why many Thanksgiving tables have two kinds of stuffing. Who has two kinds of turkey? My mother made her stuffing the night before Thanksgiving. This remarkably simple bread stuffing, gently seasoned with celery, onions, and sage, was so delicious...

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