Ground beef is one of the most versatile meats for quick meals that can satisfy almost any family member. A kid’s favorite is the sloppy Joe, ground beef sauteed with onions, and green peppers, then mixed with ketchup, chili sauce or better yet, canned tomato sauce or stewed tomatoes. Jazz this up with spices like chili powder and...
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Vegetarians may not think of a seven-course seafood dinner as abstinence, but that is how many Italians around the world celebrate Christmas Eve. The Feast of the Seven Fishes, or cenone in Italian, is a commemoration of the wait for the midnight birth of Jesus. So where’s the abstinence? Since its earliest days, the Catholic...
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When I asked Ira Goller, owner of Murray’s Sturgeon in New York, what kind of caviar he would eat if he had the choice, he stopped for a second and said, “You mean, if I’m paying? Then I’d go for sevruga.” Gerald Stein, president of Miami-based Stone Hill, which sells Iron Gate caviar, prefers osetra....
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With recipes for Mashed Parsnips with Roasted Leeks and Nutmeg Roasted Winter Vegetables with Basil Oil Turnip, Potato and Parsnip Gratin Clay Pot Curried Winter Vegetable Stew Mashed Parsnips with Roasted Leeks and NutmegRoasted Winter Vegetables with Basil OilTurnip, Potato and Parsnip GratinClay Pot Curried Winter Vegetable...
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Jim Schiltz doesn’t understand why people don’t eat goose more often—-say, 20 to 30 times a year, the way his family does—instead of only at Christmas. Of course, Schiltz raises geese in South Dakota, so you’ll forgive him for being a bit biased. As his wife Marcia says, “Nobody in our family likes turkey. We prefer dark...
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The following recipes are from “Matthew Kenney’s Mediterranean Cooking,” which Matthew Kenney and I wrote in 1997. My family and l like them so much, we have made them part of our annual Thanksgiving dinner ever since. Baked Squash Soup with Nuts and Spices 3 tablespoons blanched almonds 3 tablespoons hazelnuts 3 tablespoons...
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Hors d’Oeurves (brought by a guest) J Cuvee 20 Brut NV (Sonoma, California) J Brut Rose NV Wild Mushroom Soup with Madeira Naturally Raised Lancaster County Turkey, Spanek Roasted, with Sweet and Sour Pomegranate Sauce Sides Southwestern Cornbread Stuffing Mashed Root Vegetable Casserole with Caramelized Onions Brussels...
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