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Edible Squash Bowls

…not to pierce deeply into the pumpkin. Set the pumpkins on a rimmed baking sheet lined with parchment or foil and rub them with olive oil. This will make them…

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Breads

Saffron Bread

…saffron, growing it in the loamy soil in Essex County. Interestingly enough, David Smale has revived the art of growing saffron near the village of Saffron Walden. The town’s name…

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Sailing the Amalfi Coast

…very satisfying local dish in a little cafe — thick, crusty bread drizzled with olive oil and toasted, with cannellini beans, chopped tomatoes, basil, garlic and more olive oil. Super…

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Comfort Foods

Mushroom Barley Soup

…your screen from going dark Instructions In a stock pot or Dutch oven, heat 1-1/2 tablespoons of oil. When oil glistens, add between 1/3 and 1/2 of the mushrooms and…

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Breads

New Orleans-Style Beignets

…not boil. Add sugar, salt, nutmeg and vanilla. Cool to lukewarm. Sprinkle the yeast into warm water and stir until the yeast is dissolved. Add oil, egg and dissolved yeast…

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Entrees

Baked Stuffed Squash

…or baby dumpling squashes 2 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon Rain’s Choice ground Vanilla Bean Powder (optional)…

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Book Reviews

Things To Do With Vanilla Ice Cream

…Scoops of Pineapple Ice Cream or strawberry, orange, mango or other tangy fruit sorbet. Drizzle With Extra-virgin olive oil and sprinkle with a tiny pinch of flaky sea salt. Add…

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CoconutsYoung
Tropical Food Facts

Coconut

…and even the Americas.  Wherever they originated, they are popular for their uses in beverages and food, for their high-quality oil, as a fermented alcoholic beverage, for their use in…

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Appetizers

Savory Vegetable Galette

…down the Coast to the Salinas Valley and planted chokes, as they’re know around here, and they grew really well in the sandy soil.  The problem was, they relied on…

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Entrees

Chicken Marbella

…pepper 1⁄3 cup red wine vinegar 1⁄3 cup olive oil 12 pitted prunes, whole or in halves 6 dried apricots, cut in half (optional) 1⁄2 cup pitted green olives (I…

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Book Reviews

Vinaigrettes and Other Dressings

…have never considered – or perhaps even imagined. Homemade dressings taste cleaner and fresher than even the best store-bought varieties. Most bottled salad dressings use cheap oils, including canola oil,…

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Brunch

Vanilla Scented Potatoes Gratin

…something you can bake, boil, fry, stuff, make into a salad, use it as a gravy boat, and dress it up for the holidays? As you probably already know, potatoes…

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