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2d ago
Krustai, also called Zagarėliai in Lithuanian (known as Chrusciki in Polish…and sometimes called Angel Wings), are basically strips of fried dough, sprinkled with powdered sugar. What makes them different than your basic funnel cake is that the recipe uses egg yolks to make the batter richer. They’re simple and absolutely delicious, especially if they’re served ..read more
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3d ago
I love the combination of tomato sauce and feta, and this dish, served over some pasta, will have you licking the plate. 8 oz. (or more!) feta cheese 1 can (28 oz.) whole tomatoes, ground into sauce 1 lb. (about 24) medium-sized wild-caught American shrimp, peeled and deveined 1 medium onion, chopped juice of ..read more
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1w ago
A snowy day in New England today. It’s time to make some meatloaf! Few dishes scream out “comfort food” like meatloaf. My Mom’s meatloaf was awesome, and she’d cut a huge slab of it onto my plate, with fantastic butter-loaded Pennsylvania Dutch egg noodles on the side. I couldn’t stop eating it. I never thought ..read more
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1w ago
Years ago, I sampled a negroni-inspired cocktail in Cleveland, Ohio, dining at chef Jonathon Sawyer’s The Greenhouse Tavern. (Sadly, it’s no longer there.) The dishes were deliciously creative, and I had this mind-blowing cocktail that inspired me to buy a small oak barrel and start cask-aging everything I could get my hands on at home. The ..read more
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1w ago
My daughter wanted something special for breakfast a few Saturdays ago, and she brought a ready-to-mix box of Belgian waffle mix out of the cupboard. I read the instructions, and it required using the entire box, which made 10 gigantic waffles…way too much for us to eat in one sitting! I figured there had ..read more
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2w ago
I didn’t mean to cheat…honest. But I wasn’t thinking when I bought my corn in the supermarket, and I bought ears that were already shucked. Classically, Mexican street corn is made by throwing unshucked ears of corn on the grill to cook them. So I improvised. I took the shucked ears of corn, placed ..read more
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2w ago
Even if it’s too cold to grill outside, a nice barbecue sauce can make you feel like it’s summer! I’ve probably got a dozen really great barbecue sauce recipes. But these days, it seems I’m always gravitating toward this one. It’s sharp and vinegar-based so it has that acidic kick, and goes great with beef ..read more
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2w ago
I got my first restaurant job when I was 17, working at Pizza City East, just down the street from my childhood home in Plainview, NY. It wasn’t a great job, but I learned an awful lot about food preparation. It’s where I opened and tasted my first clam on the half shell. It’s ..read more
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3w ago
Good news if you’re on a gluten-free diet. These fritters can be made GF! And they’re delicious. I have both recipes–gluten-free and the original–below! They key ingredient in making a good fritter batter is beer. But until recently, there weren’t many gluten-free beers to choose from…and the ones that were out there tasted like crap ..read more
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3w ago
I love chicken because it reheats really well for leftovers. When I make this recipe, I make a good amount to last me through the week. These sweet, spicy and sticky Thai-inspired chicken wings and drumsticks are just delicious! 6 lbs. chicken pieces 1 1/3 cups soy sauce 1 cup fresh cilantro 4 ..read more