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Jan

29

Smoked Chicken & Dumplings

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Will the winter ever end? Cold nights & chilly winds beg for rich, satisfying dishes. Here’s a version of this old classic comfort dish that I worked up to use a chicken I had hot-smoked on my new grill. You could also use a chicken that you have roasted, or, in a real pinch, a [...]

Jan

25

Spicy Pepper Bacon Pasta

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I’ve been craving bacon & tomatoes, but in the winter, good tomatoes are hard to come by.  However, big, fire-engine-red bell peppers abound, and they’re sweet and tart and juicy and meaty and I have no idea where they come from. Holland, maybe, or Chile. What matters is that they can sate your tomato lust (a little) in the cold [...]

Jan

21

Island Bread Pudding

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Bread pudding is what happens when adults don’t have time to make French toast for breakfast. Breakfast for dessert! With booze! My favorite dark rum is Gosling’s Black Seal rum, from Bermuda, but any dark rum will work in this recipe. And what, you may ask, will you do with the remaining rum? Why, enjoy [...]

Jan

17

Shrimp Eggrolls

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I love our little neighborhood Chinese restaurant, really I do. They’re very very nice, and some of their dishes are great, especially when I’m just too exhausted to lift a pot. However, I also enjoy building skills in the kitchen that could put them out of business. Nothing personal. Egg rolls, an entirely American invention [...]

Jan

13

Baked Ziti

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This is not exactly a gourmet dish, but it is one my favorites, and it’s pretty simple to make. Cheesy, chewy, crispy, heavenly, this baked ziti has a couple of nonstandard ingredients that should bring big smiles to your table. I’ve gone pretty light on the herbs in this recipe, which allows the flavors of [...]

Jan

9

Herb-Roasted Game Hens

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Herb-Roasted Game Hens serves 4 2 Cornish game hens (about 1-1/2 to 2 pounds each) 2 teaspoons olive oil 1 tablespoon minced fresh thyme Compound Butter 1 /2 cup butter, softened 1 tablespoon minced fresh thyme 2 tablespoons minced garlic 1 tablespoon Crystal hot sauce 1 tablespoon honey 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon freshly ground [...]

Jan

4

Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Cake

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For a real chocolate fix, nothing does the trick like a big pile of gooey, cakey, chocolatey goodness like this. Make sure you have plenty of cold milk to go with this. Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Cake For the cake 1 cup butter, plus a tablespoon or so for the pan 1/2 cup cocoa 1/2 cup [...]