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Butternut Squash Au Gratin

11/18/2020

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Serves 8
4 tablespoons unsalted butter 
1 butternut squash (about 2 ½ pounds) 
1 ½ cup Gruyere or Swiss cheese, grated 
½ cup parmesan cheese, grated 
1 ½  teaspoon kosher salt 
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 
1 cup heavy cream 
1 cup Panko breadcrumbs 

  1. Preheat oven to 375°F. 
  2. Brush a 9 X 13-inch baking pan with 1 tablespoon butter melted butter. 
  3. Peel the squash, then cut in half lengthwise. Remove the seeds. Slice each half into ¼ inch slices.
  4. Combine the cheeses and salt and pepper in a small bowl.
  5. Arrange half the squash in the bottom of the buttered baking dish and sprinkle half of the cheese on top. Layer the remaining squash on top and sprinkle the remaining cheese on top. 
  6. Pour the cream evenly over squash and cheese. 
  7. Melt the remaining 3 Tbs of butter and toss with the Panko crumbs in a bowl.  Sprinkle Panko crumbs over the top layer of cheese. Cover the pan with foil. (You can prepare the dish to this point 1 day in advance and refrigerate until ready to bake.)
  8. Bake until the squash is soft when pierced by a fork, about 45-50 minutes. Remove the foil and continue to cook until the breadcrumbs have browned, about 10 minutes. Serve immediately or refrigerate and warm in the oven before serving. 
Alternatives: Use Yukon Gold or Red Bliss potatoes instead of squash. You can also substitute cauliflower or broccoli for the squash. 
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Whiskey Cranberry Sour-Happy, Happy Thanksgiving!

11/12/2020

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Here is a perfect holiday cocktail. A little sweet and a little sour. Best of all, this cocktail will help you use up any leftovers of my delicious Cran-Raspberry Sauce 

makes one 5 ounce cocktail
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3/4 ounce maple syrup
3/4 ounce fresh lemon juice
1 ounce cran-raspberry sauce (or other raspberry sauce or favorite fruit jam)
3 ounces whiskey- Jack Daniels is perfect!
optional: 2 dashes of Angostura bitters
Ice cubes for mixing and serving

Optional additions
¼ cup seltzer water
**1 egg white


  1. In a cocktail shaker filled with 5 ice cubes, combine together the maple syrup, lemon juice, cram-rasp sauce, whiskey, and bitters (if using).
  2. Fill a 7 ounce glass with ice. Cover your shaker and shake your cocktail for 30 second. Pour into your glass of ice. Top with the seltzer, if using, and give it a stir. Serve immediately.
**If using egg white (which is traditional for this drink) put in a shaker with all the ingredients and the ice. Leave the seltzer out.
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"Holiday Pies" class

11/12/2020

 
I am so glad you will be joining me for my class "Holiday Pies". This class is a demonstration class. If you would like to follow along and make the apple pie recipe with me, you should plan to have all of your ingredients measured according to the recipes. 

I will demonstrate my Apple Galette recipe at the end of class and provide the recipe to you then so you can prepare it on your own. 

Enjoy!

Sheet Pan Sword Fish

11/12/2020

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​Serves 2
2 Tbs olive oil
Kosher salt and black pepper
1 pint cherry tomatoes, whole
1 small red onion cut into ¼ inch thick wedges
1 pound asparagus spears, trimmed and cut into 3-inch sections 
4 garlic cloves, smashed
1 lemon cut into ¼ inch thick rounds
1 1/2 lbs sword fish-1 inch thick steaks
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper
2 ounces feta cheese, crumbled (about ½ cup)
2 Tbs fresh herbs-dill, basil, parsley, or mint)

  1. Heat the oven to 425 degrees. 
  2. Place the tomatoes, onion, asparagus, garlic, and lemon, on the sheet pan. Toss with 2 tablespoons of olive oil and a few pinches of salt and pepper. Spread out the vegetables in a single layer onto the pan. Place the sword fish in the middle. Drizzle the fish with a little olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place the pan in the oven closest to the heat source and cook for 15 minutes.
  3. Remove the pan from the oven. Drizzle with a little extra virgin olive oil and sprinkle with crumbled feta and fresh chopped herbs. Serve right from the pan!
Variations: Adjust your protein cooking time as needed. Thin pork chops-boneless or bone-in, sirloin tips, salmon fillets, chicken breads, boneless chicken thighs. Fennel bulb, red peppers, green beans, broccoli, or cauliflower florets. 
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Sweet Potato Gremolata Stacks

11/11/2020

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​This recipe is a variation of my "Gremolata Stacked Potatoes" from my cookbook "Beautifully Delicious". I simply substituted sweet potatoes. Easy and delicious!
Gremolata is a traditional Italian herb paste that is a simple combination of five ingredients: parsley, garlic, lemon, Parmesan, and extra virgin olive oil. With its bright, citrusy flavor, gremolata transforms ho-hum recipes into amazing dishes! Here I’ve combined gremolata with thinly sliced sweet potatoes and roasted them to create a tasty side dish. It’s simple, delicious, and gorgeous!   
Serves 6
 
½ cup loosely packed chopped flat-leaf parsley
Zest of 1 lemon
2 small minced garlic cloves
½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
½ teaspoon Kosher salt
1 pinch pepper, freshly ground
4 medium sweet potatoes (I try to buy longer, thinner potatoes to fit niceley into the muffin tins when sliced and stacked)
 
  1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Spray 12 standard muffin cups generously with cooking spray or, if you don't have muffin tins, line a baking pan with foil and spray with cooking spray.
  2. To make the gremolata, combine the parsley, lemon zest, garlic, Parmesan, oil, salt, and pepper in a bowl and set aside. 
  3. Peel the potatoes and slice them thinly (about ⅛ of an inch) using a sharp knife or mandolin. Add the potato slices to the gremolata and toss to coat. I use my hands to be sure to coat the potatoes evenly. Stack the potatoes to fill each muffin cup over the rim by about ½ inch (if you are not using a muffin tin, place the stacks on you foil lined baking pan). Press the stacked potatoes down firmly.
  4. Bake until the tops and edges of the potatoes are browned and the centers are tender when pierced with a fork, about 35 to 45 minutes. Remove the potatoes from the oven. Cut around each stack with a sharp knife and remove them with a spoon. Serve hot.

These can be made one to two days in advance and reheated, covered, in a 300 degree oven for 20 minutes, or until heated through. Serve two or three stacks per person.
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Smashed Potatoes with Garlic and Bacon

11/9/2020

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​Serves 6


2 pounds fingerling potatoes-or other small potatoes
4 tablespoons olive oil
½ teaspoon kosher salt
¼ teaspoon fresh cracked black pepper
4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
¼ pound thick-cut bacon, diced-or diced pancetta
½ cup parsley, chopped
salt and pepper
 
 
  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Drizzle a rimmed baking sheet with 2 tablespoons oil. Place the potatoes onto the baking sheet and shake the pan to coat the potatoes on both sides with oil. Season with the salt and pepper.
  2. Place the pan into the oven and cook for 25 minutes or until the potatoes are tender when pierced with a fork.
  3. While the potatoes are cooking, heat a large sauté pan over medium heat. Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil and the bacon. Cook until the bacon begins to brown. Add the sliced garlic and cook for 1 minute. Remove the pan from the heat and set aside. 
  4. When the potatoes are fork tender, remove the pan from the oven. Gently press down on each potato to “smash” it and flatten a bit. Be careful to not flatten too much. You don’t want the potatoes to break apart losing their shape.
  5. Warm the bacon and garlic on the stove. Add the potatoes in a single layer. Turn the potatoes over to coat both sides with the garlic and bacon. Place the potatoes onto a warmed platter. Continue with the remaining potatoes and place onto the platter. Drizzle any remaining garlic and bacon onto the potatoes and sprinkle with parsley. Serve hot. 
Additions: Add 1 teaspoons chopped rosemary when cooking the garlic.
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Roasted Winter Squash with Yogurt Herb Sauce

11/9/2020

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Serves 6

​​1 ½ cups plain whole fat Greek yogurt
2 garlic cloves, minced
¼ cup mint leaves, chopped fine
½ cup parsley, chopped fine
1/8  teaspoon ground coriander
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon honey
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
2 pounds butternut squash or other winter squash (or use a few different kinds of winter squash-(I love Delicata squash-no need to peel!)
2 tablespoon Extra Virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons toasted pistachio nuts, roughly chopped (pecans, walnuts, or almonds are fine to use too)
  1. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. 
  2. Place the yogurt, minced garlic, mint, parsley, coriander, cumin, lemon juice, and honey in a bowl and stir to combine well. Taste and season with salt and pepper to taste. Set aside.
  3. Peel the butternut squash, cut in half lengthwise, and remove the seeds. Cut the squash into ½ inch thick pieces (slices or cubes is fine).
  4. Toss the squash with the olive oil and season with plenty of salt and pepper in a large bowl. Spread the squash in one layer on one or two rimmed baking pans. Roast until fork tender and browned on some of the edges, about 20 minutes.
Place the cooked squash onto a serving platter. Drizzle with half of the yogurt herb sauce (serve the remaining sauce at the table). Scatter the top with pistachio nuts. Serve hot or warm.
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Chicken Milanese Style with Garlic Anchovy Sauce

11/4/2020

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Adapted From: Marcella Hazan's cookbook "Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking" 
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​Serves 6
Anchovy Sauce
 
6 Tbs butter3 tsp garlic chopped course
*4 flat anchovy fillets, chopped very, very fine
1/3 cup chopped fresh parsley
 
Chicken 
2 eggs
3 boneless skinless chicken breasts, pounded or cut to scaloppine*
1 ½ cups of fine, dry, unflavored breadcrumbs spread on a plate.
2 Tbs butter
2 Tbs olive oil
Salt 
 
Sauce
1.  Put the butter and garlic in a small saucepan and turn on the heat to medium.  Cook the garlic until it becomes colored a pale gold, then turn the heat down to very low, and put in the chopped anchovies. Cook, stirring the anchovies and mashing them against the sides of the pan, until they begin to dissolve into a paste.  Add the chopped parsley, stir and cook for about 20 seconds, then remove from heat and set aside.
 
Chicken
  1. Lightly beat the eggs in a deep dish, using a fork or a whisk.
  2. Lightly salt each piece of chicken.  Dip each piece of chicken in the egg, coating both sides and letting excess egg flow back into the plate as you pull the chicken away. 
  3. Place each piece into the breadcrumbs and press the chicken firmly against the crumbs, using the palm of your hand.  Your palm should come away dry, which means the crumbs are adhering to the meat.
  4. Put the butter and oil into a large fry pan and turn on the heat to medium high.  When the butter foam begins to subside, place the chicken pieces in.  Cook until a dark golden crust forms on one side, then turn them and do the other side, altogether about 5 minutes, depending on the thickness of the chicken. 
  5. Add the anchovy sauce to the pan and turn the chicken to coat. Transfer to a warm platter.  erve promptly. 
 
*To make Scaloppine (two methods)
 
In this recipe, the chicken must be pounded flat and thin so they will cook evenly.  Note that you should not mash the chicken by bringing the pounder down hard against the breast.  What you want to do is to stretch out the meat, thus thinning and evening it.  Bring the pounder down on the slice so that it meets it flat, not on an edge, and as it comes down on the meat, slide it, on one continuous motion, from the center out word.  Repeat the operation, stretching the slice in all direction until it is evenly thin throughout.
You may also choose to cut the breast in half by butterflying the breast.  Once it is opened, separate the top half from the bottom half creating two pieces of chicken.

*Anchovies-I like to use anchovy paste in a tube instead of the fillets to save some work. If using the paste, use 2 tablespoons.
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Butternut Squash with Herbs

11/3/2020

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Serves 6-8
1 butternut squash (about 2 pounds), peeled, seeded and cut into ½” cubes
4 tablespoons olive oil
10 large thinly sliced garlic cloves
4 cups chopped baby arugula 
1 tablespoon chopped sage or rosemary
1 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
Kosher salt
Pepper, freshly ground
½ cup shredded Parmesan cheese or crumbled feta
 
  1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.  In a large bowl combine the butternut squash and olive oil with 1 teaspoon of salt and ½ teaspoon of pepper.  Divide the squash between 2-3 sheet pans.  Cook for 10-12 minutes or until it is just fork tender. Remove from the oven and set aside uncovered. As an alternative to roasting, steam the squash for 8-10 minutes in a large covered sauté pan with ¾ cups of water and 1 teaspoon of salt.   
  2. Place 3 tablespoons olive oil and the garlic slivers in a large sauté pan.  Cook over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally until softened and lightly browned, about 5-8 minutes.  
  3. Add the chopped arugula, sage, and parsley to the garlic and toss for 3 minutes or until the arugula is wilted and the sage is fragrant. Add the cooked squash into the pan and toss gently to combine and heat through.  Taste and season with salt and pepper as needed. Place the squash onto a platter and sprinkle the shredded parmesan cheese on top.  
Optional: Top with Greek yogurt (1 ½ cups Greek yogurt, 1 garlic clove-crushed, 1 tsp lemon zest, salt to taste. 
 
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Roast Turkey Breast

11/3/2020

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Serves 8-10
1  6-7 pound bone-in/skin-on turkey breast
4 Tbs unsalted butter, softened
2 Tbs chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
2 Tbs chopped fresh thyme, 1 tsp dried
Salt and freshly ground pepper 
Let the turkey stand at room temperature for 1 to 1 1/2 hours.

  1. Preheat an oven to 425°F. 
  2. Mix butter, 1/2 tsp salt, and ¼ tsp pepper in medium bowl with the chopped herbs until thoroughly combined.
  3. Carefully separate turkey skin from meat over breast; avoid breaking skin. 
  4. Work the butter mixture under skin on both sides of breast and rub skin of turkey to evenly distribute butter over breast. 
  5. Spray a V-rack with nonstick cooking spray and set inside large roasting pan. Place turkey in rack with skin side facing up; pour 1 cup of water into roasting pan. Roast turkey for 30 minutes. 
  6. Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees. Continue to roast turkey until thickest part of breast registers 160 degrees on instant-read thermometer, about 1 hour longer. 
  7. Transfer turkey to carving board, cover with foil, let rest for 20 minutes or up to one hour. Carve and serve.
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Celery Root and Potato Puree

11/3/2020

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Serves 6
 
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 ½ pounds celery root, peeled, cut into 1/2-inch pieces 
1 ½ pound baking potato, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces 
2 garlic cloves
​1 cup chicken stock
¾ cup heavy cream, warmed
3 Tbs fresh scallions, minced 

  1. In a medium saucepan, combine the butter, celery root, potato, garlic, and stock and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer until tender, about 30 minutes. If stock remains, drain in a colander set over a bowl and reserve the cooking liquid. 
  2. Mash the celery root and potato with a potato masher or put through a potato ricer. 
  3. Add as much of the warmed cream and reserved cooking liquid as necessary to form a soft puree.  Season with salt and pepper.
  4. Transfer the puree to a serving dish and top with the minced scallions.
 
Notes: For a low-carb option, use cauliflower in place of potato.
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Vanilla Glazed Carrots-Ana Sortun

11/3/2020

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This recipe is from the wonderful cookbook "Spice" by Ana Sortun. Ana is a celebrated Boston based chef who I had the pleasure of working for at the beginning  of my cooking career. If you are in the Boston area you must seek out her restaurants Oleana, Sarma, and Sofra Bakery
Serves 4
 
4 medium carrots
2 Tbs butter
½ vanilla bean or ½ tsp vanilla extract
1 Tbs lemon juice
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper

  1. Peel the carrots and slice on the bias into ¼ inch thick slices.
  2. Melt the butter medium heat in a 4 quart saucepan. Slit the vanilla bean in half lengthwise and scrape the seeds with a knife into the butter.  If using extract, add it to the butter. 
  3. Add the carrots and ½ cup of water to the pan and cook over medium heat until they soften and become lightly glazed, about 10 minutes. 
  4. Add the lemon juice and stir.  Season with salt and pepper.
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