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The first course of our Valentine’s Day feast — BUTTER LETTUCE SALAD with Spiced Almonds & Crispy Goat Cheese Hearts! Flaked almonds tossed with cumin and nigella seeds, a little olive oil, and a splash of maple syrup, then toasted until crisp and golden brown make the perfect sweet and savory addition to salads and soups, topper for cottage cheese, or a crunchy snack all on its own. Scatter them over the butter lettuce and radishes before nestling one or two Crispy Goat Cheese Medallions (in the shape of a heart of course, very 80s luxe of us!) on top, then drizzling the whole thing with a Red Wine Vinaigrette with Shallots & Tarragon — the perfect dressing to keep on hand in your fridge for fast, flavorful salads all week! Happy days!!

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Caramelized Cippolini Onions with White Wine and Cream

Caramelized Cippolini Onions with White Wine & Cream by popular demand from our Thanksgiving menu, these onions (use shallots if you can’t find cippolini) make for an amazing, ultra flavorful and rich side dish for any festive meals you have upcoming, but they also make a truly exceptional toast to be enjoyed anytime, for any reason whatsoever. a thick slice of your favorite sourdough, slathered with a bit of this creamy white wine sauce, piled with sweetly roasted onions, and showered with grated Gruyère cheese! heaven…

Winter Greens With Anchovy Vinaigrette

If you’re happily plotting your holiday table, get excited about this statement salad, brimming with sweet pops of pomegranate, a little freshness and spice from the herbs and chile, the gorgeous texture and cascading red leaves of radicchio… and yes, the eminently sophisticated salinity of just a few anchovies melted into a delicious lemony vinaigrette.

Thanksgiving 2022 Recipes

Here’s what was on the menu for Thanksgiving 2022. Enjoy!

Stuffing Cornbread
Buttery, tender cornbread flecked with classic stuffing flavors of onion, celery, sage and thyme that’s perfect as a quick bread on the table or cubed up and toasted under the turkey as it roasts for a crispy, golden brown stuffing to serve alongside your bird.

Habanero Honey Turkey
Guarantee yourself fast, ultra flavorful, juicy meat and all the crispy skin with a broken down, sweet and spicy glazed turkey preparation.

Endive, Pear & Toasted Walnut Salad
A refreshingly crisp, elegant and easy salad that pairs with everything.

Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Tahini and Halva
Give candied yams a run for their money with this wonderfully balanced sweet side.

Pulled Turkey Sliders
Take any turkey leftovers and make some deliciously juicy sliders slathered with a savory homemade barbecue sauce and crunchy, spicy pickled shallots and Fresno chiles.

Pumpkin Pecan Streusel Bars
Pumpkin pie, pecan pie, and shortbread cookie combine forces in one fabulous dessert bar.

Red Lentil Sweet Potato Stew

This was one of your all-time favorite recipes from The Chew days! A faintly sweet and nicely spiced, ultra-creamy gateway soup packed with plenty of plant protein and veg, it will definitely eat like a meal and keep you full. Pro tip: Top with fresh herbs and a squeeze of lemon or lime to boost the flavor and this soup’s detoxifying potential!

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Smokey Grilled Chicken & Corn “Tabbouleh”

Nothing says summer like grilled chicken and sun sweet corn! This bird stays extra juicy bathed in a garlicky yogurt marinade with citrus and herbs for tangy, bright flavor that pairs beautifully with smokey charred corn off the grill!

Yes, I am aware this takes a VERY imaginative read of traditional tabbouleh, but for me tabbouleh is all about the extravagance of parsley and mint, and when you marry this together with chilis, lemon juice, and olive oil adorning your corn and brilliantly complementing your chicken, it becomes a meal I could eat everyday for the rest of August and be positively thrilled. Enjoy!!

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Crispy Tofu Salad

I can’t believe it’s been a year since my cookbook #EatYourHeartOut came out! I still get such a thrill every time I see you loving one of these 150 gluten-free, refined sugar-free recipes to treat yourself to something wonderfully nourishing and totally delicious — thank you for sharing with me!!

To celebrate, here’s one of my favorite big bowl salad recipes from the book — crispy tofu and crunchy, spicy sunflower seeds, scattered over fresh greens and sweet shaved carrot ribbons with a creamy curried tahini dressing. It’s fresh and indulgent at the same time, the perfect spring meal.

And if you haven’t picked up my book yet or are looking for a thoughtful Mother’s Day gift, it’s available here.

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Pan-Seared Sea Bass

Were there to be a hall of fame for best savory toppings, this might have to be my entry…

The colorful combination of shallots, garlic, chiles, walnuts, and a fresh squeeze of lemon is rich and nutty with a zing of heat, and is fit to bless just about anything (A toasty cheese sandwich! Roasted veg! Leftover chicken!) but especially a light but filling filet of fish.

Scatter a few juicy sweet pops of pomegranate seeds overtop, and serve alongside golden brown roasted potatoes with coriander and oregano for a meal that elevates weeknight to fancy fun… go for it!

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Crispy Cabbage & Chicken

Doing my part to help cabbage ascend the cruciferous veggie throne!

I’ve been tantalized by pickled cabbage, roast cabbage, braised and sautéed cabbage, and charring it is just another way to show off how versatile this vegetable can be. Paired with ultra-crispy chicken thighs and hearty white beans scented with garlic, fennel, fresh herbs, mustard, and white wine, it’s an ultra-satisfying, cozy but clean meal to fuel all your January fun!

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Herbed Crown Roast of Pork

Let’s just say I’m a fan of the maximalist approach when it comes to gorgeous holiday pork preparations (most things, honestly), and this rack of pork CROWN ROAST is a prime example.

I will always look for ways to create recipes that cause your guests to audibly gasp in awe and amazement but also require the least amount of effort on your part: in this case, asking your butcher to build the crown roast for you by stitching together two rib racks, slathering it with an insanely flavorful concoction of all my favorite pork pals — horseradish, apricot jam, dijon mustard, crushed coriander, garlic, thyme, sage!!! — and then letting it roast to spectacular levels of juiciness while you make a pearled couscous with apple, raw and roasted fennel, and a sweet and tangy vinaigrette.

With your main and side complete at the same time, you, my friend, are free to get back to the important work of celebrating the season and accepting all the compliments.

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