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Ruby Salad with Radicchio, Pomegranates and Pears

Ruby Salad with Radicchio, Pomegranate and Pears! this is what your holiday table needs to cut through rich mains and savory sides with a zingy lime and sweet-sour pomegranate molasses vinaigrette bursting with flavor as it glosses the bright crunch of radicchio and endive. extra presents for everyone in the form of little jewel bursts of pomegranate seeds, green pistachios and juicy pears scattered throughout! EASY, memorable, and gorgeous — what hosting dreams are made of!! 🥗😋🎁

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Leek and Chestnut Stuffing

Diving into this dish always makes me wonder two things: 1) why don’t we eat stuffing more often, 2) what if we caramelized leeks, onions, and garlic in two sticks of butter and served with a pile of gently toasted sourdough bread on the side and called it “Deconstructed Stuffing”? It’s a thought!

This is our family’s quintessential and most favorite elegantly simple and simply elegant holiday stuffing recipe, redolent with a mountain of leeks, onions, garlic, plenty of sage and thyme, and a nice fistful of chopped roasted and peeled chestnuts to keep every bite meaty with a tender little nub of something sweet to balance all the savory wonder. I bake it over two casserole dishes for maximum crispy top crust with plenty of deliciously softened bits soaked through with butter and broth underneath.

Click HERE to see this recipe come to life and HERE to see the Turkey Caesar Salad with Stuffing Croutons recipe we used this for!

Sweet Potato Casserole with a Savory Pecan Crumble and Sage Meringue

A moment of calm before the holiday madness, thanks to Cuisinart! Sweet Potato Casserole with a Savory Pecan Crumble and Sage Meringue, made in my Cuisinart Air Fryer Toaster Oven — the easiest way to prep phenomenal Thanksgiving sides without taking up precious oven space! My air fryer ROASTED a bounty of sweet potatoes to creamy perfection, CRISPED the brown butter and chile pecan topping and TOASTED fluffy clouds of meringue to golden perfection.

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Valentine’s Day 2024 Menu

Here’s what I’m whipping up (with so much love) for Valentine’s Day this year!

Butter Lettuce 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. They make the perfect sweet and savory addition to the butter lettuce and radishes, topped with crispy goat cheese medallions, then drizzled with a red wine vinaigrette.

Steak Au Poivre & Garlic Potatoes
A gorgeously marbled NY strip steak, crusted with crushed peppercorns, and bathed in a luscious, brandied cream sauce paired with… potatoes that are glossed with olive oil, fresh thyme, and a generous shower of chopped garlic, then oven roasted until they turn a deep dark golden brown with a soft, fluffy interior — perfect for soaking up any leftover au poivre sauce!

Testa’s Fresh Strawberry Pie
The sweetest part of our Valentine’s Day dinner — a fresh strawberry pie! This is my attempt at recreating a dessert from my childhood: the iconic Testa’s Restaurant in Palm Beach was famous for this glorious combination of fresh and cooked strawberries, generously poured into a shatteringly crisp and buttery crust and topped with a dollop of softly whipped cream.

Steak Au Poivre & Garlic Potatoes

It’s time for our Valentine’s Day main course — STEAK AU POIVRE. One of my absolute favorite, sumptuously hedonistic steak preparations: a gorgeously marbled NY strip steak, crusted with crushed peppercorns, and bathed in a luscious, brandied cream sauce…

And what’s steak without her potato? These RED BABY BLISS GARLIC POTATOES are glossed with olive oil, fresh thyme, and a generous shower of chopped garlic, then oven roasted until they turn a deep dark golden brown with a soft, fluffy interior — perfect for soaking up any leftover au poivre sauce!

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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…

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.

Valentine’s Day Fondue

It’s almost Valentine’s Day, and I think we should spice things up with a pot full of melting, gooey cheese into which we will dunk fine hunks of fresh baguette — or crunchy veg, or lovely dried figs — don’t you??

Come along to make a (mostly) traditional gruyere fondue, flavor boosted with wine, shallot, garlic, mustard, and a squeeze of lemon… because this is sophisticated, adult melted cheese ready for your love day celebrating, whether for a party of 1, 2, or 12. No special equipment needed! Xx

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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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Curried Roasted Pumpkin Soup

I love a hearty veggie soup as a warming starter or simple meal — even better when it’s @WW friendly like this one! The flavors of roasted pumpkin and curry are so nicely balanced by lime and coconut milk, and the fiery crunch of spicy roasted pumpkin seeds on top make it a soup with a bit of bite!

Feel free to skip the pumpkin seeds and garnish simply with a scattering of fresh herbs to beautifully balance this rich, earthy soup. The flavors meld and are even better the next day, so make a big batch for easy meals throughout the week!

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