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PORK WITH APPLES AND PANCETTA
PORK WITH APPLES AND PANCETTA An easy, but very tasty entrée found in a mid-60’s cookbook for brides. Suggested as a dinner party dish—a few fancy ingredients, a few defined cooking steps, an... Read More
COCA COLA CAKE
COCA COLA CAKE The Fifties are having a moment—-fondue pots in every kitchen, aspic salads, big hair, big tail fins on two-tone cars, Elvis, and Coca Cola Cake. A sweet, very, very chocolate l... Read More
BRIE CITRUS SALAD and glazed walnuts
BRIE CITRUS SALAD and glazed walnuts The lovely citrus of winter is in the markets now—pink grapefruits, pomelos, naval and Cara Cara and Mineola oranges. And there are still tender greens to be h... Read More
PEAR PUFF PASTRIES
PEAR PUFF PASTRIES It’s sometimes a little intimidating to open that box of puff pastry—but once you try it, you find it’s almost like playing. Here’s a really playful, but very sophisti... Read More
BAKED HADDOCK
BAKED HADDOCK Down our way, seafood/shellfish is the dinner of choice pulled from the water—clams, crab, scallops, oysters and shrimp. But in spring, the drum fish are running and it’s hard ... Read More
QUICHE CUPS
QUICHE CUPS Holiday buffet finger food, breakfast or brunch fare, even cocktail party pass-arounds, these tasty quiche cups with crunchy hash brown crusts hit all the right notes. The crust cups can... Read More
JAMAICAN SWEET POTATO PUDDING
JAMAICAN SWEET POTATO PUDDING Down our way it’s sweet potato pie on the holiday dessert table. This pudding looks for all the world like the traditional pie, but wait ‘til you have a bite. Ver... Read More