Apple and Quince Bread Pudding
There is nothing more comforting than a big bowl of warm bread pudding right out of the oven. My father generally made bread pudding with raisins, but I found the addition of apples and quinces makes this dish heartier...and dare I say more delicious? 1 loaf of Italian bread (cut into cubes) 2 cups of heavy cream 1 peeled/diced quince 1 peeled/diced gala apple 3/4 cup of sugar 4 eggs 3 tbs of butter ¼ ts of cinnamon ½ ts of vanilla ¼ cup of whiskey (Johnny Walker Black) Preheat Oven to 350 Melt butter in pan with whiskey and throw apples and quince. Cook until tender. Remove and let cool In the meanwhile ...
Sunchokes: An Unsung American Hero
Sunchokes, also known as Jerusalem artichokes, sunroots, earth apples, and topinambur, are actually the roots and related to sunflowers. The sunchoke has a long American history, they were cultivated by the Native Americans long before European settlers arrived. Although not as popular as some other tubers in the US (ahem..the potato) they are much more nutritious. Sunchokes have prebiotic properties which are great for intestinal health and also contain vitamin C, phosphorus and potassium. They are also a great source of iron. Even better than all that - they taste awesome. When raw they resemble water chestnuts and when roasted they ...
My Meat Sauce
My grandfather use to be very secretative when it came to his sauce, actually when it came to his food in general. Now my meat sauce isn't really his recipe exactly but it's close. What's the key? Pork. Its amazing what pork can do to a red sauce. The below is not a typical meat sauce nor is it a bolognese (no carrots or celery). Ingredients 1 can crushed tomatoes 1 can tomato paste 1 cup of red wine 2 pork braccioles (thin pork cutlets wrapped up with parsley, cheese, and prosciutto) 2 minced shallots 1 minced garlic clove 6 links of plain sausage meat (remove casing) 1 cup ...
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Apple and Quince Bread PuddingThere is nothing more comforting than a big bowl of warm bread pudding right out...
Sunchokes: An Unsung American HeroSunchokes, also known as Jerusalem artichokes, sunroots, earth apples, and topinambur,...
My Meat SauceMy grandfather use to be very secretative when it came to his sauce, actually when...
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