Category: Sides/Apps

ROASTED YAMS WITH SAGE AND HAZELNUTS

The crispy sage and toasted hazelnuts add a nice crunch to this fall appetizer/side dish. I finished it with a bourbon glaze, but it’s good on its own, too. 3 yams/sweet potatoes 6-8 sage leaves 1/8 c chopped hazelnuts olive oil kosher salt and ground pepper bourbon glaze (see recipe) 1. Preheat oven to 350. …

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WATERMELON PICO DE GALLO

There’s something about watermelon and summertime. I don’t really eat watermelon the rest of the year. But when the weather’s hot, that refreshing, crisp bite of watermelon is amazing. Every summer, I try out a different watermelon recipe. One year I made granita, another year a jenga board… This year – watermelon pico de gallo. …

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POTATO SALAD

Potato salad is one of those things people are really picky about. Everyone’s grandma or mom makes the best potato salad, so it’s tough to compete against. You bring it to a potluck and guaranteed that’s what people are going to talk about. “My grandma does it German style,” you’ll hear people say, which hopefully …

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WATERMELON JENGA

This recipe isn’t serious. It’s hard to be serious all the time with the recipes in this blog. People always ask for “fun apps” or “party apps,” so why not an app that is actually a game? The edible game industry is relatively untapped. You have bobbing for apples and various egg games around Easter …

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HEIRLOOM POPCORN with BROWNED BUTTER + SAGE

I admit, for a long time, I didn’t know how easy it was to make popcorn on the stove. You don’t need an air popper or any fancy equipment. Just a pot, some oil, and a lid. The lid is crucial. Otherwise, you’d be using your oven mitt like a baseball glove and catching all …

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SWEET POTATO EMPANADAS

You know how some sitcoms will do the flashback episode, where it’s about 5 minutes of new material, a few shots of them saying “remember…” and a bunch of clips from previous episodes. I hated those episodes. I still watched them, and probably laughed, but I thought it was a cop out. This post is …

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ASPARAGUS IN PHYLLO DOUGH

Back in high school, I used to get my hair cut from this guy, Roberto. When I met him the first time, he told me he liked four things: cutting hair, cooking, shooting, and showering outside. I would always steer our conversations towards the first two things, although invariably he’d start talking about how he …

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S’MORES BRUSCHETTA + MILK STOUT

S’mores bruschetta and milk stout is like a grown-up version of cookies and milk. Mmmm… 6 oz bittersweet chocolate (bar) handful of mini marshmallows 2 graham crackers, crumbled sea salt (optional) toasted bread 1. Chop the chocolate and melt over a double boiler or in the microwave for about 30-60 seconds, stirring every 15 seconds. …

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CHARRED CORN

2 ears of corns 1 T olive oil coarse salt 1. Preheat a grill to high. 2. Shuck the corn. 3. Rub with olive oil. 4. Grill a few minutes on each side until charred. 5. Let cool a little, and then cut off the kernels with a knife. 6. Toss with some sea salt. …

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APPLE WALNUT STUFFING

My mom is a cornbread purist. Every year, she strives to find the perfect cornbread recipe to cube up and shove inside our turkey. She’s never completely satisfied, though, and continues to search for that one recipe where the cornbread won’t crumble. If you have any ideas, please pass them along… I like to make …

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