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This recipe is for a classic French preparation of rabbit, braised in white wine with shallots and prunes. Have you ever made the Silver Palate 80’s classic,Chicken Marbella? It’s chicken cooked with prunes and olives. Elise Bauer It’s amazing how the sweet prunes just melt into the chicken drippings. Prunes are an underutilized ingredient in my opinion. Like big fat raisins. Elise Bauer Used in cooking, plums can bring a deeply sweetly rich note to anything, especially meats....

Budget-friendly stew with browned and braised turkey legs and served with root vegetables. Everybody loves turkey breast for their turkey sandwiches, right? We often include potatoes and root vegetables as well. Elise Bauer Perfect for a cold winter day! Heat 1 Tbsp olive oil in a large saute pan with high sides on medium high heat. to form a nest under the turkey pieces. Saute an additional 5 minutes. Add 2 cups of braising liquideither water, stock, wine, or a combination....

The result is a beautiful succulent roast pork, perfect for company or a special meal! In this recipe nothing is wasted, and all of the flavor is captured. Add the pork roast and turn it to coat it all over with the marinade. Elise Bauer Marinate for several hours in the refrigerator. Remove from refrigerator 1 to 2 hours before cooking to bring closer to room temp. Remove pork roast from marinade, pat dry....

A malty, nutty, and sweet breakfast muffin with an easy trick for a moist and flavorful crumb. Simply Recipes / Mark Beahm I always run into bran muffins while traveling. Most people wouldnt notice if you changed the name ofbranmuffins toblandmuffins. Simply Recipes / Mark Beahm But they don’t have to be dense and tasteless! I first saw this in a Nancy Silverton recipe, and I wont ever go back....

Fresh cranberries baked with sugar, brandy, and orange zest. One of the best things about the Thanksgiving season is the availability of fresh or fresh frozen cranberries. This brandied cranberry recipe is firmer than typical sauce, with jewels of spiked candied cranberries. Elise Bauer The recipe comes from a recipe by Julie Wente ofWente Wineryin Sunset Magazine. Mix the cranberries, sugar, brandy, and orange zest in a 2-quart baking dish....

The boozy Brandy Alexander is a decadent and delicious wintry cocktail. If you like a Mudslide or aWhite Russian, you’ll love a Brandy Alexander! The author called it the Alexander Cocktail No. Nancy Mitchell (Give it a try!) What Is Creme de Cacao? Creme de cacao is a chocolate liqueur. Nancy Mitchell It comes in both dark (brown) and light (clear) varieties. I used a light creme de cacao to make this drink....

The Germans know their way around potatoes. Simply Recipes / Mihaela Kozaric Sebrek If theres one thing that German cuisine is great at, its potatoes. No matter where youre eating in Germany, theres a potato on the plate. Simply Recipes / Mihaela Kozaric Sebrek Take bratkartoffeln, for example. And for good reason. What Are Bratkartoffeln? Simply Recipes / Mihaela Kozaric Sebrek To make them, you simply need potatoes, vegetable oil or clarified butter, and an onion....

Here’s an irresistible spin on moqueca, the classic Brazilian fish stew. It was so good I beggedFernandaforthe recipe, which she translated into English for me. (By the way, it’s possible for you to’t get local salmon in Brazil. Elise Bauer So, this is really not an authentic moqueca, but a Northern Californian interpretation.) This stew is an exception. It requires simmering the stew well past the point of of cooking the salmon, but it works!...

It’s an extraordinary cake to serve with your afternoon coffee or a treat to end your evening meals. I mean, when was the last time you ate a guava dessert? Truth be told, this has been my breakfast more times than I can count. Simply Recipes / Marta Rivera What is Brazo Gitano? The proper Spanish name for this dessert is Brazo de Gitano,which means “Gypsy’s Arm. In good colloquial Spanish, we’ve shortened it to Brazo Gitano....

Can or keep these bread and butter pickles in the fridge. These are some of my memories from summers growing up. Sweet pickles like these bread and butter pickles (who came up with that name?) Simply Recipes / Mihaela Kozaric Sebrek never lasted that long around here; we kids gobbled them up. The ice helps keep the cucumbers crispy, as does cooking them just a short time. you could experiment with the pickling spices, and the pickling vegetables for that matter....

Bourbon-soaked raisins and spices make this New Orleans bread pudding extra special. The recipe is based on a bread pudding recipe from the now-closed famed Bon Ton Cafe in New Orleans. What Is Bread Pudding? Cambrea Bakes The result is something like the creamy middles from a stack of French toast. What elevates bread pudding to the realm of a truly decadent dessert is the sauce. Making Bread Pudding Is Simple!...

What Is a Panade? Have you ever encountered a panade (pronounced “pah NAHD”)? It’s basically a casserole of sorts, a baked layered dish with bread the key ingredient. Elise Bauer Panade comes from the Latin base “pan” for bread. Instead, the layers of bread, cheese, and other ingredients are cooked in stock. Because of the addition of stock, this dish is also called bread soup. Elise Bauer In fact, thick and filling, it’s really more of a stew than a soup....

Breakfast casserole with asparagus, leeks, bacon, bread, milk, eggs, feta and Parmesan. Looking for ideas for a special brunch? Why not a warm and welcoming breakfast casserole? Elise Bauer Assemble everything the night before and then just pop it in the oven first thing in the morning. Breakfast casseroles are really quite easy to make. Bread, eggs, milk, and cheese are your base. Elise Bauer Where you might get creative is with the seasonings and additions....