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Pierogi may not be easy to make, but they’re easy to cook. They can be served simply boiled once or twice, or fried – perhaps after having been breaded with bread crumbs or crackers. Although they reheat fantastically, they do not take to that greatest reheating mechanism of all time: the microwave. If you want to eat pierogi like a true Pole, serve them with sour cream.
Check out our recipe for Coffee-Crusted Pork Roast with orange-cardamom jus, accompanied by caramelized Brussels sprouts and braised red cabbage.
We put this Feta-Stuffed French Bread recipe to the test. The question: could salami, cream cheese, soup mix, sour cream, and feta, make us want to eat our spinach? The answer: yes.
Sure, you made it past Christmas, but what are you going to do about New Years? This. The flavor of this fig-and-mascarpone appetizer is delicious, but the texture is equally interesting. It’s not at all difficult, but it is a time consuming recipe. Still, it’s best to make it day-of … well in advance.
Who doesn’t love a Christmas Lasagna! Pop it into a multi-course lineup that includes a savory cheesecake, Opah, salad, butterflake rolls, and chocolate stout cake and you’ve got an epic celebration.
Margaritas Congeladas de Danilo, (Dan’s Frozen Margaritas) uses a homemade sour mix made from freshly squeezed lemon and lime juice. A really good tequila is important, but I think it’s the Cointreau that kicks this recipe into “world’s best” league. A great blender will whip this into a fabulous frozen cocktail with minimal effort.
It’s fall, and I’m thinking of apples. How about a pork tenderloin with a cider reduction? Along side it, white asparagus, and a potato/celery-root/cauliflower mash. For dessert, apple crisp. Now that’s dinner!
The obvious stars of these Avocado, Bacon, and Ham Sandwiches are the crusty, chewy baguette and dry-cured country ham – but the avocado really steals the show. These sandwiches have no cheese, and you’ll never miss it. An easy, but worthy recipe.
The recipe for this raspberry rum shrub cocktail goes back to colonial times. It’s made from fresh fruit, ginger ale, and, uh … vinegar – but don’t let that get to you. It’s an adventure in a Collins glass. Finally! A better answer to “Bring me a shrubbery!”