Tag Archives: Sitting Around Snacks
On the Table: Farm Stands of New York’s Hudson River Valley
This post is the follow-on to my On the Road: Farm Stands of Hudson River Valley. Usually these On the Table posts follow more quickly, but summer’s over and the needs of Frog Commissary and getting ready to promote At … Continue reading
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Grilled Bread for Hors d’oeuvres or Accompaniments
For access to the complete list of At Home Blog recipes, visit Recipe Index. Grilled bread is a versatile, multi-purpose accompaniment that once you master it’s relatively simple technique, will become a crowd-pleasing stable at your table. In grilling bread, … Continue reading
Marinated Roast Sweet & Hot Peppers
Note: For the complete library of At Home blog recipes, see Recipe Index. Marinated Sweet & Hot Roast Peppers By mid-summer, sustained heat produces a rainbow of peppers at farm stands and farmers’ markets. These peppers are transformed by roasting … Continue reading
Slow Roasted Grape Tomatoes with Garlic
Note about vinegars: Balsamic vinegar has become ubiquitous — nearly the default vinegar. While I love the taste of balsamic, it is pronounced. Vinegar’s role is often to provide a simple acid counterpoint to richness and sweetness as in the … Continue reading
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Slow-Roasted Grape Tomatoes with Garlic Recipe
Slow-Roasted Grape Tomatoes with Garlic Slow roasted tomatoes are one of those ever-ready condiments, similar to roasted peppers. At Home provides a similar recipe on Page 82 using plum tomatoes as part of Crostinis and Toppings. This is good winter’s … Continue reading
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Pan-Fried Jerk Peanuts Recipe
Jerk is a fiery-sweet Jamaican spice blend and it marries well with peanuts. You can use equal amounts of pre-ground spices if you don’t have a spice grinder. Do ahead Peanuts can be made up to five days ahead and … Continue reading
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Beyond Mixed Nuts: Ethnic Snack Mixes & Pan-fried Jerk Peanuts
Monday morning I am on the 10! show on NBC Channel 10 demonstrating how to make Pan-fried Jerk Peanuts — one of thirty plus recipes from At Home’s Chapter 2: Sitting Around: Dips, Chips and Other Pick-up Snacks. In addition, … Continue reading
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Plan to Entertain: Halloween
Planning ahead is the cardinal principle of home entertaining. In case I was not clear: Planning ahead is the cardinal principle of home entertaining. This year Halloween falls on a Saturday. The key to my goal for you — one … Continue reading
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Noah’s Spicy Roasted Whole Pumpkin Seeds Recipe
Noah, my 22-year-old son —helps us manage our operation at the Franklin Institute — he’s a budding cook and roasted the seeds. I share Noah’s recipe here. 1 cup rinsed and towel dried pumpkin seeds 1 teaspoon vegetable oil 1 … Continue reading
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