Here are some recipes that caught our attention this week: Champango (a tropical twist) "Dressed" Beer Mint in the Cider Side of Beer (refreshing in the afternoon) Gingered Beer Italianissimo Limoncello Panaché (a great use for limoncello) ChocoLinde Brussels Sprouts Pasta with Shiitake and Pancetta (interesting combination) Crisp and Light Brussels Sprouts Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Sunflower or Pumpkin Seeds (a well-balanced dish) Brussels Sprouts Braised in Cream with Bacon "An Nyoung" Brussels Sprouts (sprouts and kimchi team up) Choux de Bruxelles Râpé Ham & Swiss on (Brussels Sprouted) Rye with a Dab of Mustard Simple Brussels Sprouts (sautéed with garlic and raisins) Brussels Sprout and Corn Hash (with "Hard" Polenta Cubes) Creamy Braised Brussels Sprouts
Watch Amanda and Merrill go head to head in a race to make the two finalist recipes from this week's Your Best Chocolate Cookie Recipe contest. Who will win -- and at what cost?
Here are some recipes that we liked the sound of this week: Cheese and Ham Quesadilla Breakfast Ham and Cheese (a great strata) Gorgonzola and Prosciutto di Parma Panini My Best Ham and Cheese Pancetta and Cheese Grilled Polenta Wedges Farmer's Market Cheddar Melt (pictured above right) Ham, Cheddar and Chive Scones (liked the twist on the idea of ham and cheese) Double Chocolate and Chili Cookies Chocolate Cocoa Nib Shortbread Aztec Chocolate Cookies (pictured above, left; lots of flavor and heat -- would be great with ice cream) Chewy Chocolate Cookies with Rum-Soaked Raisins (a chewy cocoa and nut cookie; the raisins are a treat)
Last week, a colleague emailed me for some help with a piece she was writing on maple syrup -- specifically, on how lots of chefs are using it in savory dishes. She may have seen a short blurb I wrote on Grade B maple syrup when it was all the rage a couple of years ago, or she may just have been asking for my input as a cook and an eater. But it got me thinking. Last year, I created a fall salad for a dinner party that went over particularly well; I used maple syrup in the vinaigrette, which I hadn't done before (if a dressing is too tart, I typically add a bit of honey or raw sugar). At the time, I made a mental note to start using maple syrup in my salad dressings on a regular basis. Alas, good intentions are not always enough: time and time again over the past year, it slipped my mind, and my vinaigrettes remained sadly syrup-free.
Watch to see Amanda reveal her suspicions of Merrill's true colors (hint: it's Halloween appropriate), and Merrill's unusual culinary school technique for stirring potatoes. And there's a special ending, revealing what it's really like at food52. Roasted Butternut Squash Coconut Curry Puree Autumn Celeriac (Celery Root) Puree
- Merrill While I have always been somewhat of a sweet potato addict, I prefer savory preparations to the traditional brown sugar and maple syrup concoctions typically found on the Thanksgiving table. I originally got the idea for these potatoes from Marcus Samuelsson, chef and co-owner of Aquavit in Manhattan. A few years ago, he teamed up with Slow Food to give cooking lessons to some of the students at The Children's Storefront, an independent tuition-free school in Harlem. I happened to be there observing one afternoon when he taught the kids his version of the recipe, and I have been making my own adaptation ever since. I hope you'll find the combination of sweet potatoes, crème fraîche, garlic, herbs and parmesan as rich and satisfying as I do.
Here are the recipes that intrigued us this week. My Best Roast Chicken Helen talks a big game, but she has yet to make this for us. Elegant Easy Chicken We like that the chicken breast is flattened like a Paillard. Chicken Dijon Stew Chicken Mustard Croquettes Chicken Pot Pie Provencale (pictured above) You'd need to be up for an all-day project, but it looks gorgeous. Big Zombie Mustard Chicken Tagine with Couscous The mustard isn't the star of this show, but the dish is sweet and spicy in all the right ways. Whiskied Roasted Parsnip and Apple Puree Who doesn't want whiskey in their parsnips? Sweet Potato Puree with Goat's Cheese and Smoked Paprika Grated Sweet Potato & Butternut Squash Puree Cool technique. Cumin-Scented Puree of Autumn 'Oranges' Venetian Pumpkin and Chestnut Puree Crazy Parsnip Carrot Puree with Frico Get your fric on. Butternut Squash Puree with Honey Sage Butter Great technique: the sage is fried in butter, and then the butter is browned and poured over the puree.
- Amanda This past weekend, on a trek to Chelsea Market in Manhattan with a friend and our kids, we stopped in for lunch at Buon Italia, an Italian grocery store that many of the city's chefs turn to for esoteric and high-quality Italian ingredients. I couldn't stop thinking about one of the dishes we had, a butternut squash antipasto. The squash had been sliced into ribbons so that it looked like pappardelle, and then these ribbons seemed to have been roasted -- there were browned edges -- and yet not quite cooked through -- some had a great little crunch. They tasted candied but were doused with plenty of vinegar. Transfixed and determined, I got in the kitchen, and now you, too, can make this salad....
Click the play button to see us prepare the two finalists recipes for Your Best Fig Recipe: Ficchi Caramellati (Caramelized Figs) by Loulies and Fig and Anise Clafoutis by Oui, Chef. Watch A&M in Merrill's kitchen, as they reminisce about the 80's and encourage rum for breakfast.
Here are some recipes -- other than the finalists -- that stood out this week: Fresh Fig, Walnut and Rosemary Upside-Down Cake Roasted Figs in a Red Wine Cardamom-Infused Reduction with Vanilla Ice Cream Fall Fig and Chicken Sandwich Stuffed Chicken Breast with Figs and Pistachios Vinaigrette Roasted Stuffed Figs Cheese Plate Crostata Grilled Pizza with Figs, Prosciutto, Gorgonzola and Arugula Pesto Fig Bonbons Mission Fig Rolls Rosemary-Kissed Fig Tartlets Squid, Potato and Olive Stew Poulet à la Provençale Huachingo a la Veracruzana Spicy Lamb Stew with Date, Mint and Parsley Gremolata Mediterranean Vegetable Stew with Olives
Click the play button to see us prepare the two finalist recipes for Your Best Recipe with Paprika: Hungarian Meatballs by Bogre and Smoky Fried Chickpeas by Aliwaks. Watch A&M demonstrate a safe way to cut hot peppers, and yell at chickpeas. Just another day at the office...
- Merrill Since we did a video tour of Amanda's kitchen, I thought I'd put together a slide show of mine. Here I've included some of my favorite cooking and serving items, along with a recipe for Coconut Rice Pudding with Ginger Lemongrass Syrup that would be perfect served in the Roseware glasses my mother gave me.
Click the play button to see us prepare the two finalist recipes for Your Best Potato Gratin: Potato Leek au Gratin by AlexisC and Individual Sweet Potato Gratins with Creme Fraiche, Onions and Bacon by ApartmentCooker. Watch A&M work through bloodshed and control issues, and make some delicious food!
Here are some of the recipes that caught our eye among this week's contest entries. Bubbie's Holiday Apple Cake by Bubbie Deep South Apple Cake by Frugal Kiwi Gingerbread Apple Bundt Cake by suz Sunday Morning Apple Coffee Cake by SavorySweetLife blueberry applesauce cake by Heather Heavenly Apple Cake by Veronica Rosh Hashana Apple Cake by koshercamembert Bay-scented potato gratin by Marie Viljoen Potato, Porcini and Squash Gratin by Maria Teresa Jorge
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