Cucumber & Marmite Tea Sandwiches

Serves 4 to 6
Ingredients
1 English cucumber
1 jar of Marmite or Vegemite
1 stick of good, unsalted butter (such as Plugra)
1 loaf of Brioche (or any fine-crumb white) bread, thinly sliced & crusts removed
Directions
Slice the cucumber very thinly on a mandolin. Spread butter onto four slices of the bread. Thinly spread Marmite onto four more slices of [...]

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Deep Beef Stew

Serves 6
Ingredients
2 pounds beef stew meat, cut into 1″ chunks
Salt and pepper to taste
1 cup Wondra flour
Grapeseed oil as needed
1 large or 2 small white onions, diced large
2 large carrots, sliced in half lengthwide and cut into ½” half-moons
2 turnips, diced medium (same size as potatoes)
2 cloves garlic, smashed and chopped
2 fillets anchovies, minced
2 tablespoons [...]

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Porcini & Parmesan Farro

Serves 4
Ingredients
1 cup farro or barley, rinsed and drained
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 large shallot, minced
2 oz. dried porcini mushrooms, or other dried mushrooms, such as shitake or morels
1 cup hot water
¼ cup white wine
1 cup mushrooms, vegetable or chicken stock
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
½ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese (or other hard [...]

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Tangy Muhammara (Red Pepper & Walnut Dip)

Ingredients
1 cup walnuts
3 to 4 cloves garlic
¼ cup breadcrumbs
2 red peppers, roasted and pureed
3 tablespoons tomato paste
1 tablespoon pomegranate molasses
1 teaspoon lemon juice
Salt to taste
½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon dried mint (or 1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint)
2 teaspoons olive oil, plus more as needed
Directions
In the food [...]

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