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Baked Gnocchi with Butternut Squash & Bacon in a Sage Cream Sauce
Serves 6 Ingredients 1 pound Potato Gnocchi, cooked (recipe follows) 1½ cups butternut squash, roasted, peeled and cubed small 3 slices bacon, fried and crumbled 1 cup purple or Tuscan kale, chopped fine 2 tablespoons fresh sage, chopped fine ½ cup heavy cream ½ cup parmesan cheese, finely grated 3 tablespoons butter, cubed Salt Pepper…
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Cheddar Potato Pierogies with Bacon Fried Onions & Chive Sour Cream
Makes 20 pierogies Ingredients For the dough (should be made at least an hour in advance) 3 cups flour 1 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons sour cream 1 egg, beaten ¾ cup water For the filling 3 russet potatoes, peeled, boiled and mashed ¾ cup cheddar cheese, shredded 2 teaspoons black pepper 1 teaspoon salt 2…
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Bacon & Maldon Salt Truffles
Makes about 30 truffles Ingredients ½ cup heavy cream ¼ cup bacon, chopped super fine 8 ounces semisweet or bittersweet dark chocolate, chopped Black Volcanic Salt for dusting Directions In a heavy bottom saucepan, heat the heavy cream and bacon to a simmer, about 3 minutes, using a rubber spatula to scrape the side of…
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Honey Roasted Onion Tart with Thyme and Topped with Fresh Fig (or Plum)
Serves about 48 Wine Pairing: Tournant Rosé Ingredients 1 sheet frozen puff pastry (half of 17.3-ounce package), thawed 3 bacon slices, cut crosswise into 1/2-inch pieces ¼ cup honey ¼ cup dry white wine 2 large sweet yellow onions (about 1 1/2 pounds), cut into 1/4-inch-thick rounds ¾ cup crème fraîche ½ teaspoon fine sea…
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Pesto Pasta Carbonara
Serves 4-6 A classic recipe herbalized, just the way summer basil likes it! Ingredients 10 ounces orecchiette or small shell pasta or pasta of choice, cooked ¼ cup fresh pesto (using herbs and pesto of your choice) 2 eggs (room temperature) ½ cup parmesan cheese, freshly grated 6 slices thick cut bacon 2 cloves garlic,…
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Garden Tomato, Bacon and Basil Ice Cream Sandwiches
Makes 6 sandwiches Ingredients 2 tomatoes on the vine, sliced about ¼ inch thick Basil ice cream (recipe follows) 6 bacon slices, cooked Directions On a baking sheet lines with parchment paper, freeze the tomato slices. Place a spoonful or two of the basil ice cream on top of a tomato slice and smash down…
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Bacon and Eggs Pasta Carbonara
Serves 4-5 Ingredients 1 pound Spaghetti Olive oil ¼ pound bacon or pancetta bacon 2 clove garlic, chopped fine 1 shallot, chopped fine 2 large eggs 1 cup parmesan, shredded Ground black pepper ¾ cup fresh parsley, chopped fine Directions In a large stock pot, bring salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook…
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Spring Vegetable Salad
Serves 4 Ingredients 2 pounds beets 1 fresh bay leaf 4 spears asparagus, cut into 1-inch spears 1 orange, segmented, juices reserved 1 small red onion, half moons 1 pound thick-cut bacon, cut into ¼ inch lardon (optional) 8 ounces baby arugula ½ teaspoon spring garlic, minced 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 2 sprigs…
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Peanut Butter Bacon Biscuits with Carob Icing (everyday dog treats)
Makes about 12-18 3 inch biscuits Ingredients 2 cups whole wheat flour ¼ cup buckwheat flour 1 tablespoon powdered milk 2 tablespoons flax seeds ¼ cup wheat bran 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt ½ cup peanut butter (heated up to soften) ¼ cup bacon, crumbled 2 tablespoons bacon grease 1 egg, beaten ¾…
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Apple, Blue Cheese and Bacon Salad
Serves 4 INGREDIENTS 1 head of butter leaf lettuce (or mesclun mix), leaves roughly torn 1 to 2 tart apples, seeds removed, chopped medium 2 oz, Oregon sweet blue cheese, crumbled by hand 3 pieces thick-cut bacon, cooked and chopped 1 medium red onion, sliced in rounds Red Wine Vinaigrette, recipe follows Salt and freshly…
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Jewel Yam & Al Blue Potato Hash
Serves 6 INGREDIENTS 1 large sweet potato, cut into ¾ inch cubes 4 purple potatoes, cut in ¾ inch cubes 2 thick slices of bacon, cut into 1 inch pieces 1 medium onion, cupped 2 cloves garlic, minced ¼ cup fresh parsley, chopped 1 green onion, thinly sliced 2 tablespoons fresh rosemary, chopped fine Salt…
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New England Herbal Clam Chowder
Thanksgiving serves as the perfect example of how New England cuisine came to be what it is today.
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Spicy Italian Pork Sausage
This spicy Italian sausage can be used without casing, in pastas, and is also wonderful in links roasted with tomatoes, potatoes and peppers, the ideas are endless.
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Bacon Rosemary Roasted Chicken
As the weather starts to cool and the wind begins to gust, we shut the windows and sweaters come out of hibernation. Leave your diet behind, because fall is right around the corner, which means slightly richer, more decadent cooking awaiting our palettes…
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BBT Sandwich (Bacon, Basil and Tomato)
A simple twist on a tomato classic!