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Absurdly Addictive Asparagus recipe from Food52. Author Notes: I guess there's a reason Vosges Haut-chocolat Bacon and Chocolate bars are growing in popularity...it just seems that when you add bacon to almost anything, the salty smokiness heightens the other ingredients.

Absurdly Addictive Asparagus recipe from Food52

Bacon may rule, but its Italian cousin, Pancetta, is also a contender for the crown. Take a garden fresh ingredient like asparagus and pair it with pancetta and you instantly get Snap, Crackle, Crisp all in one bite. There's something about the bite-size pieces of tender crisp asparagus, buttery leeks, crackly pancetta, and delicately crunchy pinenuts that make it somehow hard for me to stop eating this easy to prepare dish. I tried adding Parmigiano Reggiano at the end, but it overpowered the citrus. After testing the delectable sugar cookie finalist recipes with MonkeyMom tonight, I have to wonder if the number 52 will be even more symbolic when it represents the number of pounds we've gained by the end of the year. Serves 4. Ciabatta Stuffing with Chorizo, Sweet Potato, and Mushrooms recipe from food52.

Author Notes: My favorite lazy Sunday morning breakfast is a quick hash made from sauteed chorizo, sweet potato, red onion, shiitake mushrooms, and rosemary, topped with a fried egg or two.

Ciabatta Stuffing with Chorizo, Sweet Potato, and Mushrooms recipe from food52

I decided to incorporate those flavors into a stuffing fit for the Thanksgiving table. Not only is it a great side for the turkey but the leftovers still rock for breakfast the next morning topped with an egg. (less)Author Notes: My favorite lazy Sunday morning breakfast is a quick hash made from sauteed chorizo, sweet potato, red onion, shiitake mushrooms, and rosemary, topped (…more) - melissav Food52 Review: Melissav has bucked tradition with this recipe, and we're all for it. She starts with homemade garlic herb croutons and recommends nibbling on them as you cook. Serves 6-8 Your Best Thanksgiving Stuffing Contest Winner! What We Call Stuffing: Challah, Mushroom, and Celery recipe from food52. Author Notes: Our holiday entertaining guest list includes a number of vegetarians.

What We Call Stuffing: Challah, Mushroom, and Celery recipe from food52

I make every effort to have many Thanksgiving standards in a vegetarian form. In this case, I use homemade challah, cut it into cubes, and then let the bread cubes sit out on the counter for a couple of days to get a little stale. I also use only mushroom stems in this stuffing, just as a matter of economy. The caps are sauteed in butter and dusted with cayenne, then set aside for mushroom gravy, another vegetarian option. (less)Author Notes: Our holiday entertaining guest list includes a number of vegetarians. Food52 Review: No one would ever guess that this is a vegetarian stuffing, and why should it matter?

Serves 12. Tabouleh Two Ways. Traditional....

Tabouleh Two Ways

And Hippie! Yesterday I woke up to a true horror in my kitchen. I was all out of Silk! All of a sudden breakfast seemed so difficult, near impossible. The lack of soy milk rendered by usual standby's of smoothies or cereal out, and I had no tofu for a scramble. While I was at the store I also noticed fresh organic mint was on sale for $1, where as it's usually at $2.79. Tabouleh is traditionally made with bulgar wheat, but I used cous cous which works just as well. Basic Tabouleh Dressing serves two as a main. 3 tbsp olive oil 3 tbsp lemon juice 1 tsp honey or agave pinch of salt lots of black pepper 1/4 cup fresh chopped parsley, chopped 3 tbsp fresh chopped mint, chopped In a small bowl whisk together ingredients to combine.

In the quinoa version, I decided to throw in all the vegetables I had in my fridge into the salad as well, which is part of why I fondly refer to such version as "hippie tabouleh". Crispy Fried Brussels Sprouts with Honey and Sriracha - Blog - food52 - food community, recipe search and cookbook contests. - Merrill Last week, Amanda wrote about horseradish hash browns from The Vanderbilt, now a favorite local dinner spot for both of us.

Crispy Fried Brussels Sprouts with Honey and Sriracha - Blog - food52 - food community, recipe search and cookbook contests

My husband and I love to go there on a weeknight, sit at the bar, which faces the open kitchen, and order a bunch of appetizers and nibbles. Nibbles are a Vanderbilt specialty. There's great homemade beef jerky and pickles, and blistered shishito peppers with dipping salt, but the undisputed star -- which we order every time we go -- is the fried Brussels sprouts. The sprouts arrive in a towering pile; the leaves are pulled apart and fried, with the sweet hearts tossed into the oil and cooked just to the point of tenderness. This dish has gained some attention outside the restaurant, and blogger Cathy Erway recently included her version (in which the sprouts are roasted) in a piece for Brooklyn Bread.

Crispy Fried Brussels Sprouts with Honey and Sriracha Adapted from The Vanderbilt Serves 2 to 4 Follow Merrill Stubbs Past articles from this author you'll love: