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PORK CHOPS WITH APPLES AND BACON

PORK CHOPS WITH APPLES AND BACON

It’s Sweater Weather! And along comes this 30-minute recipe for Pork Chops with Apples and Bacon This cozy, 30-minute one-pan recipe is the kind of dinner that’ll make you feel like you’ve mastered the art of seasonal comfort cooking with almost no effort (because honestly,…

GUILTY PLEASURE: PHILLY CHEESESTEAKS

GUILTY PLEASURE: PHILLY CHEESESTEAKS

I’m not going to lie to you: Philly Cheesesteaks are not Health Food. We all have them: foods that are somehow irresistible—even if their ingredients are sometimes questionable like the “Cheese” in Cheesesteaks or the quality of the beef that’s used for the steak portion…

FOOD 52’S  ITALIAN JAM SHORTBREAD TART

FOOD 52’S ITALIAN JAM SHORTBREAD TART

IN ITALIAN, THIS SUPERB ALMOND AND JAM CONFECTION IS CALLED A ‘FREGOLOTTA’.  ANDREW CALLS IT ONE OF THE EASIEST TARTS HE EVER BAKED. That’s today’s recipe. As long as you’ve got butter, sugar, and flour, you can toss whatever jams or nuts you have in…

FIGS FIVE WAYS…BUT BETTER HURRY!

FIGS FIVE WAYS…BUT BETTER HURRY!

WE LOVE FIGS! FIG SEASON IS SHORT! HERE ARE 5 WAYS TO SERVE FIGS Figs, as a fruit, are such a delight! They come from the Ficus tree, part of the mulberry family. They’re soft, sweet, and full of tiny, crunchy seeds that make them…

LOTS OF PEPPERONI PIZZA WITH SPICY HONEY SAUCE

LOTS OF PEPPERONI PIZZA WITH SPICY HONEY SAUCE

There’s a neighborhood stand-by that serves Pepperoni Pizza with a Spicy Kick It’s called “A Lot of Pepperoni Pizza” It’s also topped with Nduja Sausage.‘Nduja is a spicy cured Italian sausage that is spiked with Calabrian chilies to give it a red sheen. It’s soft…

SUMMER STEAK AND GRILLED VEGETABLE SALAD FROM PAT LAFRIEDA

SUMMER STEAK AND GRILLED VEGETABLE SALAD FROM PAT LAFRIEDA

Pat LaFrieda, New York’s Butcher Quick!  Name a famous butcher!  Well, if you’re from New York, the first name you would likely come up with would be that of Pat LaFrieda, a third-generation butcher whose LaFrieda Meats supplies, among other places, the enormously popular Shake…

BARBECUED CHICKEN WITH SANTA BARBARA BARBECUE SAUCE

BARBECUED CHICKEN WITH SANTA BARBARA BARBECUE SAUCE

  When I walked into the Iacono Farm store, the phone was ringing off the hook.  It was a day in advance of the weekend and everyone on the East End of Long Island was bound and determined to serve Iacono Chicken (106 Long Lane,…

BUTTERY CRAB PUDDING FROM THE RIVER COTTAGE FISH BOOK

BUTTERY CRAB PUDDING FROM THE RIVER COTTAGE FISH BOOK

A far nicer photograph from Food and Wine @Kate Mathis Because we’re barely off the plane from Europe, I have gone archival today to bring a wonderful recipe that we published way back in 2012. It was such a hit with everyone who tried it…

TOMATO BREAD PUDDING

TOMATO BREAD PUDDING

IT’S THE HEIGHT OF TOMATO SEASON AND TOMATO BREAD PUDDING IS A MUST-COOK! We’re just back from a wonderful two weeks in Europe. The one thing that made us happy to be back was Tomatoes! Yes, Chewing The Fat’s already shared several ways to use…

SWEET CORN GELATO AND A SURPRISING WAY TO SERVE IT.

SWEET CORN GELATO AND A SURPRISING WAY TO SERVE IT.

THE TWO MOST ANTICIPATED VEGETABLES OF THE SUMMER ARE HERE! Our sweet corn and the ripest, reddest tomatoes of the year!  It’s hard to know which is the most welcome but I found a very different way to enjoy them both in a wonderful appetizer. …

WATERMELON GAZPACHO: THE PERFECT HOT WEATHER COOLER

WATERMELON GAZPACHO: THE PERFECT HOT WEATHER COOLER

THE WEATHER IS PREDICTED TO BE BRUTAL THIS WEEK… It’s the perfect temperature to bring back this recipe. Watermelon Gazpacho can be made entirely without turning on the stove…with one caveat*.  Everything goes into the blender in easy steps that might take 10 minutes. Then…


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GUILTY PLEASURE: PHILLY CHEESESTEAKS

GUILTY PLEASURE: PHILLY CHEESESTEAKS

I’m not going to lie to you: Philly Cheesesteaks are not Health Food. We all have them: foods that are somehow irresistible—even if their ingredients are sometimes questionable like the “Cheese” in Cheesesteaks or the quality of the beef that’s used for the steak portion…

FIGS FIVE WAYS…BUT BETTER HURRY!

FIGS FIVE WAYS…BUT BETTER HURRY!

WE LOVE FIGS! FIG SEASON IS SHORT! HERE ARE 5 WAYS TO SERVE FIGS Figs, as a fruit, are such a delight! They come from the Ficus tree, part of the mulberry family. They’re soft, sweet, and full of tiny, crunchy seeds that make them…

TOMATO BREAD PUDDING

TOMATO BREAD PUDDING

IT’S THE HEIGHT OF TOMATO SEASON AND TOMATO BREAD PUDDING IS A MUST-COOK! We’re just back from a wonderful two weeks in Europe. The one thing that made us happy to be back was Tomatoes! Yes, Chewing The Fat’s already shared several ways to use…

GAIL SIMMONS’ BUMBLEBERRY UPSIDE DOWN CAKE GOES BLUE!

GAIL SIMMONS’ BUMBLEBERRY UPSIDE DOWN CAKE GOES BLUE!

WE JUST CELEBRATED A GLORIOUS 4TH OF JULY WITH ONE SENSATIONAL BLUEBERRY UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE. Blueberries are in season here and Andrew created this all-blueberry version of Gail Simmons’s original recipe (see https://chewingthefat.us.com/2018/08/gail-simmons-bumbleberry-buttermilk-upside-down-cake.html)  In a blatant act of civil disobedience we didn’t want to see red…

NANCY SILVERTON’S ALMOND TART WITH FRESH STRAWBERRIES

NANCY SILVERTON’S ALMOND TART WITH FRESH STRAWBERRIES

A Great Strawberry Almond Tart Recipe. A Fresh and Flavorful Dessert for right now!   Strawberries and almonds are a classic culinary pairing, and Nancy Silverton’s tart brings them together in a delightful, French-inspired creation. But here’s the twist—no need for fussy arrangements or outdated…