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MAPLE PECAN STICKY BUNS MADE WITH ST. PIERRE BRIOCHE

Your Fall Baking Must-Try… A FLASH FOOD! If you’ve got a craving for something sweet and sticky, let us introduce you to a delightfully easy treat. It’s one of our FLASH FOODS where we pair store-bought and pantry staples together to bring you lightning-fast recipes…

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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…

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by Monte Mathews

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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…

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by Monte Mathews

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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…

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by Monte Mathews

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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…

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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 But here’s the twist—no need for fussy arrangements or outdated…

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by Monte Mathews

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PRESENTING THE 5 MOST POPULAR SUPER BOWL RECIPES ON CHEWING THE FAT

All hail Super Bowl Sunday! Las Vegas, the Chiefs, the 49ers and the most pressing question: Will Taylor Swift make it there from Japan? One thing is sure, people will eat their way through Super Bowl 58 just as they have every year. Through the…

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JAMES BEARD’S ROAST BEEF HASH

James Beard’s Roast Beef Hash is the most viewed recipe on Chewing The Fat. You have just landed on the most popular post on Chewing the Fat. James Beard’s Roast Beef Hash recipe is so popular in our house, that when I cooked another version,…

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by Monte Mathews

5 FAVORITE CHRISTMAS BREAKFAST RECIPES

Of all the joys of Christmas, a great Christmas Breakfast has always been a part of ours. Over the years, every Christmas Breakfast we’ve indulged in everything from Waffles to Pain Perdu (that’s French Toast to the rest of us). We have had plenty of…

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by Monte Mathews

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FROM SAVEUR MAGAZINE: THE BEST CHRISTMAS HAM (VERY LITTLE) MONEY CAN BUY

A Q&A with Monte Mathews, the man behind Saveur’s perennially popular, five-ingredient, “cheap ham” recipe called “Monte’s Ham” Connie McCabe for Saveur Magazine In the 1990s, when I was a senior associate editor at Saveur, the magazine published recipes for Filet de Boeuf Grille avec…

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INA GARTEN’S SEARED SALMON WITH SPICY RED PEPPER AIOLI

We’d be hard-pressed to find anything easier to cook than Ina’s Seared Salmon with Red Pepper Aioli. The prep times for this recipe is 10 minutes tops, the cooking is 6 minutes and the fish rests for up to 5. As Ina would say “How…

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THE FIVE BEST THANKSGIVING RECIPES ON CHEWING THE FAT

With a little planning, we can make all 5 of our best Thanksgiving recipes ever! I can’t think of a year when we don’t look forward to Thanksgiving. It’s just a week away from the big day but menu planning now makes life a lot…

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ULTIMATE CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE

The Ultimate Chocolate Cheesecake features a chocolate cookie crust, the creamiest chocolate cheesecake filling, chocolate ganache, and Shaved Chocolate and Whipped Cream! Simply put, this is the best chocolate cheesecake you’ll ever bake. But don’t take it from me. Take it from Ashley Manila, the…

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HAMPTON CLASSIC COOKIE RECIPES OF 2023

THESE 6 COOKIE RECIPES WERE THE HIT OF THIS YEAR’S HAMPTON’S CLASSIC Winning Cookie Recipes…From left to right…Blondies, Melodies, Pain de Genes, Classic Chocolate Chip, Chocolate Caramel Bars, and Princeton Gingersnaps, these sensational cookies were winners at this year’s Hampton Classic Horseshow held last week…