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Harira (Moroccan Lamb And Lentil Soup)
Some supermarkets sell frozen lamb stewing meat from New Zealand that’s tailor-made for this recipe. Don’t add salt until the very end, as lentils take much longer to cook in the presence of sodium.
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Chicken Matzo Ball Soup
While you can make perfectly delicious matzo balls with vegetable oil, duck fat will yield the most sublime results. Jewish cooks traditionally save the fat skimmed from making chicken stock — called schmaltz — for these dumplings.
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Winter Soupe Au Pistou
Feel free to play around with the vegetable medley in this Provençal soup, using whatever is in season or kicking around your kitchen. If you need to save time, use store-bought basil or kale pesto instead of the parsley pistou.
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Pea Soup With Lobster
If you make this soup ahead of time, cool it down rapidly in a large bowl placed in a bowl of ice to help preserve its vibrant green color.
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Beet & Apple Soup With Feta
To protect against staining from the beets, wear rubber gloves and a full apron, and grate them directly over a large bowl.
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Five-Spice Pork Wraps With Hoisin Barbecue Sauce
The bottom of a 2-piece tart pan and a long metal spatula make the job of transferring the hot roast much easier. You could also put out leaves of Romaine hearts to wrap the pork for anyone watching their carbs.
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Tuna Brochettes With Eggplant-Caper Dip
While the dip can be made up to 3 days in advance, cut and sear the tuna as close to serving as possible to preserve its freshness and bright color.
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Orange Twist Champagne Cocktail
For a signature cocktail with more punch, add 3⁄4 oz. of cognac to the flute before you pour in the sparkling wine. Orange bitters can be found at most gourmet food shops.
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Chipotle Peanut Brittle
To avoid getting fingerprints on the brittle, wear latex gloves (not rubber gloves) when you break it into pieces. Adapted from Tom Colicchio’s Craft of Cooking.
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Cake Truffles
This is my spin on cake truffles, the brainchild of Momofuku Milk Bar’s Christina Tosi, who was looking for a delicious way to use up cake scraps. Use this recipe as a guideline and let your imagination run wild when it comes to flavors and coatings.
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Spiced Prune Chutney
Pair this recipe with Maple-Glazed Fresh Ham.
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Parsley Fennel Pesto
Pair this recipe with Maple-Glazed Fresh Ham.
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Eric’s Applesauce
Pair this recipe with Maple-Glazed Fresh Ham.
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Gingerbread Layer Cake
This cake was adapted from a recipe by Claudia Fleming, who developed it while she was the pastry chef at Gramercy Tavern in New York. To make the garnish, wash the cranberries, and while they’re still wet, roll them in granulated sugar.
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Steamed Green Beans With Ginger Butter
This Pan-Asian side dish is designed to be prepped ahead and quickly assembled while the ham is resting. You could also use broccoli instead of beans.