Red Wine Braised Short Ribs are first seared then cooked low and slow until fork tender with tender mushrooms and herbs in a pool of polenta. One of the simplest restaurant quality recipes to make at home. This dish takes very little effort and produces a beautiful, comforting one pot meal. Meaty beef short ribs seared to seal in all the flavor and slow cooked in a blend of red wine, beef broth and herbs. The short ribs take center stage when served over a creamy pool of polenta. Cook the polenta according to package directions. When thickened, add a tablespoon of butter and a splash of cream to take…
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The Best Dungeness Crab Cakes are packed full of delicious Dungeness crab, a little minced celery, red bell pepper and Panko breadcrumbs. The best crab cakes have just enough breadcrumbs to hold together the Dungeness crab meat, giving you the full flavor of rich, buttery crab. Packed full of jumbo lump meat that you can see and taste with every bite. Perfect bite sized as an appetizer. Pair with your favorite dipping sauce like spicy sweet chili sauce, roasted pineapple and habanero or more of a traditional creamy dill sauce. These Dungeness Crab Cakes will disappear at your next party. For a dinner entrée, I like to serve full size…
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A holiday favorite, Fresh Cranberry Tart celebrates the perfect ratio of sweet and tart with a nutty graham cracker walnut crust and sugared cranberries. This Fresh Cranberry Tart will look stunning on your holiday table with it’s bright red color and sugared cranberry garnish. I like to add a little green herb, such as sage, to the top for looks. It gives the dessert a Christmas mistletoe look that I adore. Just remove before eating. You may want to make extra of the sugared cranberries. They are definitely a sweet treat, that if left in a bowl on the counter, will quickly disappear. It’s a very simple sugar water combination…
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Impress your guests with this easy, but elegant Rosemary Crusted Beef Tenderloin with Port Wine Sauce. With very little prep time and only 20 minutes in the oven, this Rosemary Crusted Beef Tenderloin with Port Wine Sauce is a clear rival from the standard prime rib dinner. So incredibly tender, you can cut each bite with just a fork. Just imagine sliding that tender bite through a velvety reduction of port wine sauce. Sounds pretty fancy, doesn’t it? It’s really very simple, but your guests don’t need to know this. Let them think you spent hours in the kitchen creating a masterpiece. Depending on how many guests you have, you…
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Delicate, flavorful Handmade Authentic Tamales filled with red chili pork or poblano jack cheese deliver the taste of Mexico in your kitchen. This essential step by step guide will make you crave fresh tamales everyday. There are so many filling possibilities from traditional red chili pork to vegetarian poblano jack or even bean and cheese. Get creative. Looking at the amount of steps in this recipe may seem daunting, but these Handmade Authentic Tamales can be made in steps. I like to make the red chili pork the day before, so all that’s left is the masa and assembly. Plus, this recipe makes quiet a few tamales, so it’s a…
