Recipes – Starters/cocktails

HAPPY HOLIDAY COCKTAIL

Having a few special holiday cocktails in your repertoire is always a wise move. Whether you’re planning a dinner party...
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MINI-LATKES WITH SOUR CREAM AND IKURA

You can’t have Hanukkah without potato latkes, but you can have potato latkes all-year-round. My mini-version is great for a...
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MY CALDO VERDE

I had the great good fortune to meet a dear friend of Emeril’s back during my Emeril Live years. Chef...
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MUSHROOM & PROSCIUTTO PINWHEELS

I discovered the joy of working with puff pastry late in life. It can be used for so many things—turning...
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THE RAMBUTINI

When it comes to weird fruit, don’t judge a rambutan by its cover. These fruits— that frighteningly remind me of...
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ROASTED TOMATO SOUP

It’s harvest time, so that means the neighbors have way too many tomatoes to know what to do with them....
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NO-KNEAD CHEESE BREAD

Whenever we go to visit my in-laws just north of Chicago, we always make a trip to Kenosha, Wisconsin, just...
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SALMON ROULADE

My husband and I practically live at the sushi bar across the street. We’ve spent countless hours watching Osamu, the...
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BURRATA IN THE GARDEN

Every summer we plant an urban vegetable garden on our roof deck. Depending upon the year, we’ve had some success,...
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