Bring the excitement of Morocco to your kitchen. Try these spiced-glazed carrots for Passover, Easter or a special dinner. www.seasonedfork.com

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Brussels sprouts seem like the quintessentially staid Northern European vegetable, but have you ever seen them grow? It looks like a lush tropical hothouse decorative plant, with big top leaves, its trunk studded with exotic bulbs. Stripped from the plant, the sprouts look like the mini-cabbages they are (they are in the Brassica family), but [...]

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Looking for an hors d’oeuvre to keep your guests busy before you serve dinner? Try this beautiful pastry-encased Brie with apple compote and serve with a selection of North Fork wines. For more Thanksgiving ideas, stayed tuned to Seasoned Fork.

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We may like to say “as American as apple pie,” but make way on your Thanksgiving table for the real red-blooded American fruit of the fall season: the cranberry. Along with the blueberry and the Concord grape, it is the only truly American commercial fruit and because cranberries are at their peak in November, they [...]

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A Thanksgiving menu for all of your guests. Turkey or not: terrific ideas for side dishes, desserts and wine.

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This is great side dish served warm at dinner and great served cold the next day on your picnic table.  This was one of the recipes that accompanied the hot-smoked trout and during last week’s sold-out cooking class with dinner.  For those of you who missed it, here’s the recipe. It is not only delicious but [...]

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Anyone who who owns a grill looks forward to Memorial Day weekend. Whether you’re breaking out the full size grill or packing a Habachi, everyone looks forward to summer cookouts and new grill recipes. I started hot-smoking my own fish years ago when I found that store bought smoked fish was usually dry from being [...]

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4 pounds North Fork, Route 48 (Sound Ave) chef potatoes, peeled, cut into 1-inch pieces 1 cup of half and half 
 ¼ cup of chicken breast 1/2 to 1/3 cup butter, room temperature 
 1 tablespoon white truffle oil 
 Coarse kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste 
 1 teaspoon shaved black truffle (optional) Simmer potatoes in large pot [...]

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 Ingredients 4 heads of Belgian Endive ½ pint of crème fraiche or sour cream if not available Chopped chives or red onion for garnish Cut off ends and disassemble into individual spears. Cut slices of smoked Salmon or Gravlax into bit size and spread spears out on a platter, place one Salmon piece per spear. Garnish each [...]

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2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
 1 cup finely chopped shallots
 ½cup chopped celery
 ½ cup chopped celery
2 cloves garlic, minced
 ½cup fresh whole-wheat breadcrumbs
 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
 1 teaspoon of chopped fresh thyme
 ½ teaspoons chopped fresh sage
 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste
 Freshly ground pepper to taste 

   Heat oil in a medium [...]

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