Recipes from Today’s Show: Fondue Night
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TODAY on MHTV: Making a fondue spread is a great way to entertain since most of the work is buying all the ingredients, leaving you time to hang out with your guests. Miles is here to help me make my lighter version of Fondue Bourginnone: pan-seared cubes of beefs served with 3 no-cook dipping sauces…. View Article
Tags: beef, cheese, chimicurri, cocktail, fondue, horseradish-mustard sauce, kirsch, riesling, roasted vegetables, spicy-sweet chili sauce
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Grilled Turkey
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Brining and oven-roasting are great ways to prepare your turkey. We like to grill ours, too. Check page 138 in the MH cookbook to get the scoop on grilling your bird. Here’s how we do it:
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Recipes from Today’s Show: Chicken Parmesan
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TODAY on MHTV: Chicken Parmesan is one of my favorite things to make for Sunday dinner; I prep everything in the morning and then assemble and bake it right before we’re about to eat. The chicken is breaded in homemade breadcrumbs—they’re really easy, fast and add a lot more flavor than the store-bought stuff. To… View Article
Today’s Show: Traditional Thanksgiving Dinner…Again
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TODAY on MHTV: In case you missed it last week, here’s your big chance to catch up on the MH Thanksgiving episode. Get some turkey 101 with tips and tricks for brining and roasting your bird (great for beginners) plus all the trimmings that go with along with it. For a twist on classic stuffing,… View Article
Recipes from Today’s Show: Freezable Make-Ahead Recipes
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TODAY on MHTV: When there’s a little extra time during the week, it’s a great opportunity make meals in advance. Chicken pocket pies are loaded with flavor and go straight from freezer to oven—they’re an awesome alternative to the store-bought version that is overpriced and full of preservatives. Pot sticker dumplings take just a few… View Article
Tags: chicken, chicken pocket pies, dumplings, pot sticker dumplings, profiteroles, sauce, soy-vinegar sauce
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MH My Way Monday: Roasted Broccoli and Cauliflower
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This MH My Way recipe riff comes from Whitney and she’s got mad love for roasted veggies. For the whole story, check out Whitney’s blog here. “I recently caught the end of one of your shows and I love it! I haven’t found the recipe on here yet but I made a variation of it… View Article
Recipes from Today’s Show: Roasted Chicken Dinner
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TODAY on MHTV: I probably make roast chicken once a week; the juicy, golden brown birds (I make 2 chickens at a time to make sure I have enough for everyone plus extra for sandwiches the next day) are rubbed with herbs and lemons. On the side, braised collard greens with bacon and my husband… View Article
Tags: broiled, chicken, collard greens, grapefruit, pilaf, rice, roast chicken
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Your daily greens…
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It occurred to me today as I was making quick fried cabbage (the prep shown here; ginger, garlic, tomato, cabbage) that we are a green-a-day family. Dark leafy greens like kale, Swiss chard, spinach, collards, cabbage (napa, savoy, red), escarole, bok choy, calaloo etc are some of the most nutrient-dense foods available on the planet… View Article
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Recipes from Today’s Show: Holiday Leftovers
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TODAY on MHTV: After a big holiday meal there’s always lots of extra food—Miles is visiting and we’re turning those leftovers into brand new meals. Start the morning after right with crepes—my boys loves these—they can be stuffed with just about any filling you want, sweet or savory. They can also be made ahead of… View Article
Recipes from Today’s Show: Traditional Thanksgiving Dinner
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TODAY on MHTV: Thanksgiving is only a week away and Calder is here to help me share our family’s recipes with you, so that you might share them with your family. We’re making a brined and oven-roasted turkey—it’s juicy on the inside, golden brown on the outside and great for a beginner in the kitchen… View Article
Tags: brine, cranberry sauce, gravy, sausage, stuffing, thanksgiving, turkey
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Recipes from Today’s Show: Thanksgiving Sides
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TODAY on MHTV: Even though the turkey gets all the glory on Thanksgiving, this holiday dinner would be nothing without great side dishes. My mother’s recipe for baked artichoke hearts is amazing and great for feeding a big crowd and side of braised red cabbage with apples is simple and has a great sweet and… View Article
Tags: artichokes, braised, red cabbage, roasted vegetables, sides, thanksgiving
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MH MY Way: Scott Hargrove
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BEC Challenge winner, Scott Hargrove, sent us a really nice letter. And we mean really, really nice: “Dear Lucinda and MH Team, I just returned from a brief trip out to the Oregon coast (sourcing great local seafood to serve to my friends and clients) and was so happy to see your package in my… View Article
Recipes from Today’s Show: Homemade Soup Recipes
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TODAY on MHTV: Nothing beats cozying up to bowl of warm soup during the cold, winter months…except, maybe, a bowl of warm soup that is super easy to prepare and today we’re making 3 of my favorites. After receiving some heirloom beans from a friend, I developed this Cannellini bean soup recipe to showcase the… View Article
Recipes from Today’s Show: Steak Night Menu
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TODAY on MHTV: You can’t really go wrong with steak and potatoes; it’s a delicious, hearty meal that can be put together in a snap. Get the most bang for your buck by using an inexpensive cut of meat like hanger steak (save the more pricey cuts for date night) and marinate it in red… View Article
Tags: bistro oven fries, chocolate, creamed spinach, hanger steak, pudding, spinach, steak
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Boys, soccer and cooking skills
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In New York City, Martin Luther King High School have been the reigning champs of boys high school soccer for fifteen years. The MLK team, year after year is so skilled that often the bench is as talented as the starting line-up. Yesterday, I got the chance to see the lads from Beacon high school… View Article
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MH My Way Monday: Chicken
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Spatchcocked Chicken from Ami. Gets ‘em every time. Check out her blog, From the Bookshelf, for a step-by-step. Here is my MH My Way: Flat Roasted Chicken. Absolutely fabulous!
Speaking of Wings…
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Wings have a special place on my table and in my stomach- in MAD Hungry, I wax poetic on how much I love crunching on the wing tips. They’re an anytime meal- dinner, lunch, snack and are perfect when sitting down and watching some football. Juicy, spicy and flavorful- it’s hard to eat just one…. View Article
wings and things….
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Yesterday we made my second favorite chicken wing recipe. The first is Crunchy Sesame Chicken wings from MH. This one is sweet and spicy and a little crispy–a little gooey. You’ll see that recipe soon on MHTV. After we finished filming, Calder sat in the living room to scarf down a plate full of them…. View Article
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Recipes from Today’s Show: Short Ribs Menu
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TODAY on MHTV: My method for oven-braised short ribs eliminates browning the meat and lets the oven do all the work. While the ribs hang out in the oven (add potatoes to make it a one-pan meal), you’ve got time to make a side of caramelized cauliflower that is sweet and salty with a crunchy… View Article
Tags: braised, cauliflower, no-cook desserts, roasted vegetables, short ribs, sugar cookie sorbet sandwiches
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