Recipes from Today’s Show: Southern Cooking
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TODAY on MHTV: Even though I’m from up North, I’m a big fan of Southern food and was inspired to whip up this down-home menu of fried chicken and hearty sides. It’s a pretty classic Southern spread starting out with ice cold spearmint juleps and pimento cheese and crackers, except my fried chicken isn’t fried… View Article
Tags: chicken, fried chicken, oven, pimento cheese, potato salad, spearmint juleps, sweet potato
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BEC Challenge Winner Announcement
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The numbers are in, you voted and now we’ve got a new BEC champ in town. My NY deli style breakfast sandwich was given new life with Scott Hargrove’s sausage, gravy biscuit BEC. Congrats Scott! Big thank you to everyone who participated and voted— your BECS were delish and we’ve certainly got a few new… View Article
Recipes from Today’s Show: Light and Easy
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Today on MHTV: Sometimes you just want something light for dinner and don’t want to be trapped in the kitchen all night. Healthy and fast—no joke, it takes less than 5 min to cook—my lemon-thyme chicken paillards get their great flavor from a basic marinade. I like to serve it with an arugula salad that… View Article
Tags: arugula salad, chicken, chicken paillards, Italian ices, raspberry, raspberry sauce
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Recipes from Today’s Show: Asian-Inspired Dishes
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TODAY on MHTV: My family loves Asian food, so I try to keep a couple of dishes in our dinner rotation. With a few pantry staples, Asian-inspired meals are easy. Broiled salmon teriyaki is made with a simple mix of soy sauce and honey- if you’re not sure on what kind of salmon to buy,… View Article
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Recipes from Today’s Show: Chicken Milanese
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TODAY on MHTV: Calder is here to help me make a classic Italian dish—tender and juicy Chicken Milanese. I like to serve this with Spaghetti Pomodoro; Pomodoro is a very basic sauce that really focuses on using just a few (but the best) ingredients and can be applied to just about anything that requires a… View Article
Recipes from Today’s Show: Kid-Friendly Menu
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TODAY on MHTV: My nieces Callie and Bella Scala will be helping me in the kitchen with a meal that’s great as an easy dinner before you take the kids out trick-or-treating this weekend. Pasta wheels and cheese spooned into paper cups are great on-the-go and a healthy helping of chicken tenders with herb-buttermilk dressing… View Article
Tags: chicken, chicken tenders, cupcakes, devil's food cake, dressing, marshmallow topping, pasta wheels with cheese
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Recipes from Today’s Show: Spaghetti and Meatballs
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TODAY on MHTV: Spaghetti and meatballs is a timeless dish, and one that everybody prepares their own way. My meatballs are a combo of beef and pork, but you can use any type of ground meat you like. Since this is a hearty meal, on the side we’ve got a light, crisp romaine salad full… View Article
Tags: beef, meatballs, pork, romaine salad, spaghetti, sweet ricotta
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Recipes from Today’s Show: Chinese Takeout
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TODAY on MHTV: Like most families, we occasionally order Chinese takeout for dinner and I’ve got my own versions of some of my family’s favorite dishes. Great as a main course, my home-style stir-fried chicken is loaded with peanuts, Chinese red peppers and scallions. Simple and quick, cold sesame noodles and a unique celery, cilantro… View Article
Tags: celery salad, chinese takeout, cold sesame noodles, noodles, salad, stir fry, stir-fried chicken
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Recipes from Today’s Show: Easy Pantry Recipes
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TODAY on MHTV: Keeping your cupboard stocked with a few staples will spare you from having to take a trip to the grocery store after a busy day. My son Calder’s go-to dish when there’s “nothing in the house” is tuna tomato pasta. Serve it with a simple side salad of tomato, avocado, and basil… View Article
MAD Hungry MY Way: Chicken and Dumplings
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This MAD Hungry MY Way entry comes from a Facebook post from Robert Dorsey. He whipped up MAD Hungry Chicken and Dumplings with beets and spinach; looks pretty delicious from here!
Recipes from Today’s Show: Stuffed Pasta Shells
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TODAY on MHTV: This stuffed shell recipe, courtesy of my brother David, is creamy and full of flavor thanks to ingredients like prosciutto and radicchio. Make it in advance and store it in the freezer for the next time you’re expecting a big crowd. On the side, broccoli rabe is simmered until it’s tender and… View Article
Tags: basic tomato sauce, berries, berry sauce, broccoli rabe, pasta, stuffed shells
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Recipes from Today’s Show: Indoor BBQ Recipes
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TODAY on MHTV: Calder joins me in the kitchen along with several great BBQ recipes. We’re making St. Louis style baby back ribs coated in BBQ sauce, cooked until they’re fall-off-the-bone tender…WITHOUT an outdoor grill. We’ll also be whipping up two great sides; potato salad and a sweet, tangy coleslaw. More from the show. Get… View Article
Recipes from Today’s Show: Classic Mediterranean Dishes
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[picasa username=”lsq713″ albumname=”ClassicMediterraneanDishes”] TODAY on MHTV: Many Mediterranean style foods make it onto our family’s table for dinner. Some dishes, like roasted leg of lamb and stuffed artichokes, are holiday staples. My mother Rosemary, who is on the show today, made stuffed artichokes for my brothers and I every Christmas. Other recipes are easy to… View Article
Tags: artichokes, lamb, marinade, roast, salad, stuffed artichokes, tabbouleh
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BECS Challenge: Semi-Finalists
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Just a reminder of what the BEC options are. Cast your vote. And, I’m really psyched for the next challenge we have cooked up too! My son Calder and the MAD Hungry Testing Team went through all of the entries and narrowed it down to 5 semi-finalists. A BIG thank-you to everyone who submitted a… View Article
Recipes from Today’s Show: Restaurant Food at Home
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TODAY on MHTV: We all have our fave go-to spots for dining out—for me it’s anything Italian—but sometimes you just want to have that delicious restaurant meal in your own home. To get things going, toasted herb-buttered bread; use it to soak up the sauce from succulent shrimp scampi. Serve it with a creamy egg-based… View Article
Recipes from Today’s Show: Chicken & Dumplings
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Today on MHTV: It’s starting to get cool here in NY and a hearty dinner is the perfect antidote for coming in from the cold. Starting off the meal is a soup so filling that it’s on its way to being a stew; it’s full of tender chicken and fluffy herb dumplings. Follow that up… View Article
Recipes from Today’s Show: Italian Comfort Food
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TODAY on MHTV: Comfort food comes in many forms and these recipes are staples in my family. I like to serve tender Italian meatloaf, polpette, with buttery, ricotta mashed potatoes and a healthy side of steamed spinach. Traditionally savory Italian cookies, taralli, are sweetened up with Marsala wine and a lemon icing glaze thanks to… View Article
Eating with my eyes…
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I’m posting this not because I made it but because I WANT it: spicy laksa from Pok Pok in Portland, Oregon. Emerging from a sickness haze, where boiling water, honey, lemon and ginger plus emergen-C and mushroom pills have been my meals–I think I may have beaten back that bluesy bummer of a cold/flu. But–now… View Article
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Recipes from Today’s Show: Company’s Coming
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TODAY on MHTV: Make entertaining easy on yourself and prepare the meal before any guests arrive. Juicy pork tenderloin with fig chutney can be eaten hot, cold or at room temperature and is served with a roasted beet and tomato salad. An open-faced plum cake for dessert is easy to bake and will impress the… View Article
Recipes from Today’s Show: Fall Feast
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TODAY on MHTV: During a trip to Germany, we encountered sausages, sauerkraut and every kind of “wurst” you can imagine. This Oktoberfest-inspired dinner has all the earthy flavors and hearty foods of fall. Boiled potatoes with parsley and dill are a simple yet mouthwatering side dish alongside German sausages with apples, onions and sauerkraut. Any… View Article
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