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TOMATO CONFIT WITH TORN, TOASTED DIPPING BREAD

WITH 4 COMMENTS

Tomato confit turns ho-hum tomatoes into wow-wow-wow tomatoes. Serve with toasted torn dipping bread and you have a delightful appetizer or meal accompaniment.

CRANBERRY OLIVE OIL CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE NUGGETS AND WALNUTS

WITH 2 COMMENTS

This cranberry olive oil cake is a delightful moist, spiced cake with tart cranberries and cream cheese nuggets. It is easy to make and will hold for several days. A perfect cake to make in advance or to give as a gift for the holidays.

MELTED SWEET POTATOES WITH CINNAMON AND LEMON

WITH NO COMMENTS

These caramelized-on-the-outside, soft-on-the-inside sweet potato disks may be the perfect way to prepare this delicious and healthy vegetable. A combination of roasting and braising is used to create the heavenly texture and flavor in these naturally sweet root vegetables.

MELTED POTATOES

WITH NO COMMENTS

This easy technique for cooking melted potatoes yields crispy edged, thick slices of potatoes with creamy soft centers. It is all done in one pan with about 10 minutes of active time. There's a good chance you may never make potatoes any other way again.

60-HOUR SOUS VIDE SHORT RIBS WITH RED WINE AND ROSEMARY GLAZE

WITH NO COMMENTS

These flavorful sous vide short ribs are cooked low and slow for 60 hours in a sous vide bath and then finished with a red wine and rosemary glaze.

PASSION FRUIT OLIVE OIL CAKE

WITH NO COMMENTS

A not-too-sweet, highly flavorful and moist cake with a glorious passion fruit aroma. Gets better a day or two after it is baked. Great for dessert and delightful for breakfast.

PUMPKIN OLIVE OIL CAKE WITH ESPRESSO AND ALMONDS

WITH NO COMMENTS

This pumpkin olive oil cake, flavored with Grand Marnier and espresso is mildly sweet, crunchy on the outside and moist and tender on the inside. Serve it for dessert or as a coffee cake for brunch.

BLT FRIED SOFT SHELL CRAB SANDWICH