ARTICLES For New Year's Eve

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CHOPPED BEET SALAD WITH ORANGE, PEAR, FENNEL & GOAT CHEESE

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A light and tasty fine-chopped beet salad that is scooped into endive and Treviso lettuce leaves and eaten with your fingers.

PROSCIUTTO AND BLUE CHEESE WRAPPED ROASTED PEARS

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These prosciutto & blue cheese-wrapped roasted pears are like your favorite cheese platter, only warm.

LEVEL-UP POTATO SOUP

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This Level-Up Potato Soup is a sophisticated upgrade to your standard potato soup. It is easy-to-make and incredibly satisfying.

FRANKS’ AMAZING PRUNES AND MASCARPONE DESSERT

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Frank's prunes and mascarpone is an enormous sleeper when it comes to desserts. Cast aside your preconceptions about prunes and give this sublime and incredibly easy dessert a try. Thank you to the two Brooklyn chefs named Frankie for creating this dish, serving it at their restaurants and sharing the recipe.

THE QUEEN BEE GIN COCKTAIL

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The Queen Bee gin cocktail is a 3-ingredient riff on the prohibition era Bees Knees gin cocktail. Made with Empress 1908 vodka, lemon juice and Mike's Hot Honey, you will find you are whipping up these refreshing cocktails with no more work than a couple flicks of the wrist.

TOMATO CONFIT WITH TORN, TOASTED DIPPING BREAD

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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.

CHICKEN RAMEN NOODLE SOUP WITH CARAMELIZED ONIONS

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An incredibly fragrant and satisfying chicken ramen soup. The broth is unique in that it is chock full of shredded chicken and caramelized onions.

HOMEMADE SHORT RIB RAMEN NOODLE SOUP WITH CARAMELIZED ONIONS

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This flavorful short rib ramen noodle soup maybe the very ultimate in comfort food. The genius of this recipe is the mashup of delicious Asian flavors with a fantastic amount of caramelized onions. It takes awhile to make, but is worth the effort. Make a big batch and freeze the leftovers.

ORANGE-SCENTED CHOCOLATE OLIVE OIL CAKE WITH AMAZING FROSTING

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This very moist, orange-scented chocolate olive oil cake is piled high with a not-too-sweet cream cheese and whipped cream frosting. It is the perfect celebratory dessert for chocolate lovers who want a more sophisticated cake that is not overly sweet.

JAMES BOND DIRTY MARTINI