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Amazing World of Fall Food
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Autumn is here! Markets are starting to sell more apples, pears, squash, and of course pumpkins. This is the season we see our cooking cuisine changing. Grills start to disappear from our yards, and the toasty warm oven welcomes some slow roasts. So, say “Hello” to the Dutch Oven pan and hearty root vegetables. Bring on the smiles! There are lots of fall celebrations!
New Happenings in the Kitchen !
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Halloween Cookies
Favorite snack for those big “Trick or Treat” partygoers‘
About the Recipe: Celebrate the season! Have lots of fun and let the kids help bake cookies.
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Poppyseed Bundt Coffee Cake with Candied Oranges
This Old-World buttery light orange flavored coffee cake features twisted layers of sweet ground poppyseeds with a touch of candied orange flavor.
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About the Recipe: If you love Eastern European breads and poppyseed pastry, this recipe is for you. You will be able to close your eyes and visualize those Old-World bakery cakes. It is overflowing with sweet poppyseed filling blended with candied orange bits. When you slice the cake, everyone will be so surprised to see all the twisting bountiful filling layers. Sprinkle the top with confectioners’ sugar and garnish with sweet fresh orange segments.
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Sweet Italian Sausage Burgers with Balsamic Apple Ketchup
Raise your game and make an autumn burger with the works
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About the Recipe: The delicious apple ketchup is a savory take on classic ketchup. It is sweetened with fresh apples and spiked with Balsamic vinegar. Spread it over sizzling hot Italian chicken sausage burgers on toasted Parmesan potato buns and serve with fresh crisp lettuce, thin red onion slices, and a few crunchy apple slices. It’s time to celebrate autumn!
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Southern Black-Eyed Peas Chili with Fried Chickee Meatballs
Simple to make using traditional Southern ingredients
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About the Recipe: Chili, lightly spiced and warm, is a comfort dish that’s perfect to serve on a chilly cold day. This Southern dish uses black-eyed peas with some natural smoked diced ham. A stir in of grits adds a creamy consistency and unique texture. A few fried mini chicken meatballs and fresh salsa toppings help to create a delicious Southern chili.
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Chef Shimi Aaron – Meet Future Babka King
Chef Shimi Aaron is an Israeli-born, LA-based chef and culinary consultant, who has previously worked and lived in Tel Aviv, NY, and London. Growing up with two avid traditional cooks in the family’s kitchen, his mother and grandmother. Having a large family, he was fascinated by food, spices, and flavors.
He was living in London when his professional babka boom began. He started combining new and old techniques on favorite family original recipes and started teaching classes on making Babka around Europe.
Photo Courtesy: Chef Shimi Aaron
‘I’m sure that you are wondering why his Babka bread future is so bright. I soon learned that Chef Shimi creates loaves and loaves of beautiful unique babka. Some are spread with rich chocolate ganache and hazelnuts, topped with rose petals, and candied citrus zest.
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Za’atar Babka Bread
A savory filled yeast leavened Babka bread that is fun to make
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About the Recipe: A babka is a yeast leavened dough that is rolled out, spread with a filling, and then is rolled up and braided before baking. This originated in Poland, where it was baked in the Jewish communities. It is also popular in Israel. This recipe adds a savory twist to the usual sweet braided bread. It is filled with a za’atar feta filling. It is a fun recipe to make since it doesn’t have to be perfect. I made three breads, and they all had their own personality. So delicious and perfect for snacking or sandwiches.
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Chocolate Ganache & Candied Orange Babka
One of the most popular new Babka fillings is chocolate
Photo Courtesy: Chef Shimi Aaron
About the Recipe: If you love chocolate, this is a babka that you will love. It doesn’t have a final rise, which makes the layers of chocolate filling closer together, creating a thicker fudgy texture. The light orange flavor and bit of rose flavor from the added flowers make this an elegant dessert to serve and popular fancy yeast bread.
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Tunisian Carrots
Sweet fresh carrots laced with herbs and North African spices
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About the Recipe: The carrots can be served as a starter, salad, or side dish. The spicy flavor is unique with lots of cumin and paprika. Chef Shimi told us that this dish was popular and kept in the refrigerator for a quick snack in his house. It’s very easy to make and adjust the spices as desired. Some people enjoy adding some ground red pepper for additional heat.
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Cranberry Beef Bottom Round Roast
It’s a harvest fall dinner dish with cranberries and apples
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About the Recipe: The bright sweet/tart flavor of the cranberries and apples complements the red wine, touch of rosemary, and fresh flavor of thyme. Bone broth adds an array of absorbable nutrients. The long roasting creates tender meat and a delicious gravy. A fresh topping helps complete this harvest dinner entrée.
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Tuscan Cauliflower Casserole
Easy to prepare this tasty side dish for dinner
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About the Recipe: Tender cauliflower florets combine in a quiche-like Italian filling with a swirl of mild red peppers. It’s so easy to make and is a perfect side dish to serve with any main course. It’s a dish that you will want to make again and again because everyone loves it.
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Italian Marsala Chicken Cutlets with Mushrooms
Quick cooked thin cutlets are highlighted with sweet marsala
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About the Recipe: How about a restaurant styled, easy-to-make special weekend dinner! The marsala wine gives the pesto flavored chicken a full-bodied sweet-but-balanced flavor as it is basted with the sauce. Chunky mushrooms add that umami flavor with their meaty texture and enhanced with light citrus flavors and floral aromas. We love to accompany this delicious dinner with cooked pappardelle, twirled with wilted fresh spinach.
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Healthy Power Greens’ Soup or Side Dish
Amazing – serve it your way, soup, side, or snack
Photo of Healthy Power Greens’ Soup with Bone Broth
About the Recipe: Greens are a rich source of magnesium, calcium, antioxidants, and Vitamin K. They also provide key nutrients that benefit your eyes. Have lots of fun with this recipe and serve your greens just the way you like them, a snack, side dish, or soup.
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Indian Summer Kohlrabi Slaw with Caramel Apple Vinaigrette
A perfect slaw dressed for the fall season!
About the Recipe: Crisp kohlrabi slaw, mixed with chopped red and green fresh apple chunks, sweet dried cranberries, celery, and toasted walnuts, is tossed with our favorite caramel apple vinaigrette.
It’s a slaw salad that’s full of fall flavor. What fun!
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Warm Ginger Pear Cinnamon Rolls
Sweet fall spices flavor ripe pear rolls glazed with cream cheese frosting
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About the Recipe: Cinnamon rolls are always popular to serve for breakfast, brunch, or even as a dessert. These tender rolls are flavored with almond and sweet fall spices. Tender pears are shredded and add moisture to the filling. When the rolls are turned over, they will have a crispy caramelized bottom. Swirl a dollop of cream cheese frosting over the top and add some crunchy sliced almonds.
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A Halloween Special
Crushed Dark Chocolate Almond Cookies
Favorite snack for those big “Trick or Treat” partygoers
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About the Recipe: Imagine delicious chocolate covered almonds combined with almond flavored cookies. What a yummy treat! It is the perfect partner to have with that glass of cider, cup of coffee or sip of tea.
Just for fun, we decorated the cookies with harvest colored nonpareils to celebrate the season.
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