It’s that time of the year when long-simmered soups, stews and chilies are my go-to recipes. My braising pots are on full rotation, as is my slow cooker. In keeping with the recipes of this blustery season, I’m sharing my Slow Cooker Pantry Chicken Chili recipe. This slow cooker recipe is quite literally a combination of pantry and freezer staples. I hardly ever make it the same way twice, so it can easily be adapted to suit whatever you have on hand.
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Today we’re hunkered down at home waiting for a snowstorm to hit the east coast and frying up some arancini to snack on. Translated, arancini simply means “little oranges,” aptly named for their appearance.
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This citrus and olive salad is a sweet and tangy, colorful, full flavored and incredibly simple recipe to brighten up a winter’s day. Beautiful crimson blood oranges (though naval or cara cara will certainly do) are balanced beautifully by marinated red onions, oil-cured black olives, and a robust extra virgin olive oil. Finish with a sprinkle of Mediterranean flaky salt to bring out those delectable flavors.
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“Chocolate, the ‘food of the gods,’ conquered not just the candy shop, but also the kitchen.” – Riccardo Magni Don’t make the mistake of thinking this rigatoni with dark cocoa and red wine short ribs is a chocolate-y or sweet pasta dish, it’s absolutely not. Not even close. Savory and enchanting? Absolutely. I live in a part of New Jersey that is home to one of the world’s most famous chocolate makers. In fact, it’s not uncommon for the aroma of chocolate to blanket the entire town well into the wee hours of the morning. Since chocolate is literally in the air here – the constant reminder of it has…
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I love the calm that January brings. Winter’s rest is palpable in this little town. Most of our local farm markets have officially closed for the season with their fields resting under blankets of ice and snow. So let’s turn up the heat a bit with this Crock-Pot Pulled Pork Chipotle Lime Taco recipe.
