Brigitte and Ricardo enjoy turkey a lot of different ways in December. For this dinner party, Ricardo broke the bird up (two breasts and two legs and thighs to please white- and dark-meat lovers alike), which seriously reduced the cooking time. To get some boreal notes in there, we chose aromatics like juniper berries and gin for the brine (you can taste a hint of the spirit in the pearl onion sauce). The result is a super-moist turkey that’s a cinch to serve.
Рубрика: Holidays
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Pineapple Relish
This savoury tropical relish elevates a simple weeknight dinner like buttermilk pork chops or pretzel-crusted fish. Stash the relish in the fridge and slip a hint or riddle in the calendar that will help your family’s hunt.
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Gluten-Free Cheese Puffs
Light-as-air cheese puffs make a great Christmas canapé, but classic recipes call for all-purpose flour. Luckily, our gluten-free version promises puffs that are crispy outside and soft inside, thanks to one secret ingredient: RICE!
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Winter Vegetables with Sesame and Rosemary
When it comes to big, multi-course holiday menus, oven management can be tricky. To maximize space, this squash, root-veg and kale side can be made on the stovetop. A smooth, tangy tahini sauce plus a flourish of rosemary and toasted sesame seeds give the dish extraordinary texture and flavour. Bonus: You can serve it lukewarm.
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Peppermint-Swirled Meringues
These crunchy meringues look like candy canes. And, thanks to peppermint extract, they taste like them, too!
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Spiced Vanilla Extract
Adding fragrant spices to this vanilla extract makes it an affordable surprise, but infusing the base alcohol takes time. Prepare this gift ahead of time so that the extract has at least two weeks to develop. Try it in pancakes or French toast
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Frosty Grapefruit Cocktail
Vodka flavoured with bison grass, an aromatic herb, brings a herbaceous flavour to this cocktail (reminiscent of vetiver), but it you don’t have it on hand, use your favourite regular vodka.
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Double Chocolate Cookie Mix in a Jar
To make these cookies, just add melted butter and an egg to the dry mix. As they’re best served warm and straight out of the oven, hopefully there’ll be one or two left over to leave out for Santa.
