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Marinara
Marinara
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Moroccan Chicken Stew
Moroccan Chicken Stew
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Caramel Apple Hand Pies

Caramel Apple Hand Pies
Ingredients
- 2 c AP Flour
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp cardamom
- 2 sticks butter (unsalted, frozen)
- 1/2c sour cream (cold)
Filling
- 1 apple, peeled, cored, and diced
- 1 tbsp cold butter, diced
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/8 c brown sugar
- splash of heavy cream
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- Prepare the dough by mixing flour, baking powder, cinnamon, cardamom, salt.
- Using a box grater, grate butter into flour mixture. Add sour cream and mix just to combine.
- Dump out onto a clean surface and begin patting and gathering the dough, incorporating all of the loose bits. Dough may seem rather dry initially which is okay. (Using a bench scraper helps a lot.)
- Once the dough is formed and holding together well, roll out to an inch thick rectangle, and do a letter fold, turn, roll out again to an inch thick, repeat x 3. ** If at any point your dough becomes sticky or hard to work with (the butter is melting) put it in the fridge for 10 minutes, as you don’t want the butter to melt.
- After you have done your last set of folds and rolled it back out, allow it to chill for 30 minutes in cling wrap.
- Preheat oven to 425
- Remove cling wrap and prep dough to cut/fill. Roll out into a 1/4 inch thick rectangle. You can either cut it into an equal number of rectangles (about 16) or use a biscuit cutter (what I usually do)
- Make an egg wash using an egg and a tablespoon of water you have whisked well.
- After you have your shapes cut and placed on a parchment lined baking sheet, chill for 15 minutes (this helps filling and sealing the pies)
- After they have chilled, apply a bit of egg wash on the bottom piece around the edges. Add about a Tbsp of filling (some will leak out, it’s fine) apply a little egg wash to the top pastry’s edges, set on top, seal with a fork, cut small vent slits on top. (*If this part is taking quite a bit of time, keep the pastries you aren’t immediately working with in the fridge to prevent the butter from melting.)
- Brush with egg wash, sprinkle with sanding sugar, and bake for 20-25 minutes (these times are based on making smaller pies using a biscuit cutter) they should be golden brown.
- Allow to cool on a rack for 20 minutes before eating and cool entirely before glazing
Chipotle Chicken Soup
Chipotle Chicken Soup
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Garnishes (definitely not optional in my opinion)
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Chocolate & Orange Scones
Chocolate & Orange Scones
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Do not get hung up on having a perfect looking dough, okay?
Biscuit and scone dough isn’t perfect. There will be chunks, some spots that are a little more dry. It’s going to be okay.
Minestrone
1. Heat a large pot on medium high, add pancetta and cooked until the fat has rendered and the pancetta is just starting to crisp. Do not drain fat.
Minestrone
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2. Add onion, celery, carrot, tomato paste, herbs of your choice, bay leaves, and a sprinkle of salt, sauté for 5 minutes or until the onions start to become soft and translucent.
3. Add the garlic, a sprinkle of chili flake, and the zucchini, another pinch of salt and a couple grinds of pepper. Cook for two minutes or until the zucchini starts releasing moisture.
4. Add the tomatoes and bring everything to a simmer, stirring often for 5 minutes.
5. Add the broth and the Parmesan rind. 6. Bring to a very low boil and turn the heat down so that it gently simmers.
7. Cover with a lid. Like with any great soup or stew, I like to give it some time to hang out. Preferably one to one and a half hours, stirring occasionally, letting it to simmer for an additional thirty minutes before serving. If time is of the essence, this be ready in as little as thirty minutes.
8. Meanwhile, cook your pasta to al dente in a separate pot. This allows you to add it into your bowl prior to serving so that it doesn’t get soggy in the event you have leftovers the next day. I cannot stand over-cooked pasta.
9. Once it has simmered for at least 30 minutes to an hour, remove the lid, add the beans and the cabbage and let it simmer, uncovered, for an additional 10-20 minutes.
10. Add a couple splashes of red wine vinegar, taste for seasoning, give it a few solid cranks on a pepper mill and there you have it.
11. Serve over a spoonful of pasta on your bowl with freshly cracked pepper and a generous grating of fresh parmesan.