Category Archives: RECIPES
Three’s Company
As the creator of Belle’s Best Bites you could probably gather that I treasure tasting and creating that perfect, one bite food wonder. If a dish is well executed, one bite can encapsulate every note and texture of the entire … Continue reading
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Informing on the Cranberry
The cranberry is arguably the most American food (other than apple pie, but that’s a whole different story). All varieties of cranberries grow only in the Northern Hemisphere, and the most common eaten variety of them grows primarily in the … Continue reading
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Tagged cardamom, cranberries, cranberry, ginger, holiday, orange, thanksgiving, yogurt
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Goat’s Milk Butter, Why Didn’t I Think of That?
Have you ever had one of those food Duh! Moments? When you wonder how in the heck you could have traveled so far down your gourmand path without coming across something so simple yet remarkable? Well, I had one of … Continue reading
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Chocolate Pear Mini Pies
Autumn in New England penetrates the air at an ideal rate. Each day the mean temperature drops by roughly one degree, so that by the time mid-October rolls around we are all well acclimated to brisk and rosy-cheek inducing temperatures … Continue reading
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Apple Ginny
As I welcome the change into winter with open, fleece-covered arms, I realize that most are reluctant to see the summer is being set aside to cool. As autumn does creep in, this spritely drink will help you hold onto … Continue reading
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Grown-Up Brunch
Brunch in a timeless Sunday treasure. As a kid I stood on a stool by my father’s side, smashing the bananas whose destiny would be that moisturizing foil in our pancakes. Even now, come Friday nights I dream about and … Continue reading
Picking to Picnic
What better way to bid a hot summer day adieu than by having a picnic dinner? The objective: simple and seasonal. The reasoning: just because. Last night B and I packed up a brown paper bag of curry chicken and … Continue reading
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Ramp & Apple Bacon Jam
Being known to have a few pieces of bacon as my sole sustenance for a meal, one could say I am one of millions (or billions) of bacon dedicatees out there. Even though bacon has hit the trend radar and … Continue reading
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Falling for your Market
Temperatures are cooling by the day and the leaves have nearly all fallen onto the sun-warped earth. Here in Boston the selections at the farmer’s markets are not only changing with the colors of the foliage, but they are also … Continue reading
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Fallternal Twin Soups
Pumpkins are not merely a favorite fall canvas for carving funny faces and frightful scenes, first and foremost these blazing orange bulbs are food (!). If you can look past their use as spooky porch decorations, and (bien sûr) their … Continue reading
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