Recipes

Butternut and Date Salad

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This New York Times recipe would work with either your butternut or your delicata. Did I mention I put delicata into a risotto this week? We had a butternut squash risotto recipe to test and I decided to save myself the work of peeling a butternut by using last week’s delicata. A good scrub, remove the seeds and the squash is ready to cook. Roasted with a little brown sugar, then stirred into a classic risotto with some cream – it was the perfect foil for sweet fresh Georgia seafood.

But I digress. Try this salad where the dates bring out the sweetness of the squash. And no cooking!

Old-Fashioned Apple Cake with Brown Sugar Frosting

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It’s the first day of fall and that calls for an apple cake at my house. How about yours? This one’s from King Arthur flour. Use all-purpose or whole wheat. Your choice. Love a cake recipe that doesn’t require a mixer. Just be sure your butter is nice and soft before mixing up this cake.

Turnips in Coconut and Mustard Seed Curry

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Use that turnip, one of those peppers and a tomato in this curry that comes from “Flavor First: An Indian Chef’s Culinary Journey” by Vikas Khanna. If you don’t have the black mustard seeds, it’s ok. Just leave them out. (And no, I wouldn’t go to the trouble of peeling my tomato. But you can!)

Custardy Apple Squares

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And now for the apples. Try this recipe from”Baking Chez Moi” by Dorie Greenspan.

If you have a mandoline, she offers this brilliant idea for slicing apples – just wash the apples and slice them right up to the core. Works without a mandoline, too, of course. Wish I’d thought of it

Dry-Fried Green Beans

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I have no idea where this recipe came from originally, but it’s a fiery way to enjoy these end-of-season green beans. No Sichuan peppercorns? Just skip them. As a matter of fact, skip the peppercorns and the chilies if you want a milder dish.