Recipes by Dave Sacerdote (Page 2)
United States Chef
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State Fair Food at the Big E: Big E Cream PuffsSixth in a series about State Fair Food as served at the 2012 Big E (New England's Great State Fair)For many people who attend the Big E, the signature food of the fair is not a donut-padded bacon cheeseburger or a batter-dipped deep fried monstrosity. It's a cream puff.First introduced at the fair in 2002, the Big E Cream Puff was… |
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State Fair Food at The Big E: Pulled Pork Stuffed Corn CakeSecond in a series about State Fair Food as served at the 2012 Big E (New England's Great State Fair)Lunchtime at a state fair is nothing if not a world of possibilities, and not all of those possibilities are deep-fried. Sometimes, you can find something interesting where you least expect it.As an example, we were passing through a… |
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Review: Alexian Duck Liver Mousse with CognacI'm a big fan of liver pâtés, so I was mighty pleased to see a few Alexian products in my local Big Y. You see, when you like pâté but live in a decidedly blue-collar town, your choices are limited to a few canned products in the potted-meat-and-vienna-sausage aisle of the local supermarket, or you make it yourself.Alexian is… |
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Stewed Heirloom TomatoesLate August / early September is primetime for home garden tomatoes. Every year at this time, it seems like every tomato vine in my garden bursts forth with ripe fruit, and what was a steady supply of a couple of toms a day from about July or so becomes a flood of plump ripe tomatoes that need to be eaten or canned or else. Luckily,… |
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Review: Covered Bridge Sea Salt and Black Pepper Potato ChipsThat's the West Dummerston VT covered bridge in the background.Of all the potato chip flavors I've tried over the years, my favorite variety is (sea) salt and black pepper. The problem is finding one that's just salt and pepper. Most brands load up… |
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Review: Taco Bell's Cantina MenuTaco Bell has been making a big deal of their new "Cantina Bell" menu, which they're touting as some sort of "gourmet" version of Taco Bell. Lynnafred and I tried it out.The Cantina Bowl is citrus-herb marinated chicken, black beans, guacamole, roasted corn-and-pepper salsa, creamy cilantro dressing, and freshly prepared pico de… |
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Review: Banquet Pepperoni Stuffed BreadsticksHere we go again, with another cheap, microwave-ready frozen snack from ConAgra's Banquet brand. This time, it's Pepperoni Stuffed Breadsticks with Marinara Dipping Sauce.Before cooking.Right out of the package, the frozen breadsticks look almost like real pepperoni wrapped in dough. Pay close attention to the product, though, and… |
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Review: Banquet Beef & Cheese QuesadillasSo, there are a couple of cheap new additions to the Banquet section at the local Save-A-Lot, and both of them were looking pretty irresistible the other day. Today, we're taking a look at Banquet's Beef and Cheese Quesadillas.The package shows two plump quesadillas bursting with beef and cheese, toasted all light and crispy with a… |
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Low Priced Lobsters...Maybe.You may have been hearing about record low lobster prices - reportedly as low at $1.25 a pound in some unnamed places - and figured it might be a good time for buying some bugs. But you need to be aware that these low prices are the ones being paid by wholesalers to the fishermen, and the savings aren't always being passed along the… |
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Review: Herr's Deep Dish Pizza Cheese CurlsLooks like we're on a roll with the Herr's cheese curls - seeing as I bought a number of varieties last week, I figured I might as well make a series out of the reviews.Deep Dish Pizza curls are truly worthy of inclusion in the series. Like the Jalapeno Poppers flavor, they capture the essence of the food they are imitating, and do it… |
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