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Clean and wash greens until water is no longer green, but clear. In a large pot, boil ham hocks and salt pork for about 1 hour on medium heat, then add collards to boiling ingredients. Cook for an ...

Ahhh…St. Valentine’s Day. If you’re a Chicago history buff, the next word that comes to mind might easily be “…Massacre.” But of course, to most people ...

Natural casing, all-beef hot dog, preferably Vienna Beef Fresh poppyseed hot dog bun, steamed Yellow mustard Neon green relish Chopped onions Slices of fresh tomato Dill pickle spear Sport peppers ...

Check, Please! presents a compendium of its past segments on great BYOB places Gio's, EL Ideas, Isla Pilipina, Angry Crab, Han 202, Ay Ay Picante, Andy's Thai Kitchen, La Palapa, and Coast Sushi Bar.

To a medium-size mixing bowl, add olive oil, honey, red peppers, garlic, scallions, fresh mint and lime juice. Stir to incorporate ingredients and season with salt and pepper. Add crabmeat, stirring ...

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Take 2 bread slices, cover them with cold water, let soak for 2 minutes. Grind chicken breast, onions, mix thoroughly together with egg, vodka and soaked bread. Let the mixture sit for couple minutes.

Combine butter, garlic, salt, pepper, tarragon, mustard, shallot and bread crumbs to form a panade. Stuff chicken breasts under the skin with the butter panade. Roast chicken breasts for 25 minutes at ...

Soften goat cheese and neufchatel cheese to room temperature. Put goat cheese and neufchatel in a food processor and blend until smooth, no lumps. Add pesto, half-n-half, artichoke hearts and pulse ...

Beat the yolks until light. (I use a stand mixer.) Add the sugar gradually and continue beating. Add the sour cream, rum, vanilla, almond extract, and salt; mix well. Add the flour a little at a time ...

Melt butter over low heat and add flour. Whisk constantly to prevent it from turning brown. Stir in paprika and garlic. Slowly add hot milk to the butter & flour, continually whisking to reduce lumps.