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Recipe: Spiced Holiday Walnuts

Photo: By Family O’Abé via Flickr.
These dressed-up walnuts from Chef Renee Marton are great for the holidays, or any time of year for that matter.
Spiced Holiday Walnuts
Ingredients
2 pounds walnut halves
2 egg whites
½ cup granulated sugar
1.5 tablespoons kosher salt
2 teaspoons ground cardamom
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1 teaspoon [...]

Thanksgiving Recipe: Sweet Potatoes But Hold the Marshmallows Please

Sweet Potatoes, a New Way for Thanksgiving
by Chef Renee Marton
I’ve never been a fan of sweet potatoes topped with marshmallows, although I know many people love them.
Here’s a sweet potato recipe that might just  make you dump that bag of marshmallows. It’s adapted from a recipe by June restaurant’s Chef Vuoc Long in Seattle. This [...]

Blueberry Pancake Eating Contest at Fairway Upper West Side

Blueberry pancake contest and recipe.

A Man-Pleasing Recipe for Father’s Day: Bacon Chive Rice

This man pleasing bacon and rice recipe for Father’s Day—or any day you want to please your man—comes from a 1971 booklet called Man-pleasing Recipes, published by the Rice Council of America.
The cover photo, explains Chef Renee, shows a huge rare roast beef, along side a casserole of colorful seasoned rice. You can also pair [...]

Mother’s Day Cupcakes with Organge Buttercream Icing

Chef Renee concocted these cupcakes, sure to please Mom on her special day. Combine with a gift certificate to a day spa, and you’ll have one happy mother.
Orange, Pecan and Toasted Coconut Cupcakes
Preheat oven to 350°F.
INGREDIENTS

2 cups all-purpose flour
3 tsp. baking powder
pinch salt
1 cup butter, room temperature
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup coarsely ground pecans (don’t overprocess, [...]