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The Silver Palate’s Chili for a Crowd

by Shelby Larsson
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Everybody knows that the Super Bowl is really about the food. And catching all those fun, sometimes scandalous and creative advertisements. Oh fine, and football too. More than anything, though, the Super Bowl is a great opportunity to get your friends together for a fun evening of eating like insane people. Seriously, I think Super

Winter Salad, Miso & Ginger Dressing

by Jill Chen
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KALE is one of the most nutrient-rich leafy green you could ever eat, and we’ve been eating this super food every which way possible, all in an effort to take better care of our body and soul in 2012. When Maggie asked me to do a post on a winter salad, I knew it had

Sweet Potato Gnocchi

by Jill Chen
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I quickly emailed my recipe for homemade gnocchi to Jill last week, certain she could master a version made with sweet potatoes. I knew I had given the task to the right woman because after two attempts, she’s made a version of sweet potato gnocchi that looks absolutely perfect. Thanks, Jill! -Maggie This is utterly

Curried Carrot and Sweet Potato Soup

by Shelby Larsson
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Let it be known: We are big fans of the state of Vermont here at Eat Boutique. It’s not that much of a stretch, of course — many of us are New Englanders, or New Englanders at heart, and we love the entire region. But there is just something about Vermont and I was ecstatic

Growing Garlic and a Baba Ghanoush Recipe

by Jill Chen
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Just when the rest of my garden is looking fallen and dilapidated, it’s time to plant garlic for next year. Jill and I chatted about her garden last week and she offered to share an easy appetizer recipe that uses the garlic harvest and her garden eggplant. I’ve been roasting these two vegetables together constantly,

Beet and Apple Salad

by Jill Chen
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This is a wonderful time of year. Farmer’s markets everywhere are brimming with the vivid colors of the early Fall harvest. This Beet & Apple Salad is not only delicious and so pretty, the crisp combo of earthy sweetness from the beets and tarty sweetness from the apples is a perfect way to bid farewell

Goodbye Summer: An Open Letter to the Season

by Maggie Battista
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Dear Summer: Hello, my darling! I suppose we’re parting ways in just a week or so, and I feel I owe you a thank you. You were so easy on me this year and despite some of my regrets, you truly made life a breeze. Gardening I spent several weekends out of town soaking up

Zucchini Corn Relish

by Jill Chen
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Over the course of the next several months, we’re going to be sharing so many food gift ideas. Jill emailed me with this wonderful idea for a zucchini corn relish that lets you preserve late Summer flavors and store it away for a future meal or a great holiday gift. So gather up all the

Books on Cooks: Gazpacho Recipe from “Eating Together”

by Luke Poling
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As an avid reader, I’m always on the look-out for some forgotten book that will completely blow me away. I always dream of finding something that I can press copies of into friend’s hands and say, “you have to read this… you’ll love it.” After someone on Twitter gushed about this book, I was compelled

An Ode to Late Spring: Quick Recipe for Chive Oil

by Maggie Battista
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Quick! Rush out to your garden and chop down all the chives you can hold in one hand or in your apron or even in your shirt pocket. If you don’t have a big plant out back, the local farmers markets are blooming with chives, thick with purple blossoms. Either way, bring that bunch home

Part 2 on Chiles & a Chile Compound Butter

by Meagan Micozzi
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Remember when we talked about chiles a few weeks ago? Well, I have even more to tell you. About chiles! Can you believe that? Fresh chiles, like the ones that we threw into some cheesy risotto last time, are super fun to cook with, but I actually prefer working with dried chiles. There is an

Chile Peppers: Chile Cheese Risotto

by Meagan Micozzi
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Let’s talk chile peppers. When I first moved to Arizona, I knew that I had a lot to learn about chiles:  my knowledge base consisted of reaching for the shake jar of red flake chile pepper and applying it liberally to my pizza slices. I needed to learn all about chiles – identification, preparation flavor

How to Make a Quick Asparagus Tart

by Maggie Battista
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Easter may someday usurp Thanksgiving’s reign as my favorite holiday. It’s easy and breezy, especially when the temperature hits an unheard of 70 degrees in New England and the sun manages to peer through the thin clouds, making for a gorgeous day. Thanksgiving is cold and sometimes snowy and always requires up to a week

Fried Plantains in Coconut Oil

by Maggie Battista
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While it seemed unusual to me at the time, I grew up in a fairly typical immigrant home where two families lived in one house, only separated by a staircase. Downstairs in our part of the house, my Honduran mom tried very hard to be a typical American housewife, brushing aside some of her Latin

Dinner at Market, Gloucester, MA

by Maggie Battista
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I needed a break. I’m sure you know the drill. You work, work, work 60 hours each week and forget that, wow, the seasons are changing right before your eyes and, wow, you’re so lucky to live in Massachusetts. But I had forgotten all that and desperately needed a mini-vacation, a moment to reconnect with

Backyard Boutique Farming

by Maggie Battista
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In addition to supporting boutique food businesses, all of us at Eat Boutique endeavor to focus on the great food growing in our own back yard. I’ve been especially busy planning my vegetable garden since… well… since I plucked my last squash late last year. Even while gorging on amazing local food in Paris all

Alemany Farmer’s Market

by Denise Woodward & Laudalino Ferreira
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While I make coffee in the morning, I like to open our kitchen door to let in the warmth of the sun or the coolness of the winter rain. Today, I could smell the remaining footprints of our last winter rains mixed with the scent of springtime jasmine. After two days of icy cold rains,

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