Hudson Valley Treats to Get Your Sweetheart for Valentine’s Day
Olivia Cambalik
Want to treat your darling (or yourself) to something sweet for Valentine’s Day? These Hudson Valley shops are here to help.
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Art and Food Collide on Tout Le Fromage’s Charcuterie Boards
Raphael Beretta
In a region as plentiful in artisanal fare as the Hudson Valley, no event should serve lackluster plates. Tout Le Fromage assembles breathtaking cheese and charcuterie boards customized to personal
Grow Your Garden With Hudson Valley Seeds
Samantha Garbarini
It’s time to plant your home garden. This year, shake things up with unique offerings from local companies. Hudson Valley Seed Company Ken Greene and Doug Muller’s company grew out of
Hudson Valley Gift Guide: Holiday Charcuterie Edition
Raphael Beretta
Few things are more satisfying than creating a beautiful charcuterie and cheese board. Pairing cured and smoked meats, cheeses of all kinds, jams, chutneys, and anything else you can imagine
Sweet Potato Ravioli
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Gar Wang Makes 36 to 40 ravioli Ingredients 40 round wonton wrappers Filling 1 medium onion, chopped 2 garlic cloves, minced 2 teaspoons canola, grapeseed or extra virgin olive oil
Crispy Trout with Sorrel and Macadamia Nut Sauce
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Chef/Owner John Novi, DePuy Canal House Serves 4 Ingredients 4 trout fillets (skin on) 1 cup macadamia nut (walnuts may be substituted) 3 cloves garlic 1/4 cup minced onion 3
Spice cookies (Speculaas broken)
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Peter Rose Yields 36 cookies Ingredients 1 tablespoon milk 1/3 cup firmly package dark brown sugar 3/4 stick (6 tablespoons) unsalted butter, cut into bits 1 cup all-purpose flour 1/4
Mema’s Sweet Potato Casserole
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Donna Hammond, Hudson Street Cafe / Photos by Ethan Harrison Serves about 12 Ingredients Sweet Potato Casserole 6 cups mashed sweet potatoes, boiled and peeled 3 tablespoons brown sugar 1/2
Roasted Tomato and Peanut Butter Soup
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Pam Brown, Garden Café Serves 6 to 8 Ingredients 4 cups chopped tomatoes (or substitute canned tomatoes, drained) 1 cup tomato liquid (add water if needed) 2 cups diced onions
Olie-koecken
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(Deep Fried Apple-Nut Cakes) Peter Rose When feeding a crowd it is better to cut the olie-koecken in half or quarters rather than to make them smaller because it is
Hazelnut Biscotti
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Vicki Zeph, Zeph’s Ingredients 2 whole eggs 1 egg yolk 1 cup sugar 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 1-3/4 cups all purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder pinch of salt 2 cups
Cranberry-Pecan Bread
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Nava Atlas Yields 1 loaf (doubles easily for 2) Ingredients 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour 1/2 cup unbleached white flour 1/2 cup amaranth or quinoa flour (if unavailable, substitute
Caraway Cookies
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Peter Rose Yields about four dozen Ingredients 1/2 cup butter 1 cup sugar 2 eggs 2 cups flour 1 tablespoon caraway seed, lightly crushed Method Cream the butter with the
Bubbie’s Poppyseed Cookies
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Linda Pack Butler Yields about four dozen 2-inch cookies Ingredients 3 eggs 1/2 cups canola oil 1/2 cup sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/3 cup unsoaked poppy seeds 1 teaspoon salt
Spiced Walnuts
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Justine Cullen, Bridge Creek Catering Ingredients 1 pound walnut halves 3/4 cup sugar 2 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper 2 teaspoons ground cumin 1/2
Naughty Noodles with Candied Pecans
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Ira Lee, Twisted Soul / Photo by Ethan Harrison Ingredients Candied Pecans 1 cup sugar 1 cup water 1/2 cup whole pecans Naughty Sauce 1/2 cup Karo corn syrup 1/2
1940’s Apple Cake
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Essel Hoenshell-Watson, The Alternative Baker Makes 2 10″ bundt pans or 1 deep 10″ pan Ingredients 1 pound whole local (organic, if possible) baking apples, peeled, cored, chopped into 1/2-inch
Pepernoten (Spiced Nuts)
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Peter Rose Ingredients 1 1/2 cups flour 1 1/2 cups sugar 1 teaspoon each ground cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom, and anise or caraway seed 1/2 cup minced candied citron 2 1/2
