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Louise Leonard - Pork Ribs

Crispy Pork Chops with Rosemary Roasted Cabbage and Warm Sherry Vinaigrette

Pork, it’s what’s for dinner!  This is one of my favorite recipes because it is simple enough for a random Tuesday but cool enough for a family-style dinner party.  Throw in some mashed potatoes or wild rice to bulk it up and no one is going to bed hungry.  The cabbage wedges are a hit… 

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Hurricane Cocktail

Hurricane Cocktail

Fat Tuesday; the day before Lent (if you’re into that sorta thing), is a great excuse to tie one on midweek and there’s no better way to do that than with the Hurricane Cocktail. Transport yourself to one of my favorite cities, New Orleans, and throw on some Preservation Hall Jazz Band, make yourself a… 

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Food Styling - Pernod Gravlax

Pernod Gravlax

I’ve been making this recipe for a long time and it never gets old.  In the beginning, it was for a project that I did for Pernod Ricard, creating savory recipes using their spirit to entice the American public to buy and cook with Pernod, as opposed to drinking it.  Apparently booze hounds stateside had… 

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Bathtub Gin Cocktail

Bathtub Gin Cocktail

I like to take baths and I like gin.  I also like the notion of Prohibition-era people making their own hooch in the largest vessel in their apartment, the bathtub.  I also love Dorothy Parker and though she may think this drink is a tad girly, I’m hoping that she’s looking down from her Round… 

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