Recipes from A Chef's Life
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DessertPawpaw Pudding with Vanilla Wafer and Sesame Crumble
Pawpaws are a little-known fruit with the redundant name. For the most part, they grow wild from Maryland to Missouri and Indiana to…
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Side DishMs. Lillie’s Fried Cornbread
From "Deep Run Roots: Stories and Recipes from My Corner of the South," by Vivian Howard (Little Brown, 2016). This recipe is featured in…
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EntreeFried Chicken Livers with Balsamic Marinated Figs
To make someone a liver lover, you should be careful to cook the livers until crispy but not overcooked, and paired them with an acidic…
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EntreeWhole Trout with Apple Mustard and Charred Cabbage Apple Slaw
Let this be the dish that converts you to cooking whole fish, which may require a trip to the fishmonger’s or seafood market. From "Deep…
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Side DishCharred Cabbage Apple Slaw
This slaw pairs with Vivian Howard's Whole Trout with Apple Mustard recipe. The dish is featured in Chasing Trout in Season 5 of A Chef's…
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DessertBill Smith’s Persimmon Pudding
Chapel Hill chef Bill Smith is a regular on a A Chef’s Life and this time he shares a recipe for persimmons. Smith recommends an…
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BeveragePeanut, Pepsi and Bourbon Float
Vivian declares that this foaming spectacle of sweet, salty, creamy, crunchy, and boozy is the gold standard of ice cream floats. Now you…
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Side DishThe Picnic Cafe’s Broccoli Salad
Kathy Bonnet, owner of The Picnic Cafe in Nashville, Tenn., shared the recipe for her classic broccoli salad and the secret to her…
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Side DishKieffer Pear Preserves
As Vivian wrote on her blog: "Kieffer preserves are so special in fact, I wouldn't dream of simply typecasting them as condiments for toast…
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AppetizerGrandmother Shirley Webb’s Stuffed Banana Peppers
This recipe appears in A Chef's Life Season 5, Episode 3 called "Profilic Peppers".
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SaladSummer Salad with Green Beans, Peaches and Bacon
The almond pesto is also great with apples, arugula and/or chicken. Pesto recipe comes from "Deep Run Roots: Stories and Recipes from My…
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EntreeMs. Lillie's "Kill Hungry" Macaroni
This is the original "Hamburger Helper" and as Ms. Lillie and Mrs. Mary say, "It kills hungry." Use home canned tomatoes if you are lucky…
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EntreeSausage Stewed Cabbage
We don’t just stew collards in the South. Cabbage, or "cabbages" as we say here, slow cooked with seasoning meat, is just as likely to…
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Soup and StewCountry Ribollita
Ribollita is a classic Tuscan soup based on vegetables, beans, and stale bread. I’ve got all that going on here, but with field peas,…
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EntreeCountry-Style Pork Ribs in Red Curry-Braised Watermelon
I don’t normally recommend cooking watermelon, but this is special. Serve it over something like rice to soak up all the intoxicating…
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EntreeSpring Onion Gratin
Onions baked in cream and topped with crunchy breadcrumbs is a classic, luxurious side. My version bathes tender scallions in aromatics…