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Sweet Potato with Caramelized Onion & Herbs

We had a farmer friend, Sean Stanton from Blue Hill Farm in Western Massachusetts visiting last night.
We invited a few farmers and neighbors, pulled out a whole leg of pig, picked some wild watercress, and made this sweet potato dish. For dessert I made a batch of ginger cookies and the kids rolled out the [...]

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Tomato Confit

In the height of the season it is easy to make a large batch of this and can so you can enjoy all year round.
6 pounds tomatoes
8 garlic cloves sliced paper thin
1.5 cups extra virgin olive oil
15 springs of thyme
1 Tablespoon sugar
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons pepper
Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.
Cut the tomatoes in [...]

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Cassoulet

Salt to taste
3 whole duck legs
1 lbs stew lamb, cut up
3 lbs sausage
3 cups duck or goose fat
4 cups white beans
3 carrots diced
3 celery stalks diced
2 leeks
2 onions, chopped fine
1 23oz can San Marzano tomatoes
12 cloves garlic
2 sprigs thyme, rosemary, sage and parsley (each) wrapped in cheesecloth
2 cups white wine
1 cup Demi-Glace or very rich [...]

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Wild Rice and Mushroom Stuffing

My son Oren asks for this every Thanksgiving.
2 cups extra virgin olive oil
4 large onions (about 2 3/4 pounds) thinly sliced
2 pounds assorted wild mushrooms (such as crimini and stemmed shiitake), sliced
4 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme
5 cups chicken broth
3 teaspoons chopped fresh sage
2 1/2 cups wild rice
1 3/4 cups coarsely chopped dried pears (about 7 [...]

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