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annaelizabethrossi

Sep 5, 2013
2 min

September Roasted Peach Cake

I’m 34 weeks pregnant and love the extra 300+/day calories the pregnancy books all agree I should be consuming! It’s September in New England and peaches are ready for pickin’. This Peach Cake is a dense and moist homage to the dog days. The majority of the peaches are roasted off in the oven with lemon zest and granulated sugar to capture the sweet and heady intensity of this nostalgic stone fruit. The roasted peaches are tossed with panko or amaretti cookie crumbs bef

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annaelizabethrossi

Feb 1, 2013
1 min

Extra MasterChef Footage Revealed

As they say in Reality TV, if it didn’t air, it didn’t happen. Well, now this really happened. No doubt for dramatic effect, these ego-boosting clips had been left on the edit room floor. Husband verses wife? Game on. While AJ’s Dirty Lobster earned a resounding “YES” from all three judges that aired triumphantly on Day 2 of the MasterChef Season 3 Premier, the final cut left me sweating and pleading- well, so it seemed:) Well, White Clam Pizza Lovers of the world, res

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Raw Summer Squash and Cucumber Salad with Shaved Fennel and Mint

annaelizabethrossi

Aug 20, 2012
2 min

Raw Summer Squash and Cucumber Salad with Shaved Fennel and Mint

Raw Summer Squash and Cucumber Salad with Shaved Fennel and Mint Bride behind the wheel in the “Water Taxi from Vinalhaven to North Haven Sometimes the best souvenirs come in the most delicate of bites. Last weekend, AJ and I ventured seven hours north by car, then by ferry to Vinalhaven, Maine for our friends, Katie and Peter’s, wedding. Vinalhaven feels genuine and authentic and the wedding was a reflection of the close knit community that Katie’s family has been apart

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annaelizabethrossi

Jun 22, 2012
2 min

Kohlrabi Fries

Kohlrabi from Siena Farms in Sudbury, MA Kohlrabi is another new favorite of mine. Based on appearance, when it arrived in my CSA box, it could have easily been confused with cabbage. Instead, it reminds me of a cross between radish and potato. This great textured vegetable is extremely versatile- whether you shave it raw for a salad, puree it for a beautiful side with meat or grate it for a latke alternative (as recommended by Ana Sortun at Oleana in Cambridge). Last nig

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annaelizabethrossi

Jun 22, 2012
1 min

Sorrel Yogurt Dipping Sauce

Siena Farms CSA Week 2 I just tried Sorrel for the first time last week when it arrived in our CSA from Siena Farms. For those of you who haven’t tasted it before, it’s a beautiful, bright leafy green (upper left in photo above- it kind of looks like large arugula leaves but a bit brighter) that has a delicious, lemon, slightly sour flavor. It is packed with Vitamin C- a half cup serving provides you with over 50% of your recommended intake! I pureed this with greek yogur

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Cherriette Radishes with Anchovy Butter and Fluer de Sel

annaelizabethrossi

Jun 21, 2012
1 min

Cherriette Radishes with Anchovy Butter and Fluer de Sel

I am in Farm Share heaven right now, thanks to Siena Farms. I just picked up this weeks CSA box and am blown away by everything that is pristine and thriving right now in New England. First out of the box were gorgeous Cherriette Radishes. The sophistication of this “amuse bouche” comes in it’s simplicity: radish+premium butter+anchovy+fleur de sel. It is also gorgeous and full of color and texture which make plating fun. Grab a bottle of rose and let’s munch! INGREDIENT

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Key Lime Pie with Coco-Macadamia Nut Crust and Greek Yogurt

annaelizabethrossi

Jun 20, 2012
2 min

Key Lime Pie with Coco-Macadamia Nut Crust and Greek Yogurt

Key Lime Pie with Coco-Macadamia Nut Crust and Greek Yogurt This is one of my favorite summer desserts. There is nothing like chilled custard-y lime flavors to refreshen the palate on these hot summer nights. This recipe is extremely quick and easy. The texture tastes like a delicious egg-based custard, however, the creamy consistency is achieved with sweetened condensed milk. I like to romanticize this recipe…as if it’s from an isolated island in the Florida Keys with li

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Pies, Pies, Pies! From Berries to Stone Fruit, Happy Summer!

annaelizabethrossi

Jun 17, 2012
1 min

Pies, Pies, Pies! From Berries to Stone Fruit, Happy Summer!

Berries and stone fruit are on sale right now in New England! AJ and I are talkin’ pies tomorrow AM on FOX 25 Boston. Try this 5 minute pie crust as your foundation for celebrating summer in New England! Tomorrow we will be featuring: Strawberry Rhubarb Pie with Thyme and Cointreau Rainier Cherry and Habanero Crostata Blueberry Goat Cheese Pie with Basil Chiffonade Ginger Peach Pie with Lavender Crust What’s your favorite kind of pie? We always love hearing a new idea… #pea

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Pan Seared Duck Breast with Pickled Maine Rosehips, Mascarpone Polenta and Micro Green Salad

annaelizabethrossi

Jun 12, 2012
1 min

Pan Seared Duck Breast with Pickled Maine Rosehips, Mascarpone Polenta and Micro Green Salad

I love duck. I actually learned how to perfectly cook duck breast from Gordon’s youtube video about a year ago. My favorite way to serve this beautiful, rich protein is medium rare, sliced on the bias, and served with homemade pickled rosehips from Vinylhaven, ME, creamy Mascarpone Polenta and a Micro Green Salad. No bananas about it www.flavorelevator.com🙂 Pan Seared Duck Breast with Pickled Maine Rosehips, Mascarpone Polenta and Micro Salad Place seasoned breast skin s

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annaelizabethrossi

Jun 12, 2012
2 min

Virginia Belle’s Brownies

Virginia Belle’s Brownies My folks were out here this past week to celebrate the MasterChef premiere with AJ and me. I didn’t waste a minute asking them to whip up a few of the dishes that remind me of my childhood. I have lived over 3,000 miles away from them for over 10 years, so recipes are how I have learned to “visit” them in between our semi-annual get-togethers. But what a treat to have the two of them so close and to capture the subtle nuances that make a small han

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Ground Beef Challenge – Tarragon Beef Stuffed Onion Wrap with Shallot Vinaigrette and Horserad

annaelizabethrossi

Jun 11, 2012
3 min

Ground Beef Challenge – Tarragon Beef Stuffed Onion Wrap with Shallot Vinaigrette and Horserad

Tarragon Beef Onion Wrap with Shallot Vinaigrette and Horseradish Creme For the Top 36 Elimination Challenge on Master Chef, the judges launched Ground Beef at us. I typically only buy ground beef if I am grilling burgers out back. Instead, I like to use ground turkey, pork, chicken or a mix for most of my cooking (chili, meatballs, bolognese, meatloaf…you name it.) I thought “Hamburger” would be a little too predictable this early in the game so I decided to pull out a su

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