It’s Christmas Eve! I’m not sure what you will be doing, but I know I’m wrapping presents and preparing to feast on favorite holiday foods. This year, I just have my immediate family and everyone is pitching in. I’ll be making a lot of last-minute decisions about what to eat. However, I thought if you needed some ideas I’d share some of my all-time classics.
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Ode to the Club Sandwich
It started this summer after a golf game when I got a sudden terrible craving for a club sandwich. The public course I played on didn’t serve them, and neither did the pub down the street. And so I went without. Until Thanksgiving. And then I saw all that leftover turkey and knew What Must Be Done.
Chicken Potpie from Scratch
Chicken potpie is all about the crust. The Pennsylvania Dutch call a soup with square homemade noodles chicken potpie, but try serving that to friends and family and getting away with it. (Trust me, I tried it once.) It’s good, mind you. But it’s not the same as a good crust. Real crust. It’s all about the crust. Here’s my recipe…
Maria’s Roasted Pork, Cabbage,
and Garlic Butter Sandwich
Once, a very long time ago, I was in Puerto Rico with my brother-in-law, who lived there at the time and spoke fluent Spanish. He took us for lunch at this very casual restaurant on a side street in Old San Juan. He said we had to have Cubano sandwiches, but I told him I don’t like Swiss cheese and asked if he could order a substitute. I proceeded to have the most delicious, yummiful, and tasty sandwich that I can ever remember.
Nana’s Kugel
No matter who makes it or how, it never tastes the same or looks the same, but somehow, it has the essence of Nana’s kitchen and our childhood in every bite. Some of my sisters try to make it low in fat. I always try to make it high in fat. You can make it vegetarian, but I think it’s best with real chicken broth. But the great thing about this recipe is that it’s hard to screw it up and easy to personalize.
Pomegranate Salad
My nephew had a Spanish girlfriend once, and she made a salad similar to this one for Christmas. November and December are a perfect time of year for Pomegranate Salad, since the pomegranates are nice and ripe. Lately, I can even find organic ones! This lovely girlfriend made the salad with escarole, but I have a hard time finding organic escarole, so I made it with a mixture of other fresh greens.
Kale Salad with Lemon Dressing
Once, at ABC Kitchen in New York City, I had an amazing kale salad. So I thought I’d give it a try to replicate at home. Imagine my surprise when my kids went from saying “Do I have to try it?” to “This kale salad is delicious! Can I have more?” When I made it a second night in a row, my little one shouted, “YAY! Kale salad again!” I know. I have a weird family. But it really is good. And easy to make.
6 Ways to Beat a Food Addiction
by guest blogger Pam Peeke, MD. Food addiction is real; it affects more people than you know, and manufacturers actually design food products so that they are as addicting as possible. Yes, that perfect combination of salty, sweet, and savory was created to make sure you keep reaching for more. That’s why I wrote The Hunger Fix, because I want to change the game that is rigged against you. Here are 6 ways to beat food addiction:
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