FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com NOVEMBER 13, 2014 • THANKSGIVING • THE QUEENS COURIER 57 Tips for going nuts with your holiday recipes Whether you’re roasting them over an open fire or cooking them into your holiday favorites, nuts can be used to enhance almost any recipe. You’d be hard-pressed to find an ingredient with more versatility, as nuts can be used to create a flavor accent or to provide some extra crunch and texture while keeping dishes fresh and light. Whether you’re using almonds, pecans or roasted peanuts, the possibilities are limitless. For celebrity chef Alex Guarnaschelli, regular judge on Food Network’s “Chopped” and executive chef at The Darby and Butter in New York, the holiday entertaining season provides a great opportunity to share some of her favorite recipes. “I’m a chef, but I’m also a mom and I want time to spend with my family during the holidays,” says Guarnaschelli. “Nuts are one of those special ingredients that give a dish an extra special touch, but still allow me to keep it simple.” This holiday season Guarnaschelli has developed a series of exclusive recipes and tips to show athome cooks how ingredients like nuts can easily create a chef-caliber dish. • Healthy holiday snack: Nuts add wonderful flavor and texture when mixed into recipes, but they can also be a healthy snack; season nuts with a little cayenne and quickly roast them in a little olive or nut oil. • Simply delicious dessert: For a great addition to your holiday dessert table, melt some sugar in a pan until golden brown and stir in some nuts. Transfer the mixture to a baking sheet to cook and then break into pieces for a quick and simple nut brittle. • Top off a side dish: Parsley and basil are great flavors to finish many holiday dishes. Try chopping parsley with some Fisher almonds for added texture and taste. • Spruced-up spice rub: For this year’s holiday roast, try adding some ground nuts to the spice rub. The nuts can mellow some of the heat from the spice and add needed richness to the mix. Courtesy BPT s thanksgiving 37 Durso’s Pasta & Ravioli Co. 189-01 Crocheron Ave., Flushing More Information: www.dursos.com/thanksgiving Tel: 718-358-1311
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