Chilled Lemon Basil Avocado Soup

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Ingredients 2 ripe avocados roughly chopped (peeled, pit discarded) 1 cup coconut milk I used lite 1 cup low sodium vegetable broth zest from one lemon 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar 1 tablespoon lemon basil 2 teaspoons shallots 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt Instructions Add all ingredients to a blender and puree until very smooth. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours to let the flavors blend … Read more

Cider Braised Chicken and Fennel Panzanella

INGREDIENTS 1/2 loaf sourdough bread, torn into bite-size pieces 6 tbsp.olive oil, divided 1 bulb fennel, cut into 1/2-inch-thick wedges 4 shallots, quartered Kosher salt freshly ground black pepper 4small chicken leg quarters (about 2 3/4 pounds total) 1/2 c. dry white wine 1/2 c. fresh apple cider 6 sprigs thyme 4 cups baby kale … Read more

Mulled Apple Cider Chai French Crullers

INGREDIENTS 1 cup apple cider 1 stick butter 1 tablespoon brown sugar 1 cinnamon stick 1 – 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 3 eggs CHAI GLAZE 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ginger 1/4 teaspoon all-spice 1/4 teaspoon cardamom 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves 1 cup powdered sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract INSTRUCTIONS 1. Bring the apple cider, butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon to a boil over medium high heat. Reduce the heat and simmer 5-10 minutes … Read more

Thai Chicken Rice by “Mark Wiens”

Ingredients Part 1: Chicken 1 whole chicken ½ tbsp. salt Water to cover chicken Part 2: Rice ½ kg. uncooked rice (I used high quality Thai jasmine rice, nice and fragrant) About ½ liter of chicken stock broth (this was an estimate, really you should use about 1 cup of rice to 1.8 cups of … Read more