Moroccan-Style Meatballs to Ring in the New Year

Did everyone have a nice holiday? There's still one big celebration around the corner, and the question is how will you ring in the New Year? Will it be a glamorous bash streaming with glitter and bubbly champagne? Or will it be a quiet evening made special by the company of good food and the ones you love?

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ROASTED RACK OF LAMB RECIPE

Perhaps it is the elegant presentation of the elongated arched petite bones or dark crust and pink flesh that elicits so much amuse and delight. Either way, roasted rack of lamb is a very special dish reserved for celebratory dinners in my house.  Unlike many other 'special' dishes that require extensive preparation, this one is easy  to accomplish in a very short amount time. 

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BRAISED LAMB SHANKS

 

It's starting to cool down all along the east coast, allowing many of us to breathe a huge sigh of relief from the  hot, sticky and muggy days in August. This cooler weather also means a resumption of slow-cooked foods, savory dishes that require hours upon hours of heat that was ironically prohibited by the roasting temperatures outside. This past week I made a hearty beef stew, a comforting chicken soup, and simmered a huge pork roast into sublime oblivion. And I'm just getting started!
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