Mustard, maple-flavored syrup and cloves team up to make a flavorful basting sauce for a baked ham. In addition, it serves as the perfect base for a tangy pear-currant chutney to serve alongside the ham.
These may look like everyday ribs, but balsamic vinegar makes a pronounced difference, thanks to a distinctive tang that melds well with the sugars and multiple peppers in the rub.
This salad has it all: juicy citrus fruit, creamy avocado, crunchy onions, and decadent roasted beets, all topped with a salmon and a spicy dressing. [LINK]
A complete, tasty and very healthy Paleo meal that everyone will enjoy. Great roasted wild salmon fillets with tasty cherry tomato and asparagus sides. [LINK]
Currant-Glazed Lamb Chops with Pistachio Couscous is definitely a company-worthy entree, but it's also easy on the cook. The slow-cooked flavor of these lamb chops will have guests thinking you've been in the kitchen all day--not 20 minutes.
Port reduces to an intensely fruity, syrupy glaze for the pork loin. You can also omit the port and stir 2 tablespoons unsalted chicken stock into the cherry preserves. Fresh sage or rosemary would work in place of the thyme.
I fully admit that around this time of year I go a little squash crazy (examples: mashed with mascarpone, curried in soup, curried in another soup, in pasta with bacon, in farro salad). I tend to …
