Election Party: Red, White and Blue Foods
Fromage Fort
Fromage fort is the ultimate way of using leftover cheese. Simply put the cheeses in a food processor and serve them on crackers or melted onto toasts.
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Crisp Polenta with Roasted Cherry Tomatoes
Like many red fruits and vegetables, the juicy roasted cherry tomatoes topping the polenta contain lycopene, which protects against cancer and heart disease.
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Salt-Baked Trout
Marcia Kiesel uses pickled cocktail onions to make a fast, tart, crunchy sauce for this succulent salt-baked trout.
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Crespelle with Ricotta and Marinara
In this recipe, adapted from Wine Bar Food by Tony Mantuano and his wife, Cathy, lush ricotta-filled crêpes bake in a rich marinara sauce.
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Baby Buttons
These buttery, almost weightless cookies have a relatively low sugar content and are therefore appealing even to people who don’t normally love sweets.
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Berry-Brioche Bread Pudding
To help balance the irresistibly crispy top, sprinkle the baking dish with turbinado sugar to give the bottom of the pudding a delightful crunch, too. Frozen berries can be substituted in winter months.