Christmas Peppers

Amidst a culinary pop culture of Top, Chopped, and Iron “cheftestants”, there are those who cook for vanity and those who cook for love. Lou Palma cooks for love.

I suspect I wouldn’t be alone in calling Lou one of my favorite people. He shares what he loves – his food – and often disseminates his delicacies to the homes of friends and neighbors and with his food spreads his passion, enthusiasm and tradition.

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Alma's Baked Brie

Recipe Courtesy of Alma Schneider, of Take Back The Kitchen.

1 four inch round brie
1/3 cup apple cider reduction (recipe below) or fig spread
1 1/2 tsp Dijon mustard (if using fig spread, use just one tsp mustard)
1/4 cup chopped nuts -pecans, hazelnuts, walnuts

For Apple Cider Reduction:

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Bacon and Cheese Buttery Bites

Recipe courtesy of Chef Michael Carrino, Owner of Restaurant Passionne in Montclair, NJ.

Ingredients

1 tube of crescent roll dough
1 pound cream cheese
1 pound pack of thin sliced smoked bacon
1 tsp salt
1 tsp fresh ground black pepper
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