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November 2, 2023

A round gray dish with braised fennel and white beans sitting in a broth.

Simply put, this Braised Fennel recipe is beyond delicious. The rich umami flavor of homemade mushroom stock combined with the slight sweetness of fennel, and earthiness of white beans, offers such depth of flavor. Nearly spreadable, the fennel bulb softens to a consistency similar to that of roasted garlic. While the last three words under the instructions read “serve with baguette,” trust us, last is not least. Do not skip the baguette. It swoops in like the Caped Crusader to save the day while you are murdering the dish set before you.

Braised Fennel Recipe

INGREDIENTS

2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
4 bulbs fennel, cut in half, with tops removed
2 cups mushroom stock
1 yellow onion, chopped
4 cloves garlic, chopped
1 can great northern white beans
1 lemon, juiced
1 tsp red pepper flakes
Salt and pepper to taste

INSTRUCTIONS

In a saute pan, heat oil over medium heat, add garlic, onion, and fennel.
Cook until slightly brown then add stock, beans, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes.
Simmer on low for 1 hour or until the fennel bulbs are very tender.
Add fresh lemon juice at the end before serving.
Serve with baguette.

Recipe and styling by Anna Franklin / Photography by Dave Bryce / Story by Star Laliberte

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Mushroom Stock

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November 2, 2023

A stock pot with a variety of mushrooms and vegetables in a brown stock, with a wooden spoon in the upper left corner and some pepper and seasonings on a plate in the upper right corner.

Simmer yourself up a steaming pot of umami goodness with this rich, earthy Mushroom Stock recipe. A fragrant mix of fresh mushrooms, chopped veggies, and aromatics, yields a tasty broth. It adds depth of flavor to all of your recipes calling for stock. As a result, while we think there are countless recipes you’ll want to ladle this into, you will undoubtedly find it equally irresistible to sip all on its own for a light lunch. Or, try it with a sprinkle of cheese and green onion for a first course at dinner. Or, simply load with delicious noodles and veggies as a main.

Ways to Use Mushroom Stock

Mushroom stock is a versatile ingredient that can add a deep, savory umami flavor to a variety of dishes.Use it as a base for soups, stews, and risottos, enhancing the earthy notes.It’s also excellent for deglazing pans after sautéing vegetables or meats to help create a rich sauce. You can even substitute mushroom stock for vegetable broth in recipes to add complexity, or use it to moisten stuffing for poultry. Plus, it’s perfect for vegetarians or vegans to make a gravy.

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Mushroom Stock

Author: Anna Franklin

Description

Rich and warming, this homemade mushroom stock will keep you from buying the canned stuff every time.

Ingredients

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1 lb button mushrooms
1 lb crimini mushrooms
1 lb mixed wild mushrooms (we suggest oyster and shiitake)
6 cloves garlic, whole
1 onion, chopped
2 carrots, chopped
2 stalks celery, chopped
1 bulb fennel, chopped
3 sprigs thyme
3 sprigs rosemary
2 bay leaves
1/4 cup tomato paste
4 quarts water
Salt and pepper to taste

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Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Place all prepped vegetables on a roasting pan and roast until the vegetables are brown around the edges.

Place all the roasted vegetables into a stock pot, and add tomato paste. Sauté until the tomato paste is toasty.

Add herbs and water, and simmer over medium heat for 1-2 hours.

Finally, strain and season with salt and pepper.

Recipe and Styling by Anna Franklin
Photography by Dave Bryce

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A Grinch Cocktail, the Mean and Green

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November 1, 2023

A green cocktail in a clear textured glass with dill

Mean and green. Grumpy and greedy. Sour as a pickle. He’s a mean one, that Mr. Grinch. So mean, that he very memorably stole Christmas back in 1966. He’s also painfully relatable for those of us who have a grumpy person we’re trying to lure into the spirit of the season.

Our Mean and Green cocktail is here to help. Brighten a grumpy someone’s day with this unexpected, delightfully delicious Grinch cocktail inspired by the classic film.

What Makes this Grinch Cocktail Green?

Very little sweetness here, just pickle brine, lemon juice, and honey to get that Grinchiest green. Unless we’re quite mistaken, we saw Cindy Lou Who (by now pushing sixty) propped up at a local bar, sipping nostalgically on a green drink, muttering about the one who got away. Was her bright green beverage a Mean and Green? She looked a bit pickled, so we’re pretty sure it was.

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Mean and Green

Author: Anna Franklin

Ingredients

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1.5 ounces whiskey
1 ounce fresh lemon juice
1 ounce pickle brine
1 teaspoon honey
Chopped dill for garnish

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Instructions

Rub the rim of a rocks glass with lemon juice and dip into chopped dill.
Fill glass with ice.
Add all of the ingredients into a cocktail shaker and shake with ice.
Strain over fresh ice and serve.

Because we all need a movie snack to with our Grinch cocktail, try these Fennel and Coriander Cashews.

Recipe and Styling by Anna Franklin / Photography by Laura Petrilla

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7 Vegetarian Soups to Spice Up Your Weekend

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Kylie Thomas

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November 1, 2023

An aerial shot of a green soup in a small ceramic bowl. A black spoon sits to the left side. Kale Soup Recipe

Soup is good food! And good for everyone. There are creamy soups, hearty soups, noodle soups…and a range from simple to complex within each subcategory. Because many of us are trying to pull back on eating meat everyday for both health and environmental reasons, we decided to explore vegetarian soups this week. Craft yourself a healthy pot of warming goodness and snuggle up to a crackling fire.

7 Vegetarian Soups to Spice Up Your Weekend

Vegetarian Italian Wedding Soup

Don’t worry. You don’t have to get rid of the meatballs in this Vegetarian Italian Wedding Soup. Instead of using regular hamburger, use impossible burger meat, with plenty of seasonings, for a flavorful touch. It’s the soup you know and love but in a more sustainable form.

Zucchini Soup

Enjoy the creamy green goodness of zucchini in this simple Zucchini Soup recipe. The zucchini comes to life in this dish thanks to small additions of garlic, onion, and yellow squash. Plus, top the soup with zoodles (spiraled zucchini) for a fun garnish.

Celery Root Soup

This Celery Root Soup is perfect for the winter weather. It’s flavorful, creamy, and topped with crispy oats instead of the more usual choice of croutons. It also freezes well so that you can have an extra meal waiting for you at a moment’s notice.

Creamy Kale Soup with Halloumi

Our Creamy Kale Soup uses Lacinato kale to achieve a slightly sweet, delicate taste. The soup is topped off with Halloumi cheese for a burst of umami flavor.

Caramelized Fennel, Onion and Pea Soup

We take pea soup to an elevated level with savory caramelized fennel and tasty onion. It doesn’t take long to cook, making it a good choice for a last-minute supper. It’s garnished with pepitas for a little crunch and a hint of complex flavor.

Kuri Squash Soup

Taste a spicy South African take on squash with our Kuri Squash Soup. This recipe uses the best farm-fresh squash with a bit of yellow Thai curry and coconut milk. It’s an aromatic and distinctive soup with plenty of personality.

French Onion Soup

The caramelized onions are what make this French Onion Soup so addictive. Browning or carmelizing onions is an exercise in patience but it pays off with a punch of serious gourmet flavor. Freshly grated Gruyère cheese is broiled on top for ultimate deliciousness.

For more ways to warm up your cold hands and put a smile on your face, try

Story by Kylie Thomas

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Easy Keto Pumpkin Spice Frosty

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Jordan Snowden

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November 1, 2023

A creamy brown beverage with a sprinkle of cinnamon sits in a clear glass. cinnamon sticks on a plate with blue floral pattern sits to the right. Keto Pumpkin Spice Frosty

This fall, Wendy’s brought the taste of autumn to fast foodies across the country with the addition of the Pumpkin Spice Frosty to its menu. But with a small order of the creamy beverage featuring a whopping 51 grams of sugar, it’s not exactly a keto-friendly treat. Enter our low-sugar version of Wendy’s Pumpkin Spice Frosty — all of the fall flavor, none of the guilt.

What Makes This Pumpkin Spice Frosty Keto?

The ketogenic diet or “keto” is meant to change the way your body processes food. It puts your body into ketosis, a state where it burns fat for energy instead of storing carbohydrates. You’ll often see keto recipes, like this keto pumpkin spice Frosty, using monkfruit sweetener instead of sugar. This is because monkfruit sweetener has no calories or carbs, which keeps your body from storing them. Monkfruit sweenter is actually made of the extract of a fruit known as lo han guo or Swingle. Always do your research about diets, though, and be informed about what you’re eating and drinking, low calorie doesn’t always mean better for. you! .

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Easy Keto Pumpkin Spice Frosty

Author: Jordan Snowden

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All of the flavor, none of the guilt.

Ingredients

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1 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
1/2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
1 1/2 tbsp pumpkin spice, even better if it’s homemade
3 tbsp powdered sugar replacement sweetener, we’re a fan of Monkfruit
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
Pinch of salt

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Instructions

Combine all ingredients in a large bowl. Beat mixture until stiff peaks form, about 4-5 minutes if using hand or stand mixture.
Move the mixture into a Ziploc bag and freeze until almost frozen, about 30 minutes.
Cut the tip off the bag, pipe into serving containers of choice, and enjoy your keto pumpkin spice frosty!

Recipe by Jordan Snowden

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Turkey Breast Sous Vide

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Abdul Rafay

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November 1, 2023

A perfectly cooked and tender turkey breast sous vide, ensuring optimal juiciness and flavor, resulting in a succulent centerpiece for your holiday feast

Cory Hughes of Fig & Ash shares his Thanksgiving recipes based on the “warm, nourishing, stick-to-your-guts kind of food,” he serves at his own holiday table. This Turkey Breast Sous Vide is a new way to cook your turkey for Thanksgiving and needless to say you won’t be going back to your old ways anytime soon.

What Does Sous Vide Mean in Cooking?

Sous vide is a French cooking technique that involves cooking food in a sealed plastic bag submerged in a temperature-controlled water bath. This method ensures precise and even cooking, resulting in a succulent and tender product. Sous vide is often used for meats, poultry, and seafood, but it can also be applied to vegetables and desserts. By cooking food at a low temperature for an extended period, sous vide helps to retain moisture and flavor.

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Turkey Breast Sous Vide

Author: Cory Hughes

Description

Your perfect main for the Thanksgiving table.

Ingredients

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3 tbsp kosher salt
1 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp smoked paprika
4 garlic cloves, peeled
1 fresh turkey breast, wing bone still attached
1 large Cryovac (vacuum sealer bag)
3 thyme sprigs
1 rosemary sprig

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Instructions

Mix the salt, sugar, and paprika and sprinkle over both sides of the turkey breast.
Get a large skillet hot with about 2-3 tablespoons olive oil, and once the oil is at smoke point, sear the turkey skin side down only. You’re looking for a golden brown on the sear.
Sprinkle any remaining salt and sugar mixture onto the turkey and place in a vacuum seal bag. Place in the bag the herbs and peeled garlic. Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil to the bag. (When bagging, be very careful not to get any food or oil near where the seal bar will seal the bag.) Vacuum the bag until no air comes out.
Place in a preheated water bath of 131 degrees for a minimum of 8 hours but up to 24 hours. The longer you circulate, the more tender the breast meat.
When ready to cook, take the turkey from the vacuum bag and pat the skin dry with a paper towel. Take the same size skillet from earlier and return some oil to the smoke point. Sear the breast again until golden brown and crispy. Transfer the turkey to a cutting board, and it’s ready to slice. You don’t need to let sous vide proteins rest before slicing them.

Recipe by Cory Hughes
Styling by Keith Recker
Photography by Dave Bryce

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10 Essential Buck Mason Clothing Items

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Kylie Thomas

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November 1, 2023

A brown-haired woman in a Buck Mason tan jacket with a hood and white t shirt. — Photo courtesy of Buck Mason

Crafted with care and attention to detail, Buck Mason delivers some of the coziest and most stylish clothing items in fashion today. With a new store recently opening in Sewickley, PA, it’s the perfect time to revisit and revamp your closet. Below are our favorite essentials from Buck Mason for men and women to catch online or in-store.

Womens

Sea Ranch Suede Fringe Jacket

When the cold weather emerges, pop on this Western-inspired jacket. It’s a subtle, elevated statement piece with a comfy, relaxed fit made of full-grain sheepskin resembling suede. You will never want to take it off.

Highland Alpaca Turtleneck

A turtleneck is an excellent clothing selection for any event, whether casual or more formal. This specific Buck Mason turtleneck sports a true alpaca/merino wool blend, making it a warm essential for your selection. Plus, the river rock color is a unique take on a basic neutral brown.

Lounge Wool One Pocket Shirt

Made from a seven-gauge merino wool/organic cotton blend, creating a soft texture to the touch, this comfortable shirt can be styled opened or closed. It’s available in black or molasses for endless combinations.

High Desert Canvas Work Jacket

A utility jacket is an excellent asset for a person on the go, featuring a strong material and plenty of pocket room. The Buck Mason High Desert Canvas Work Jacket is made from 310 GSM cotton canvas so that it will hold up to everyday conditions. It’s offered in a lighter and darker brown neutral, core colors, and Venice wash.

Pima Boxy Crew

Everyone needs a basic tee shirt to pair with stylish jackets, flashy accessories, and professional pants. A straight hem cuts this shirt off at a perfect length, plus it’s cut from 120 GSM Supima cotton for high quality.

Mens

Canyon Suede Bomber

A bomber jacket ejects an energy of coolness in any wearer. Upgrade your closet with premium sheep suede that will wear beautifully, giving each item a personalized look. It’s available in a caramel tan color, making this jacket look straight out of the 60s.

Herdsman Collared Pullover

A chunky sweater without the itch is a dream come true for winter wear. This rib-knit sweater features five-guage wool for durability and 5% cashmere for softness. The collar can stand up or lay flat, and the charcoal color is a cool grey to match well with any pants.

Slub Waffle Banded Turtleneck

This turtleneck is an essential bottom layer to any outfit. Made with cotton and a 200 GSM mini waffle-knit texture to reflect a vintage look, it comes in navy and an old porcelain heather color different from traditional black and white turtlenecks.

Slub Waffle Banded Tee

Here is a short-sleeved alternative to the Slub Waffle Banded Turtleneck. It’s made with the same excellent materials and interlocking stitching throughout, elevating this classic tee. Layer this simple piece with any pattern or color your mind can imagine.

Draped Twill One Pocket Shirt

A dress shirt that drapes your body in the most flattering way with tailoring details. It has a subtle luster finish, mother-of-pearl buttons, and double stitching on the collar and cuffs. Plus, with a variety of colors to choose from, you might snag more than one.

Story by Kylie Thomas / Photos courtesy of Buck Mason

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9 Animal Print Clothing Picks to Keep You Warm and Cozy

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Keith Recker

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November 1, 2023

A dark haired woman models a tiger faux fur coat. — Photo courtesy of Free People

The low temperatures are getting low. It’s time to get cozy with fleece, shearling, heavy knits, and other warming influences, all with beautiful animal print clothing for your wild side. In addition to the nine comfy options below, perhaps you mix yourself a magnificent Cherry Tart Negroni to share with a loved one.

For Her

Coach Carter Bootie

Crafted of silky haircalf printed with a bold leopard pattern. Inspired by archival 1960s designs of Bonnie Cashin, Coach’s first lead designer, this boot supports a wardrobe’s worth of outfits. Note the sleek pointed-toe and sculpted heel. The padded footbed allows for all-day comfort with a side zip closure.

Coach Marley Driver

The easy-going Driver shape takes on some heat and light thanks to its leopard pattern. This shoe can take you to work with a blazer, or to Sunday’s big game with a puffer coat. Inspired by the 1960s designs of the legendary Bonnie Cashin, Coach’s first lead designer.

Brooks Brothers Merino Wool Leopard Print Shell

A chic layering piece that dresses up with evening slacks or dresses down with daytime jeans. Everyone needs one of these!

Zadig + Voltaire Markus Leopard Cashmere Sweater

A glowing yellow ground brings fresh, unexpected energy to this lovely printed cashmere sweater. So does its round neck and arcing waist.

Free People Bengal Kiss Coat

Tap into your wild side with this show-stopping faux fur coat. Its bold tiger print is sculpted into its faux fur. Its knee length, shawl collar, full lining, and hidden hook-and-eye closures will keep you wrapped in warmth. Your confident style will be the envy of all.

Stuart Weitzman Yuliana Boot

This stretch fabric ankle boot will hug your feet like a python. Only to make you comfortable, of course! Or perhaps to embolden your rock-goddess tendencies.

For Him

Celine Homme Leopard-Print Dégradé Brushed Cotton-Blend Sweater

Put his inner rock star on center stage. Dare to wear a devilishly patterned brushed cotton blend sweater. It’s youthfully cropped, and exuberantly appealing.

Carhartt Loose Fit Midweight Camo Hoodie

A sweatshirt with full camo appeal. Or is that a giraffe pattern for the 21st century? Either way, this is an easy, casual way to get into the animal skin trend.

Carhartt Knit Camo Beanie

This cool unisex twist on camo has a little wildness in it. Perfect for cold days. Durable (and stretchable) made with 100% acrylic.

Story by Carole Valle

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Clarence’s Mulled Wine

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November 1, 2023

Two stemless wine glasses with mulled wine sitting on a snowy surface with pine greens, garnished with a cinnamon stick, star anise, and an orange slice.

Our version of Clarence’s Mulled Wine is just as the guardian angel in It’s a Wonderful Life ordered it: “heavy on the cinnamon and light on the cloves.” You may not earn your wings by drinking a glass, but you definitely feel a little lighter while sipping on this mulled wine.

Consider making our Salty Snack Mix Recipe so that you have something crisp to nibble during your wintery cocktail hour. Sit down and re-watch It’s a Wonderful Life this year. Its story of human decency and the healthy interconnection of friends and neighbors inspires us to be generous in the way we live our lives.

What Is the History of Mulled Wine

Mulled wine’s coziness has enchanted people since the days of ancient Rome. The concept of heating and spicing wine goes back to the Romans, who would warm wine with spices to make it more palatable, especially during cold weather. This practice likely spread throughout Europe as the Roman Empire expanded. By the 16th century, mulled wine, known in England as “wassail,” became a staple during Christmas and New Year celebrations. It was often associated with toasting and social gatherings. In Germany, it evolved into “Glühwein,” typically made with red wine and served at Christmas markets, and has remained a holiday tradition.

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Author: Star Laliberte