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♦♦♦ I was so happy to find Molly Yeh’s technique for filling roll-ups that makes the process so much easier. By
spreading the ingredients on dough and then cutting
wedges to be rolled, all the filling is done at once and distributed evenly vs parceling out individually for each piece. In her prep & demo, which we featured in our 03.25.22 Salon, the roll-up was spinach and feta on pie dough. We decided to go brunchy {and no-cook} with smoked salmon, onion & chive cream cheese, red onion, capers, and a sprinkling of dillweed on a slightly softened burrito size tortilla. CS
Tip: It’s a good idea to do this as close as possible to service so the tortilla stays dry
Molly Yeh’s “Girl Meets Farm” show on Food Network
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♦♦♦ That sunshiny brightness, the tongue-tickling bubbles, the graceful glasses, all make Champagne and orange juice a pluperfect brunch choice. But turns out even here, pairing counts. Or at least that’s the premise of this guide to “9 Champagnes That Are Perfect for Mimosas.” Mixing tips too. And if someone wants to skip the juice? Says here these sparklers are ready to step up to that job too. F&W The Wine List
MyRecipes tests grocery store orange juices
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♦♦♦ You probably want to set out hand wipes for this one. It’s Bobby Flay’s Pecan Pie Monkey Bread. The classic pull-apart sweet treat is smacked with the famed Flay favor punch, here taking shape as rich caramel and chopped pecans over and between a double layer of sugary, cinnamon-y homemade rolls. Food Network via Alexa
Bobby Flay’s show on Food Network
While “from scratch” is always so good, Pillsbury offers this refrigerated biscuit version . . .
“Grands™ Monkey Bread,” a caramel-y pull-apart with walnuts & raisins, shown here
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♦♦♦ You just never know where you might come across a recipe, let alone one with a past – in this case giving us the opportunity to dress up our brunch table with a famous salad. The source here is Sharon Gless’ memoir, an Amazon Editors’ Pick, where among other revelations we discover that her maternal
grandfather, Neil McCarthy, a high-powered entertainment attorney for top Hollywood luminaries of the times {think Howard Hughes, Lana Turner, Katherine Hepburn, Ava Gardner, et al}, had a salad named after him at the Polo Lounge, a sort of re-imagined Cobb, where it remains on the menu to this day. Heck of a conversation piece. Amazon
For these individual servings you’ll want to dice everything extra small – also you can either layer the foods as shown on the right, or blend them, left, as is often done with Cobbs, either one then with levels of dressing.
The Polo Lounge is in the Beverly Hills Hotel, part of the Dorchester Collection
Authentic McCarthy Salad Recipe {& some backstory} from the Dorchester website
Google offers these choices for Brown Derby’s Classic Cobb Salad recipe
“Apparently There Were Complaints” by Sharon Gless
Next week, how Gless’ maternal grandmother made her own mark in the culinary world
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So, here we have a creative cook’s shortcut turning into a crowd favorite. Instead of individual poppers, all the goodies join forces in 
Mai Tai to Tia Mia, Wicked Games of pear & pineapple, Smoky Fig Sour, gingery Ginger’s Lost Island, Cucumber, Salt & Smoke. What do they have in common? All are part of 
cheddar too helps tighten up the filling and as a bonus adds even more good flavor. 
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small rolls that pull apart, which are then sliced horizontally while remaining intact. In goes pepperoni, of course, plus sauce, cheeses, and seasonings. Did we mention garlic butter all over the place? In the oven, out of the oven, and voila! 
prep shows a preference for the brand sitting right on my pantry shelf. So much good going on here. First, and as usual foremost, the taste is phenomenal, and would be even without the chocolate chips I added. Now just look at the photo and you can see how tender this is, the way it curves onto its platemate. And because it bakes in a 9×13, you can feed a lot or freeze a lot. 
breakfast vibe. Sort of like an early cocktail hour. And wowsie does this dish fit the bill. 