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Emily Sarah Downs

Cuisine Coordinator, Tips From Town, Ridgewood, NJ

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Free-Form Blueberry Tart

I just love the free-form tart.  Gives you an excuse if it isn’t too pretty.  Regardless of the look, this blueberry tart will taste delicious.  Guaranteed.

Mini Crab Cakes

Love these as an appetizer or for lunch served with a small salad.

Healthy Grilled-Fish Tacos with Buttery Avocados

What do you get when peppery radishes, crunchy cabbage, and buttery avocados are piled atop freshly grilled snapper, and then casually folded between a toasty tortilla? The ultimate fish taco. (Fish can also be grilled on outdoor grill, but be...

Maple-Bacon Waffle Bake

Good ole Betty Crocker came up with this dangerous breakfast casserole. But with today’s trend on bacon what better way to embrace this tasty stick of salty pork?  Give in to your desire just this once combining all of the breakfast treats...

Easy Egg Florentine Muffins

With the bite-sized food craze going on, it only seems fit to serve eggs the same way.  Something about a muffin sized anything gets even the kids to try it.  For those with a mature palette, you may want to pour on a dose of Blender Béarnaise...

Easy Peasy Donuts

You’ll swear these came from an old-time bakery they’re that decadent. If you’ve been really good about shedding those dreaded holiday pounds and are in need of a little cheat, these donuts are the way to go.

Summer BBQ’d Chicken

Seems like a lot of ingredients, therefore a lot of work for this particular bbq chicken entree… WRONG! So good and not too complicated. The spice rub makes a lot so you can use it all season long on other meats (feel free to double and/or...

Watermelon Lemonade (spiked or not)

A staple cocktail both with or without gin or vodka this summer in my house.  Watermelon is at it’s peak, and what makes better sense to quench your thirst than lemonade?  Combine the two and you are set. My kids love it as well. They get...

Grilled Baby Back Ribs w/Hot & Smoky BBQ Sauce

Get ready to get your hands and faces dirty with gooey, chop-licking, hot and smoky bbq baby back ribs.  Slaw and pickles are perfect side-kicks.

Rocky Mountain Baked Beans

Thanks Mom, for yet another recipe to contribute!  I’ve tried other baked bean recipes and they do take hours to make with nothing special to share.  This particular batch that Mom passed along do take around 3 hours to bake… but the...

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