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Cracker-Barrel Biscuits
Make a biscuit dough, or follow any good recipe for biscuits — the one in The Joy of Cooking is no doubt the one Teddy would use. Fold into the batter 1-1/2 cups grated orange Cracker Barrel cheese. Shape the biscuits to your liking, and just before baking, press a few curls of grated cheese onto the top of each biscuit. Bake as directed.
Serve with the following dishes: Lentil-Merguez Stew and Broccoli Rabe.
Chapter Three
...Teddy smiled a secret smile and took a bite of her lentil soup. Limited access to the best ingredients, she thought, was a real test of any cook's mettle. This soup was rich and complex and full of umami, the meatiness and soul that undergirded all the other flavors, sweetness, sourness, bitterness, saltiness. The lentils had a satisfyingly mealy give between the teeth. A hint of cardamom in the broth hinted at duskiness. She had added the artichoke hearts because they had an enzyme that made everything taste sweeter, a different quality of sweetness from sugar, hitting a different part of the tongue. She had added the lamb sausage because it was so good...
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