Modern Farmer’s Best of 2016: Recipes

Maple-Glazed Pork Chop Recipe: This simple and delicious pork chop recipe by New York-based chef Chris Lanier highlights the meat’s natural ability to pair well with sweet flavors without drowning out its own essence.

Crispy Smashed Root Vegetables: There’s nothing better on a cold night than hearty root vegetables. Chef Chris Lanier’s version manages to give the vegetables a crispy exterior and tender interior. Plus, he adds the bite of swiss chard and the creaminess of butter into the mix for a side dish that could play the title role at any dinner.

Wine-Braised Brisket Recipe: The secret to a great brisket, according to sustainable food expert Anya Fernald, is not to cook the meat until it disintegrates into a pile of meat swimming in liquid. Fernald sears her brisket before braising it in the oven until it’s tender, but not falling apart.

Blistered Green Beans Recipe: Here’s a simple and delicious side dish from Anya Fernald that imparts a hint of smokiness and a crisp bite to boring old green beans.

Butternut Squash and Spicy Sausage Ravioli in Brown Butter-Sage Sauce Recipe: There’s no better comfort food than from-scratch butternut squash ravioli in a brown butter sauce. With the delicious addition of sausage New York-based personal chef Rebecca Wolf takes this dish to a higher plane in a recipe that is easier to make than you’d think.

Hayfields Market Pumpkin-Pecan Streusel Cake Recipe: Few things go better together than cake and ice cream. Chef Rebecca Wolf’s recipe for a mouth-watering streusel that combines the flavors of pecans and pumpkins is perfectly matched to a ginger ice cream. And, thankfully, making this delicious dessert is fairly easy.

Pan-Fried Stuffed Crabs Recipe: This flavorful pan-fried crab and shrimp recipe from New Orleans-based chef Melissa Martin will get your taste buds jumping and your mind drifting to thoughts of the Big Easy.

Pop Rouge Ice Cream With Blackberry Dumplings Recipe: This frozen dessert from Chef Melissa Martin includes strawberry soda and blackberry dumplings to create a flavor-filled finish to a spicy Louisiana meal or, if you’re feeling naughty, a meal unto itself.

Farm to Fido’s Bowl: How to Make Homemade Dog Food: Let’s not forget your four-legged best friend and clean-up crew. Here’s a dog food recipe that will keep your pet coming back for more and will help them stay healthy to boot.