Chef Chad with Rouses Markets is making a classic holiday treat. DOUGH: 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 1/2 Tbsp sugar 1 tsp salt 3/4 cup butter, unsalted, very cold, diced 1/2 cup lard, shortening ...

Mincemeat pie," says chef Frank McClelland, a chef and owner of Frank in Beverly, Mass. who is credited with pioneering the farm-to-table movement in New England in the ’80s.

But the mincemeat I’m talking about is thick, sweet, spicy and brown; a sludge of raisins, booze, orange peels, allspice and other aromatics. Some recipes also involve apples, and almost all ...

For some families, it wouldn't be Christmas without mincemeat pies, and the recipe for making them is a closely guarded secret passed down to only one person per generation.

My gluten-free recipe for the month of December is this delicious and traditional mincemeat dessert. An average serving of mincemeat pie contains around 500 calories without topping. This ...

At the time mincemeat pie recipes were being developed, people would create an acidic environment in one of two ways –– by adding vinegar or adding ethanol. Ancestral versions often used both.

According to the BBC, a mincemeat recipe in Hannah Glasse's influential 1747 cookbook, "Art of Cookery," is an early instance of meat being removed as a key ingredient from the pie filling. Black ...

I upgraded the mincemeat filling, actually using real meat, like our pioneer ancestors. Recipes called for ingredients such as fruits and spices along with the meat. I even used green tomatoes.

My mincemeat pie was a hit at the party, and my friend Jenny smiled with satisfaction. “I knew you’d love it,” she said, and she was right.