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Cindi Kruth

Cindi Kruth’s culinary background is vast and varied. She became a home economist, managed a fast-food restaurant, and sold mayonnaise and peanut butter for a corporate conglomerate. She opened her first shop, a fruit basket and produce store, when she lived in NJ. After moving to CT, she worked at the Connecticut Culinary Institute, did private catering and taught cooking lessons, and again opened a shop, this time a little gourmet take-out place. The demands of retail didn’t mesh well with raising a family, so she left the food business for a few years to become a lawyer. That’s about when she stumbled upon David’s story of Thor, his stove, in Bon Appétit and shortly after became a tester. Now, being in regular contact with others who are doing the same has expanded her interests and her recipe collection.  And she even got her 1.5 seconds of fame on national TV when David mentioned her work on his renowned Orange Olive Oil Cake on the Today Show.

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A tangle of Japanese cucumber salad, made with cucumbers, mint, cilantro, and an rice vinegar dressing.

Japanese-Style Cucumber Salad

10 mins

A blue and white bowl filled with shrimp and grits.

Southern Shrimp and Grits

1 hr 25 mins

A braised lamb shank in pinot noir, and exposed bone, on mash potatoes, all on a white plate sitting on planks of wood

Braised Lamb Shanks in Pinot Noir

3 hrs 40 mins

A bowl lined with a napkin and filled with pull-apart rolls.

Buttery Pull-Apart Rolls

2 hrs

Four glazed doughnuts stacked on top of each other, two with chocolate glaze, 2 with vanilla glaze

Glazed Doughnuts

3 hrs

A plate with a fish taco topped with creamy chipotle cabbage slaw, with a bowl of slaw beside it.

Fish Tacos with Creamy Chipotle Cabbage Slaw

45 mins

A white plate of larb--salad greens, ground beef, onions, and cashews.

Thai Beef Salad ~ Larb

30 mins

Four baked eggs sprinkled with chopped bacon.

Baked Eggs

25 mins

A jar of garlic confit with loose garlic cloves and husks nearby.

Garlic Confit

1 hr

Two jars of lemon vinaigrette, two lemon halves, and a wire whisk.

Lemon Vinaigrette

5 mins

Korean chicken wings piled around a white container of dipping sauce.

Korean Chicken Wings

1 hr

A cast-iron skillet filled with a cooked sweet potato cornbread with two pats of butter on top and a dish of butter pats beside it.

Sweet Potato Cornbread

50 mins

A parchment lined deep baking pan filled with baked ricotta.

Baked Ricotta

35 mins

A bowl of pico de gallo with a spoon resting inside set on a piece of parchment in a rimmed baking tray.

Pico de Gallo

45 mins

A dish of classic Hollandaise sauce on a white plate with a whisk resting on the dish.

Classic Hollandaise Sauce

20 mins

A decorative bowl filled with a sphere of goat cheese and a few olives, topped with a thyme sprig.

Goat Cheese with Olives, Lemon, and Thyme

25 mins

A pile of ribbon fries on a white surface.

Homemade Ribbon Fries

40 mins

A layered white cake with white frosting and covered with large strips of coconut, sitting on a white cake stand.

Coconut Cake

1 hr 15 mins

Sticky pecan bits piled on a white platter.

Sticky Pecan Bites

1 hr 15 mins

Cauliflower bacon gratin in a large green rectangular baking dish with melted cheese.

Cauliflower-Bacon Gratin

1 hr 15 mins

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