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Alex Witchel

Recipes by Alex Witchel

68 recipes

  • Pan-Seared Halibut With Olive Oil Potatoes

    Pan-Seared Halibut With Olive Oil Potatoes

    Alex Witchel, Café Gray

    48 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars

    48

    1 hour 45 minutes

    or to save this recipe.

  • Witchel Family Lamb Chops

    Witchel Family Lamb Chops

    Alex Witchel

    16 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars

    16

    20 minutes

    or to save this recipe.

  • Elaine's Scrambled Eggs

    Elaine's Scrambled Eggs

    Alex Witchel

    64 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars

    64

    10 minutes

    or to save this recipe.

    easy
  • Elaine’s Fettuccine Alfredo

    Elaine’s Fettuccine Alfredo

    Alex Witchel, Elaine Kaufman

    6169 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars

    6,169

    15 minutes

    or to save this recipe.

    easy
  • Pasta and Bean Soup

    Pasta and Bean Soup

    Alex Witchel, 'Tom Valenti's Soups, Stews, One-Pot Meals''

    391 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars

    391

    40 minutes

    or to save this recipe.

  • Dolly Sinatra's Marinara Sauce

    Dolly Sinatra's Marinara Sauce

    Alex Witchel

    56 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars

    56

    45 minutes

    or to save this recipe.

    easy
  • Sinatra's Spinach

    Sinatra's Spinach

    Alex Witchel

    24 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars

    24

    5 minutes

    or to save this recipe.

    easy
  • Chicken Vesuvius Sinatra Style

    Chicken Vesuvius Sinatra Style

    Alex Witchel

    32 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars

    32

    1 hour 15 minutes

    or to save this recipe.

  • Denver Chocolate Sheet Cake

    Denver Chocolate Sheet Cake

    Alex Witchel, "The Junior League at Home"

    2358 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars

    2,358

    45 minutes

    or to save this recipe.

  • Edna Lewis’s Angel Food Cake

    Edna Lewis’s Angel Food Cake

    Alex Witchel, Edna Lewis, Scott Peacock

    233 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars

    233

    1 hour

    or to save this recipe.

    easy
  • Good Housekeeping's Popovers

    Good Housekeeping's Popovers

    Alex Witchel, Good Housekeeping

    63 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars

    63

    1 hour 15 minutes

    or to save this recipe.

    easy
  • Moroccan Chicken Smothered in Olives

    Moroccan Chicken Smothered in Olives

    Alex Witchel, Paula Wolfert

    907 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars

    907

    45 minutes

    or to save this recipe.

  • Sweet-And-Sour Onions

    Sweet-And-Sour Onions

    Alex Witchel, Marcella Hazan

    6 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars

    6

    1 hour 30 minutes

    or to save this recipe.

  • Easy Apple Tart With Apricot Marmalade

    Easy Apple Tart With Apricot Marmalade

    Alex Witchel

    17 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars

    17

    1 hour 30 minutes

    or to save this recipe.

  • Chicken Soup With Flanken

    Chicken Soup With Flanken

    Alex Witchel

    12 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars

    12

    4 hours

    or to save this recipe.

  • Potato Kugel

    Potato Kugel

    Alex Witchel

    78 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars

    78

    1 hour 30 minutes

    or to save this recipe.

  • Barbecue Sauce

    Barbecue Sauce

    Alex Witchel

    63 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars

    63

    3 hours, plus refrigeration

    or to save this recipe.

  • Classic Deviled Eggs

    Classic Deviled Eggs

    Alex Witchel

    6992 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars

    6,992

    45 minutes

    or to save this recipe.

  • North Carolina-Style Pulled Pork Barbecue

    North Carolina-Style Pulled Pork Barbecue

    Alex Witchel

    70 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars

    70

    4 hours 30 minutes

    or to save this recipe.

  • Double Dip of Chocolate Pudding

    Double Dip of Chocolate Pudding

    Alex Witchel

    12 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars

    12

    30 minutes

    or to save this recipe.

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