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4 servings This Italian-American classic can be assembled early in the day, refrigerated, and baked when needed. Use 3 cups of your favorite store-bought…
6 servings This is an excellent quiche template. Use the suggested Additions to Quiche to riff on the basic recipe.
4 servings Bananas take on a surprisingly rich flavor when baked. This is also an excellent treatment for bananas to be used in Banana Bread Cockaigne…
About 1 ½ pounds; about 24 lollipops To increase the intensity of flavor in lollipops, use candy flavoring oils rather than extracts. You can stick to…
About 30 squares or diamonds Baklava is popular in Greece and throughout the Middle East. Layered with nuts and drenched in sugar syrup or honey, it is…
One 9- or 10-inch double crust For a 9-inch single-crust pie, make half the recipe (or make the full amount and wrap half of the dough and refrigerate or…
About fourteen 3-inch cakes The high starch content of russet potatoes helps hold the cakes together. Shredded celery root, parsnip, sweet potato, or…
4 to 6 servings This salad makes a good desk lunch or potluck dish. Add feta, goat cheese, or cubes of Fried Halloumi, if desired.
4 servings This dish is traditionally called kasuzuke and is made with sake lees or kasu, a byproduct of sake brewing. We use miso because it is much…
4 to 6 servings Please read about Deep-Frying and About Battering Fried Foods. To fry larger pieces of very firm vegetables like sweet potatoes, parcook…
A sharp, homemade pickled horseradish made with fresh horseradish root, distilled white vinegar, and salt. It keeps refrigerated for up to a year and can…
A quick tuna salad made with flaked tuna, diced celery, and a bright olive oil-lemon or mayonnaise dressing. Optional pickles, capers, and fresh herbs add…
About 8 cups A great stand-in for salsa or bean salad, this can be eaten immediately or refrigerated overnight. The longer it sits, the better it gets.
About sixteen 1 ¾-inch tall cannelés Cannelés are a specialty of the Bordeaux region of France. These little cakes have a custardy center with a deeply…
A refreshing Malaysian-style salad with a tangy fish sauce and lime dressing, crunchy bean sprouts, and toasted coconut. Ready in just 10 minutes.
About 8 half-pint jars Please read How to Process. Prepare a water-bath canner, gather all your canning equipment, and have ready 8 clean, hot half-pint…
A quick homemade cocoa syrup made from cocoa powder, sugar, and water. It can be used to make hot or cold cocoa drinks and keeps for weeks in the…
A rich tomato sauce simmered with Italian meatballs, enough to coat a pound of pasta.
About ½ cup This sauce can be rubbed on fish or shellfish before steaming or served as a condiment with the finished dish.
4 servings Please read Cooking Wildfowl and About Wild Turkey.
About sixty 1 ½-inch balls Without the characteristic hole, these are lighter in texture. If you dip the spoon into the frying oil before spooning up each…
2 to 4 servings Sometimes called a puff pancake, this impressive confection emerges from the oven puffed and golden, like a giant popover. The traditional…
5 or 6 half-pint jars Serve this delectable conserve with roasted lamb, a cheese board, or over Greek yogurt. Please read How to Process. Prepare a…
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