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Makizushi (Rolled Sushi)

1h ready

10 rolls; 5 to 10 servings The ingredients in this recipe can be used to make 5 crab, tuna, or salmon rolls and 5 vegetable rolls, or 10 vegetable rolls…

Crispy Pan-Fried Tongue With Onions And Jalapeños

50m ready

5 or 6 servings The most common argument against tongue has nothing to do with its superlative flavor, but its uniquely tender texture. The best…

Five-Spice Powder

5m ready

About ¼ cup This pungent, slightly sweet mixture of ground spices sometimes contains cardamom or ginger, and black peppercorns can be substituted for the…

Shrimp Or Shellfish Stock

45m ready

About 4 cups Shrimp and lobster are the most flavorful shellfish to use here.

Gluten-Free Pizza

1h 25m ready

A gluten-free pizza crust made with a blend of rice flours, tapioca starch, and xanthan gum. The dough is spread thin, pre-baked, then topped and finished…

Classic Cuba Libre

2m 0s ready

A classic Cuban cocktail made with light rum, lime juice, and Coca-Cola. Serve over ice with a lime wedge garnish.

Easy Bloody Mary

5m ready

A classic Bloody Mary cocktail made with vodka, tomato juice, and spices, garnished with a celery stalk.

Tomato Paste

6h ready

About 2 cups This cooking process is similar to how apple butter is made: The ingredients are all simmered together until the tomatoes are broken down…

Fried Chicken Livers

25m ready

Chicken livers are coated in seasoned flour and fried until crispy and golden. A simple, savory dish that's ready in about 25 minutes.

Green Pea Soup

50m ready

About 5 cups; 3 servings If using fresh green peas, they may need a longer simmering time to soften.

Beef And Broccoli Stir-Fry

35m ready

4 to 6 servings Please read about Stir-Frying. If desired, substitute asparagus, trimmed and cut into 2-inch pieces, for the broccoli.

Quick-Pickled Onions

13m ready

About 1 pint jar For tacos, nachos, sandwiches, salads, or anywhere a punchy pickled garnish is needed. Feel free to vary the seasonings. For instance…

Easy Fine And Dandy

5m ready

A classic cocktail made with gin, Triple Sec, lemon juice, and orange bitters, shaken and strained into a chilled glass.

Vanilla Icebox Cookies

30m ready

About forty 2 ½-inch cookies This dough also makes a good filled cookie, or rich drop cookie; see About Drop Cookies or About Filled Cookies.

Maraschino Cherries

0h ready

Varies These are not the fire-truck red “maraschino cherries” of banana split fame, but rather extremely boozy sour cherries that are as much at home as a…

Brioche À Tête (Topped Brioche)

20m ready

10 rolls A brioche à tête, literally, brioche with a head, has a small topknot that sits on a larger base. These are traditionally baked in fluted molds…

Braised Brussels Sprouts With Chestnuts

45m ready

6 servings If fresh chestnuts are not available, use 8 ounces vacuum-packed chestnuts. For a crispier treatment, prepare Roasted Brussels Sprouts using…

Pfeffernüsse (Peppernuts)

44m ready

About sixty 1-inch cookies As with Lebkuchen, these cookies will keep for a very long time in an airtight container. In fact, we think the flavor and…

Kale Chips

35m ready

3 to 4 servings You can flavor these with a variety of spices and seasonings, including nutritional yeast, garlic or onion powder, paprika, or curry…

Pecan Lace

29m ready

About sixty 3-inch wafers Much of the appeal of these see-through wafers is in their brittle, caramelized texture, so be sure to make them on a dry day…

Navarin Printanière (Spring Lamb Stew)

2h ready

8 to 10 servings As with all stews, the flavors deepen if chilled overnight and reheated. Also, once chilled, the fat is easily skimmed from the top.

Sicilian-Style Stuffed Chicken Breasts

1h 0m ready

Chicken breasts are pounded thin, stuffed with a savory breadcrumb mixture featuring olives, raisins, pine nuts, anchovies, and capers, then baked until…

Shoyu Chicken

55m ready

4 to 6 servings A comforting Hawaiian dish best served on a steaming mound of rice, which will soak up the rich, sweet, and gingery poaching liquid. We…

Gumbo Z’herbes

1h ready

6 servings Gumbo z’herbes is often made during Lent, which happens to be a very good time of year to find a variety of greens. Authentic versions of this…

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