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About 1 cup This family favorite makes a lively dunking sauce for seafood.
A creamy corn chowder made with fresh and canned corn, potatoes, and onions. This easy, comforting soup is perfect for any season.
About 2 cups This compote is delicious with roasted poultry, game, or pork.
A smooth and tangy black bean dip with a hint of heat from jalapeño and chipotle. Perfect for snacking or as an appetizer.
4 to 6 servings Simplicity itself—freshly cooked noodles in a flavorful broth garnished with green onions and shichimi togarashi.
A superlight and fluffy vegan raised dough made without animal products. Perfect for doughnuts or other fried treats.
A creamy roasted garlic dressing made with roasted garlic and shallots, blended with lemon, vinegar, and herbs. Perfect for salads or as a condiment.
A classic cocktail made with brandy, dark crème de cacao, and half-and-half, garnished with nutmeg.
A rich chocolate fudge cake with a moist, tender crumb. Made with unsweetened chocolate or semisweet chips, it can be baked as layers, a sheet cake, or…
A classic cocktail made with gin, dry and sweet vermouth, and fresh orange juice, shaken and strained into a chilled glass.
A refreshing tropical cocktail made with rum, pineapple juice, and cream of coconut, blended with ice and garnished with a pineapple slice.
6 to 8 servings Tuscans love beans so much that the rest of Italy calls them mangia fagioli, “the bean eaters.” We feel as if we would fit right in.
4 servings If grilling, only use skin-on fillets at least 1 inch thick. If grilling or broiling fillets of oily fish such as bluefish or black cod…
A rich and flavorful chicken broth made by simmering a whole chicken with vegetables and herbs. Perfect as a base for soups and stews.
About 1 ½ cups Charmoula’s consistency is between a chunky paste and a thick relish or sauce. It is traditionally used to flavor fish before or after…
2 cups For a richer dip, replace ½ cup of the sour cream with ½ cup mayonnaise.
A rich, roasted vegetable stock made from browned vegetables and aromatics, simmered with herbs and peppercorns. Perfect as a base for soups and stews.
12 servings First, we suggest looking at compilation videos of turkey-frying mishaps to gain an awareness of what you are up against. (Reconsidering is…
6 to 8 servings We prefer smoking pork with hickory wood chunks, but pecan and fruitwoods work well here, too. Please read about Barbecuing.
Once purchased, roast fresh chestnuts as soon as possible, as they are prone to drying out. For more on chestnuts, see here.
12 servings Though no substitute for real-deal Smoked Pork Shoulder, this indoor method is much easier and quicker. The shoulder braises in its own juices…
This recipe offers two ways to braise green beans with pork and potatoes. The first simmers beans and potatoes with a ham hock, while the second uses…
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