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4 servings A steakhouse favorite. Iceberg is classic, but romaine or butter lettuce may be substituted (cut them into serving-sized wedges).
About 1 ½ cups This bright, herb-packed sauce is our preferred condiment for samosas and Pakoras.
4 servings This Welsh specialty is bound with egg and bread crumbs and formed into sausage-shaped cakes. They will fool no one, but they are quite tasty…
An elevated tuna melt on whole grain sourdough English muffins with creamy Havarti cheese and heirloom tomato slices. Quick to prepare under the broiler…
A classic bread pudding made with stale bread, eggs, milk, and sugar, baked until custardy and golden. Optional raisins and almonds add texture.
About 1 ⅓ cups This light condiment is a particular delight with hot roast beef, but it is also good with cold meats.
Enough to coat 4 cups food Have all your vegetables and meat ready to go and the oil preheated before making this batter. The key to light, crisp tempura…
6 to 10 servings The key to a moist and tender pot roast is to cook the meat at a bare simmer. If your pot and lid are ovenproof, you may cook the roast…
6 to 8 servings This is an Irish favorite. The British often form leftover colcannon—or leftover mashed potatoes and cabbage—into a cake, fry it, and call…
About 7 cups; 4 to 5 servings Fresh spinach is best for this soup, but you can substitute three 10-ounce packages frozen chopped spinach, thawed and…
About 6 servings These grain-filled regional specialties represent a rare style of sausage-making. If you use cornmeal, call it scrapple; if you use oats…
Yogurt cheese is a simple, creamy spread made by straining yogurt to remove whey. It has a texture similar to cream cheese and can be used in both sweet…
10 to 12 servings Tiramisù is Italian for “pick me up”—and how could ladyfingers soaked in espresso and brandy and slathered with Marsala-laced mascarpone…
A classic cocktail made with peach puree and sparkling wine, served chilled.
8 to 10 servings For more information on alternate molds and cake linings, see About Charlottes.
4 small but potent servings Cuban coffee is very dark, very strong, and sweet. Its most notable feature is the layer of foam on top, which is created by…
About 1 ⅓ cups This sauce is excellent with gingerbread, pound cake, and angel food cake. It is also delicious with desserts containing blueberries or…
A classic cocktail combining apple brandy, gin, anise liqueur, and grenadine, stirred and served chilled.
About 1 cup Serve this sauce with Pot Stickers, Fried Wontons, or Seafood or Pork Shumai.
6 to 8 servings This soufflé tastes remarkably like a sugar cookie. You may use 2 vanilla beans in place of the vanilla extract. Gently heat the heavy…
1 serving A Cuban highball well known and loved for its refreshing combination of white rum, lime juice, and mint.
About 50 hushpuppies These morsels of fried cornmeal batter are flavored with onion and have a crusty, golden brown exterior. Traditionally fried…
About 8 cups Court bouillons are seasoned liquids that are cooked only a short time (court is French for “short”); they are not broths or stocks in…
Cocoa cookies filled with rich chocolate ganache and topped with crushed candy canes for a chocolatey, minty bite-size treat.
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