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4 easy dishes to make with tomatillos, plus a trick for getting those sticky husks off
If you’ve never used tomatillos before, just run out and get a pound or two. They’re pretty inexpensive, easy to use and add great flavor to many dishes.
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Whether chorizo or brats, you can't mark Father's Day without sausage
JeanMarie Brownson pays tribute to the fathers in her life with hearty sausage dishes.
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Heart-shaped ricotta pancakes the kids can make for mom on Mother's Day
Homemade strawberry syrup brings fresh flavor and bright color to a pancake breakfast for mom bolstered by cute bacon curls and scrambled eggs.
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2 spring salads inspired by travels that will become go-to recipes at your house
A Hand of God salad with poached garlic, prosciutto and eggs, and a pub salad of roast cauliflower, shrimp, arugula and pickles.
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How to make delicious corned beef and cabbage in an Instant Pot in about an hour
My husband reminded me that we used to cook our St. Patrick’s Day corned beef in the old pressure cooker. Using my new Instant Pot saved hours of time.
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Kick up your Super Bowl menu with roasted green chiles
Roasted green chiles are the star of JeanMarie Brownson's crowd-pleasing Super Bowl menus: green chile and avocado cheeseburgers, and green chile pork and short rib stew.
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How to bring the delicate texture and sky-high rise of panettone home for Christmas
The artisanal panettone of Italy has become an obsession among pro bakers in the U.S. Home cooks can try an easier version.
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Take a break from gut-busting holiday decadence with easy veggie dishes
How to counteract the gravy, buttered rolls, rich stuffings, scalloped potatoes, creamed spinach and candied yams? Arm yourself with an arsenal of lighter, delicious and beautiful vegetable preparations that shake up the buffet.
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Spicing up butter chicken with chipotle chiles: Chandra Ram offers modern take on Indian Instant Pot cooking
Peer pressure led Chandra Ram to get an Instant Pot, but she didn't expect it would lead her to excavate her personal relationship with Indian food — and to publish a new cookbook, "The Complete Indian Instant Pot Cookbook."
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2 tricked-out pies to be thankful for: pear with cranberries and pumpkin with ginger praline
Pumpkin pie gets a twist with a nut-free ginger praline, while pears, instead of apples, star in a fruit pie studded with fresh and dried cranberries.
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Layered with love: Timpano brings an entire family together to work in one pot
Celebrating Thanksgiving and Christmas at nontraditional times meant venturing into nontraditional fare. We gathered the courage and work ethic to give timpano a try and never looked back.
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Prost! Bake up a perfect pretzel for Oktoberfest
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Rotisserie chicken again? Not tonight. Upgrade your game in the time it takes to make a grocery run
Roast chicken thighs and home-fried chicken offer juicier alternatives to rotisserie chicken — and with a little planning, can be accomplished in as little time as it takes to run to the grocery store.
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How one stew evokes a rich history of African flavors and Portuguese occupation
Every Cape Verdean family boasts an original recipe for cachupa rica, but the dish is rich in the history and pride of a people steeped in their culture
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Passover desserts rise above limitations
How many great desserts can you think of that aren't made with flour, baking powder or even dairy products?
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When you go looking for Gorgonzola at its birthplace, you might be surprised where you end up
To find Gorgonzola where it's produced, you'll have to leave the famous Italian blue cheese's town of origin and head elsewhere.
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How to transform a bakery croissant into something marvelous
Almond-filled ones might be taken for granted in France, but they are a cut-above in America. Here's how to make them at home.
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4-ingredient poached apricots: Result is so much greater than sum of its parts
A water bath simply flavored with sugar, lemon juice and vanilla bean creates poached apricots whose payoff is much greater than the sum of its parts.
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2 (ish) ingredient dough trend leads to memorable English muffins
True believers swear the two-ingredient dough can be shaped into pleasing pizza, pretzels, bagels and English muffins.
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Pack up a picnic of Spanish tapas to feed a crowd
Tapas epitomize outdoor summer goodness; try these recipes for thick and creamy gazpacho, chorizo and potato omelets, and sparkling berry rosé sangria.
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The best way to grill a burger keeps it off the grate
Here are tips to help you create the best burger you can, whichever style you prefer.
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A German baker has taken pie art to a mesmerizing new level
Karin Pfeiff-Boschek makes three pies each week, posts pictures of them on Instagram and then gives most of them away to friends and charities.
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Father's Day breakfast recipes for dads who love to pour on the maple syrup
Sweet, syrupy and meltingly warm cinnamon buns inspire this year’s Father’s Day breakfast of cinnamon raisin pancakes.
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Change Memorial Day grilling lineup with charred greens, savory kebabs
For Memorial Day, capture the primal perfume of smoke with ingredients a bit more forgiving.
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Late convert to square-foot gardening revels in the revelation
Square-foot gardening is not that tricky: Build (or buy) a box, spread in lightweight soil, mark off tiny plots, drop in seeds.
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Mimouna, a Sephardic custom, closes Passover holiday with celebratory dishes
Mimouna is a feast celebrating the heritage of Jews from Arab lands.