Where's the beef? In this Frito pie recipe
This is one of those recipes that feels a little trashy, but it's so good you won't care.
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Pump up the flavor of grilled chicken with Korean Gochujang
For many years, I was hooked on Thai red curry paste, a thick, unctuous seasoning that packs a little heat and a lot of savory deliciousness. It's great whisked into vinaigrettes and marinades, smeared straight onto steaks and chicken, blended into meatloaf and burgers, even pureed into hummus.
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The next seasoning condiment on the horizon is gomasio
It's impossible to say this without sounding stupid (or as though I'm practicing Klingon), but gomasio is going to be the next za'atar.
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It's time to move pasta beyond the side salad this summer
Aside from the occasional pasta salad, America's favorite carb often takes a vacation during summer. It's probably because we tend to associate it with more winter-friendly heavy and hot sauces.
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Let others worry about the burgers - focus on the sangria
Want to be the hero of your July Fourth gathering? Leave the burgers and dogs to somebody else. Ditto for the potato and pasta salads. What you want to bring is the sangria. Because it's hard to go wrong at an outdoor summer party when you're the one toting the …
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Don't toss those carrot tops! Turn them into delicious pesto
If it grows together, it goes together.
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Real comfort and love on Mother's Day comes as carbs, fat
If you really want to show Mom how much you care on Mother's Day, the recipe is pretty simple - carbs and fat.
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Food critic Ozersky found dead in Chicago hotel
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Frittatas - the ultimate have-it-your-way weeknight dinner
Frittatas are like quiches without crusts, and that makes them an ideal fast and simple weeknight dinner. They also are the ultimate have-it-your-way meal, and that makes it easy to feed a family of - inevitably - picky eaters. You all get to enjoy the same meal at the same …
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A sweet-and-sour dish that will have you ditching take-out
There is just something disgustingly delicious about sweet-and-sour chicken, that deep-fried, sugar-slathered staple of Asian take-out. That cloying sauce, that crispy-fried breading, those sweet morsels of warm pineapple... No matter how bad I know it is for me - and how badly executed the dish usually is - I still …
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Food processor turns falafel into easy weeknight meal
Falafel is one of those easy weeknight meals I rarely think to make, but when I do I feel like a dolt for not doing it more often.
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A delicious lemon-pepper pork that should have been chicken
This is the pork tenderloin that was supposed to be a chicken. But it ended up being one of those delicious mistakes I was so glad I made.
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A cauliflower soup so rich you won't believe it's so simple
It's easy to overthink things in the kitchen. It's easy to fall into the trap of assuming that flavor needs a whole lot of labor. Or at least a long ingredient list.
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Party like you mean it with homemade jerky
Sure, you'll have some guacamole and some chips and some chicken wings. And a plate of nachos isn't a bad idea, either. But how about something to set your Super Bowl spread apart?
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Dieting pickle? Use quick pickles as healthy snack
In terms of healthy eating, snacking is my downfall. So long as I abstain, I'm fine. But once I start, I can't stop.
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An effortless New Year's Eve party? No problem!
It probably was a moment of weakness. You offered to host a New Year's Eve gathering, but - as usual - you lack the time and energy to pull together anything company-worthy.
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2014: A year of battle lines drawn over dinner
Have you picked a side yet? If not, you'd better think fast, because the battle lines are being drawn and they cut right down the dinner table.
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A pancake that has it all - bacon, apple and sugar
Like Thanksgiving, Christmas is one of those holidays that require aroma.
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A guide to take the pain out of Thanksgiving math
Ready for the annual Thanksgiving math quiz?
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Putting the kids to work on a sweet potato tart
It seemed an unlikely goal. I wanted a single solution for two problems - how to keep kids entertained while preparing Thanksgiving dinner AND how to serve sweet potatoes in a fresh, creative way.
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Easy slow cooker chili that lives up to the hype
Slow cookers have legions of fans. I am not among them.
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These cookbooks are hard not to like
Over the years, I've developed a simple system for processing the hundreds of cookbooks which cross my desk every year. It's the six-pile process.
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A speedy approach to pumpkin bread
Some days you just need to embrace a kitchen sink approach to cooking. This quick bread is just such a case.
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Sangria, roasted peppers make entertaining easy
When it comes to summer entertaining, it's not hard to impress. But it's easy to get yourself in over your head trying to do so.
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Think beyond the slice with refreshing watermelon
Watermelon is one of those foods you really don't need to overthink.
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Elevate the basic pasta salad with feta and shrimp
We've all suffered through them, those limp, soggy excuses for pasta salad that amount to little more than elbow macaroni doused with bottled vinaigrette and tossed with a bag of frozen peas.
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Bourbon, maple syrup team up for killer barbecue
Simply put, bourbon belongs in barbecue sauce.
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James Beard awards moving to Chicago
Chicago is adding another jewel to its culinary crown. After 24 years in the Big Apple, the James Beard Foundation awards ceremony is moving to the Windy City next year.
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Shrimp tacos in less time than takeout pizza
What I really wanted was pizza. But I was too lazy to drive down to the pizza shop to get it, and they only deliver if you order $40 or more. And as much as I like pizza, that's a lot of pizza.
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Egg-topped roasted squash bridges winter to summer
Just one more squash dish. Before spring truly arrives, I wanted to squeeze in just one more recipe for roasted butternut squash.
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A matzo-stuffed chicken for anytime comfort food
Why is it that we only stuff poultry one day a year?
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A mandoline helps pair potatoes with baked haddock
This past summer I fell in love with a kitchen gadget that has been relatively slow to catch on in the U.S. - the mandoline.
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A sweet, tangy chicken sandwich for summer
My search for a tender, juicy and flavorful breaded chicken sandwich took me to the place where so much great thinking begins - the beer aisle.
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