One-Skillet Steak and Spring Veg with Spicy Mustard
Another dish that somehow transcends the sum of its parts -- with every bite you will wonder how steak, vegetables and mustard could synthesize into something so eye-rollingly delicious. Extra points for coming together quickly and even more for adaptability: several...
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Central Mexican Guacamole and Chili-Pineapple Margarita
Oh guacamole. You are so embedded into American food culture that we have formed strong, chili-like opinions about the best, the most authentic and the most worthy recipes. Because we need more stuff to fight about. According to Milk Street, the version out of...
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Tahini Swirl Brownies
For anyone familiar with Halvah, adding tahini to brownies is a no-brainer, in fact, what took us so long??? And if Halvah is good enough for Suleiman the Magnificent who are we to question it? For those unfamiliar, it brilliantly transforms what can be a...
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Crisp Smashed Potatoes with Fried Onions and Parsley
A Sunday afternoon impulse abetted by the presence of leftover baby potatoes on their last legs as well as an abundance of duck fat from the cassoulet soiree. The only ingredient I did not have was parsley and I wish I did because it would have provided much-needed...
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Cassoulet
Earlier this year, Melissa Clark published The New Essentials of French Cooking in the New York Times and I took it as a personal challenge from Melissa to me. To which I said, out loud in my home, like a boss "game on Melissa. Game on." And why not start with the...
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Israeli Couscous with Lemon, Mint, Peas, Feta and Pickled Shallots
There's something about Israeli couscous that I'm infatuated with. I don't know if it's the toothsome, pasta-like texture, the neutral palette that makes it the perfect canvas for any ingredient, or the versatility. Perhaps it just reminds me of Israel? Whatever...
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Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street
I always give Cook's Illustrated credit for teaching me how to cook and it will always be my go-to for classic American dishes like fried chicken, chocolate cupcakes, pancakes, burgers, roast turkey and countless other things I cannot live without. But Milk Street is...
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