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Bouillabaisse

Bouillabaisse, a classic fish stew from the south of France, is one of those peasant dishes, like cassoulet, that should be made with whatever you have lying around. But as with cassoulet, nobody ever seems to have the ingredients lying […]

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Cauliflower Puree

When you don’t do carbs, but you want something like mashed potatoes to go with your big holiday meal. Or just your roast chicken. This recipe is super-easy, and very, very rich. There is more butter in this than I […]

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Prime Rib Roast

This is one hell of a big piece of meat. And it ain’t cheap. But every now and again, it’s really nice to do something really extravagant. And the roast keeps on giving: we’ll have leftovers and make broth for […]

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Roast Chicken

Julia Child will tell you: The key to a really good roast chicken is butter. For these, I softened butter and spread it under the skin of the breast and thigh, then nestled some herbs in there, too. To get […]

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Pork and Pears

I first made this recipe — which comes from the Williams Sonoma catalog — many years ago, and, to the delight of my guests, it was a huge hit. This time is no different. It’s a great inexpensive one-pot dish […]

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Irene’s Celery Salad

A classic in Irene’s repertoire. I’ve loved this salad for years, and just convinced Irene to share the recipe. It’s a celery salad for people who think they don’t like celery (like me). Trust me, you’ll love it. Irene’s Celery […]

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Low-Carb Chili

Low-carb chili! A delicious recipe, adapted from one from last winter. I’ve pumped up the amount of cinnamon and cumin, which makes the chili more subtly flavored than spicy.   1 pound ground pork 2 tablespoons smoked paprika 2 pounds […]

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A Holiday Cheese Ball

Greg was smitten with a recipe accompanying Kim Severson’s New York Times story about the cheese ball. A midwest — and Southern — staple, it makes us recall the Christmases of our youth. So we made it, to recall the Christmases […]

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Gingerbread Cookies

I made dough for both Sugar Cookies and Gingerbread Men, but this year, we only got around to making the gingerbread. It’s a winner of a recipe, super easy and just enough spices to make it interesting, not dense. Roll […]

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Chicken Shawarma Recipe

A chicken shawarma recipe has been haunting me. It looks so damn good on the New York Times cooking site. Go ahead, take a look. It’s here: Chicken shawarma recipe. After I clicked on it once, I saved it to my […]

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Baked Lemon Sole

A trip to the fishmonger for salmon, and I came back with two pounds of lemon sole. That’s what happens when you go to the farmers market at 11 a.m.! I don’t remember ever cooking lemon sole, but i had […]

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Blood Orange Flip

Another great cocktail with blood orange juice! This one from Serious Eats. [amd-zlrecipe-recipe:45] Blood Orange Flip For the honey syrup: 1/4 cup water 1/4 cup honey For the cocktail: 1 ounce freshly squeezed blood orange juice 1/2 ounce honey syrup 1 […]

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Bolognese Sauce

It was a cold winter day. We wanted something simmering, bubbling on the stove all day long, and a hearty dish to eat at night. Fireside. With a good bottle of red. Bolognese! I’ve made ragus before, but I was […]

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Dominique Ansel’s Banana Bread

I’ve really been enjoying Tasting Table lately. Lots of great recipes! Here’s one I stumbled upon one morning — and I happened to have four brown bananas about to rot in my kitchen. Samantha and I whipped this up, and were […]

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Old Fashioned

[amd-zlrecipe-recipe:75] Old Fashioned 1 sugar cube (or two dots or 1 teaspoon) 2 dashes bitters Splash of water 2 ounces rye One big-ass ice cube (or several smaller ones) 1 orange peel, cut using a paring knife Muddle the sugar, […]

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Blood Orange Braised Chicken

We had braising on the mind, and blood oranges on the counter. After a browse up and down internet road, I came up with this Blood Orange Braised Chicken. It went so beautifully with a rice-cherry-nut salad from Ottolenghi and […]

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Grapefruit Bars

We all know about lemon bars, but have you ever seen grapefruit bars? Tammy Donroe Innman has a terrific recipe for them in her book, Wintersweet. She makes a shortbread crust and adds rosemary (I added thyme instead) and fills […]

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French Onion Dip

More Food52 inspiration. Here, a recipe by Sarah Coates called New School French Onion Dip. Sarah recommends making what she calls “Onion Jam,” but I can also recommend two ways of caramelizing onions before you get started with this recipe: […]

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Smashed Potatoes

A great do-ahead recipe to serve with a roast. You boil new potatoes, then smash them with the heel of your hand and store them on a sheet pan until your roast is out of the oven and resting! Thanks […]

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Kale Salad with Squash and Toasted Almonds

This Northern Spy Kale Salad, discovered on Food52, has become a staple this holiday season: I made it first for the Advent Party, then Kris and Tom brought it for the annual reading of ‘A Christmas Memory,’ and now it’s […]

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Christmas Cookies

I have found a sugar cookie I can really get behind. Not just an excuse to have pretty red and green colors but actually a tasty cookie you’d want to eat on its own. I found this wonderful recipe on Food52. […]

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Pork, Fennel and Chard Soup

A pork, fennel and chard soup we made up on the fly! Well worth saving. A delicious winter’s night soup. [amd-zlrecipe-recipe:28] Related posts: Spicy Pork Soup with Mustard Greens Dan Barber’s Fennel Soup Dorie Greenspan’s Spiced Squash, Fennel and Pear […]

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Chocolate-Coconut Pecan Tart

A terrific recipe from Melissa Clark and the Cooking web site of the New York Times. It may become a Thanksgiving tradition in our household. [amd-zlrecipe-recipe:18] Related posts: Lemon Tart with a Layer of Chocolate Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookies Coconut […]

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Chicken Paprikash

Here’s a great slow cooker recipe for Halloween night — or any night. It’s adapted from this Chicken Paprikash with Sour Cream recipe from Epicurious. [amd-zlrecipe-recipe:17] Related posts: Thai Coconut-Chicken Soup Chicken Soup with Lime and Hominy (Sopa de Lima) […]

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Freekeh Salad with Roasted Winter Vegetables

After a grain-salad happy summer, it’s time to transition. Yes, we’ll still be combining grains with vegetables and herbs and tossing with dressing, but the vegetables and herbs are changing. Read more: Wheatberry Salad with Zucchini and Snap Peas So […]