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Valentine's Day: Kenji's Menu for Cooking at Home

Here are a few suggestions for dishes that are stupidly simple to prepare, but will make it look like you've put a lot of thought into it. You'll spend more time eating, less time cooking, and just in case he or she dumps you, at least your time investment towards dinner was minimal.

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10 Menu Trends We'd Like to See in 2011

Whether it's lamb (the new bacon), donuts or small plates, menu trends are pretty easy to spot. Well here are a few that we'd actually like to see more of in the upcoming year. Over at the AmEx OPEN Forum, Kenji shares 10 trends we'd like to see more of on menus this year. Check out the article and tell us what you think.

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Serious Entertaining: An Italian Harvest Vegetarian Dinner Party

I've seen my winemaker friend Massimo grill octopus, make some of the finest Napa Valley wines, and build furniture made of wine barrels. Massimo is an amazing cook, throwing together inexpensive ingredients in a way that always impresses. So when he threw an Italian harvest-inspired vegetarian dinner party, we made sure we attended.

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Serious Entertaining: No-Cook One-Handed Appetizers

The following recipes are my favorite snacks for no-cook one-handed summertime consumption. Be warned: You will need at least two hours of advance refrigerator time before these appetizers are ready, but I know you're a planner.

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Fourth of July Menu Planner

It's July Fourth weekend, which means it's time to bust out the grilling tongs and get that flag cake assembled. Here are some of our favorite recipes for potato salad, guacamole, pulled pork, sliders, and non-flag-cake desserts like brownies and pies (how much more American can a dessert get?!). Happy holiday weekend from everyone at Serious Eats world headquarters!

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Vintage Northern California Menu Collection

When's the last time you saw a menu with a mermaid riding a lobster? Yeah, it's been a while. The Alice Statler menu collection at the City College of San Francisco contains menus dating as far back as the 1920s, mostly from Northern California restaurants. They're currently sitting in six steel filing cabinets at the college, but you can click through 13 of them here.

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What to Eat on Memorial Day Weekend

Are you headed to or throwing a cookout this weekend? We have a boatload of recipes and ideas for the grill: burgers, hot dogs, pizza (we predict this one will be especially popular this year), pernil, asparagus, and more. And don't even think about lighting that fire until you read the Serious Eats Guide to Grilling. We raise our grilled corn to a great summer season of eating ahead! Happy Memorial Day from all of us at Serious Eats!

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How to Make a Take-Out Menu Binder

[Photographs: Design Sponge] If you're tired of rummaging through drawers and between couch cushions for the neighborhood's take-out and delivery menus, try making one of these super organized binders. All you need is a three-ring binder, some of those clear protective sheets, divider tabs, and creative juices. Follow artist Kate Pruitt's step-by-step instructions over on Design*Sponge. More DIY Projects How to Make a Grocery Planner How to Make Custom Table Placemats with Inkjet Transfers How to Make a Portable Picnic-in-a-Briefcase...

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Party Food Recipes Roundup

When bowls of plain old popcorn and chips just won't do, here are some more interesting dishes for you and your guests to nibble on....

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All the Holiday Recipes You Need

Nibbles Smoked and Spiced Nuts Giant Gougères Cheeseball Cauliflower and Chickpea Tapas with Parsley-Fennel Mayonnaise Sausage and Cheese Stuffed Peppers Duck Confit Sicilian Pizza Squares Mains The Perfect Prime Rib The Lee Bros. City Ham Steak with Red-Eye Gravy Alton Brown's Roast Turkey Apricot-Glazed Pork Tenderloin Martha Stewart's Rack of Lamb Sides Sausage, Apple, and Cranberry Stuffing The Smoothest Mashed Potatoes Glazed Carrots Alice Waters' Long-Cooked Broccoli Pioneer Woman's Cranberry Sauce Pan Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Candied Pepitas and Cider Vinegar Desserts 17 Sweets from the Serious Eaters Homemade Peppermint Patties Gina De Palma's Chewy Gingersnaps Cranberry and White Chocolate Cookies Gingerbread Mad Men Eggnog Sandwich Cookies Chex Mix/M&M Bars Cook's Illustrated's Pumpkin Pie Apple Meringue Tipples Apple Wassail...

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