I recently invested in a tart pan, and have been having all kinds of fun baking delicious desserts with fresh berries, ground almonds, and—of course—lots of butter. It's amazing how the crust's fluted edges really up the impressive factor. The...
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From beef to veggie, tuna to mushroom, mini-slider to double-decker, I love burgers of all kinds. The one patty that can prove problematic? Turkey. It's hard to keep ground poultry from drying out. Even carefully cooked chicken and turkey burgers...
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If, like me, you live in a small city apartment, turning on your oven in the warmer months can be unbearable—the whole place heats up like a sauna. And even if you live in the spacious suburbs, who wants to...
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My boyfriend's mother has the uncanny ability to choose flawless melons—perfectly ripe, luscious, and dripping with honey flavor. I, on the other hand, often end up with tasteless watermelons and mealy cantaloupes. My oh-so-professional method of selection? Tap lightly on...
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The only equipment needed to prepare today's Cook the Book recipe for Pasta with Chopping-Board Pistachio Pesto, excerpted from The Splendid Table's How to Eat Supper, is a good chef's knife and a pot. Dicing the nuts, scallions, garlic, and...
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