[Photograph: Nick Kindelsperger] Now this is the kind of salad I love. There is no need for twenty ingredients or a gloppy dressing to get in the way. No, all that's needed in this late-fall dish from Martha Stewart...
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Note: You may know Carolyn Cope as Umami Girl. She stops by on Tuesdays with ideas on preparing fruits and vegetables. [Photograph: Carolyn Cope] Although Asian pears (also called Chinese pears, apple pears or sand pears) are now fairly widely...
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Delicate and airy, frico tacos are lace doilies of cooled, melted cheese. There's a brief window between removing it from the hot pan and setting it down to cool where a frico can be molded into any shape you choose....
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Martha Stewart does this recipe an injustice by leaving "bacon" out of its title. The white beans are lusciously creamy, of course, and the mustard greens pleasantly peppery, but it's the five slices of bacon, diced and crisped, per 1...
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Photograph from amrufm on Flickr Chicken liver pâté is one of those rare but happy collisions of dirt cheap and delicious. With chicken livers at under $2 a pound, you can afford to make several servings of this velvety spread....
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Photograph from Bethany L King on Flickr Today's chocolate cutouts come from Martha Stewart's Cookies, a mighty tome often cited as the absolute last word in baking. Dark and crisp, the cookies have two distinct advantages over the standard...
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I love garlicky mashed potatoes, but seldom make them because I can't be bothered to roast the cloves. Thanks to Martha Stewart, author of this week's Cook the Book selection and the genius behind the concept of boiling the garlic...
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If seasons were paired with regional cuisines, summer's partner would be Latin, with its bright ceviches and piquant salsas. Cool weather calls for slow-cooked Nordic flavors, like Martha Stewart's braised red cabbage dish with caramelized apples. The traditional Thanksgiving table...
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Today's Cook the Book recipe isn't intended for Thanksgiving, but the day after. As a vehicle for leftover turkey, Martha Stewart's tortilla soup couldn't be further away from the turkey and cranberry sandwiches that can seem neverending in the last...
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The following recipe is from the November 19th edition of our weekly recipe newsletter. To receive this newsletter in your inbox, sign up here! The many-colored stalks of rainbow chard have always looked better to me than they tasted. That...
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