Roasted Spicy Pumpkin Seeds - makes 1 cup - Zest Factor: Medium Ingredients 1 cup pumpkin seeds 1 tablespoon olive oil or vegetable oil 1/2 teaspoon sweet paprika (or smoked paprika would work nicely too) 1/2 teaspoon chili powder 1/2...
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This recipe is great as a topping over grilled pound cake, which you can read about here. - makes 6 servings - Ingredients 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted 1/4 cup packed dark brown sugar 1/2 cup gold tequila 1...
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One of my favorite ways to eat whole fish is to dress it simply in salt and olive oil, and stuff it with whole twigs of rosemary and thyme. Then I either broil it in the oven, or char...
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"Too often, we think of French haute cuisine without remembering the old, rustic heart that beats beneath it." A Split Personality France is a two-faced country. About a month ago, I ordered duck confit at an English French restaurant. It...
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Roasting a whole fish can still feel daunting for me, and I'm not sure why. I cook whole chickens and five-pound hunks of pork without much issue. But as Pat Tanumihardja describes in this NPR story, much of that...
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Editor's note: On Thursdays, Andrea Lynn, associate editor of Chile Pepper magazine, drops by to drop some Serious Heat. Photograph from A30_Tsitika on Flickr At Chile Pepper, we have a lot of uses for roasted chiles, whether it’s the mild-mannered...
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As the days get warmer and I get the urge to picnic in the park, I keep an eye out for outdoor-friendly food ideas. Ideally, it should be good cold, easy to eat, and spill-free. Lemon herb-roasted chicken drumsticks fit...
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With leftovers finally taxed, Thanksgiving withdrawal is rearing its ugly head. If you're anything like me, you may have over bought for the big meal and have more than a few extra ingredients still on hand. If sweet potatoes...
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- serves 10 to 12 - Note: Instead of drumsticks and thighs, you may use 2 whole leg quarters, 1 1/2 to 2 pounds each. The recipe will also work with turkey breast alone; in step 2, reduce the butter...
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Photograph by Wyscan on Flickr When I was young, and my dad and I would come back from the country weighed down with enough pumpkins to keep our New York apartment in a crowd of jack-o'-lanterns plus some, I...
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