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Homemade Fig Newtons

Fig cookies that taste as cakey and soft as you remember.

Foolproof Béarnaise Sauce

The very best classic steak sauce you can make at home.

Jewish-Style Braised Brisket With Onions and Carrots

Brisket that's tender and moist.

Perfect Hard-Boiled Eggs

Perfect hard-boiled eggs require the right technique.

German Apple Pancake

And easy custardy pancake that's loaded with caramelized apples.

Sous Vide Carnitas for Tacos (Crispy Mexican-Style Pulled Pork)

Use your sous vide cooker for extra-juicy, crispy, and foolproof carnitas.

Paratha (Flaky South Asian Flatbread)

How to make the golden, crispy, chewy South Asian flatbread with flaky layers.

Penne Boscaiola (Woodsman-Style Pasta With Mushrooms and Bacon)

A transporting cold-weather pasta dish.

Tender Grilled Short Ribs

The best cut of meat for grilling, cooked to juicy, tender perfection.

Vietnamese Grilled Lemongrass Pork Chops (Thit Heo Nuong Xa)

Pork chops with a sweet-and-savory caramelized crust.

Negroni

Crisp and bitter, the classic cocktail of gin, Campari, and sweet vermouth is dependably delicious, and remarkably difficult to foul up.

Classic Steak au Poivre

Divide the pepper, then conquer this recipe.

Quick and Easy Drop Biscuits

Just 25 minutes and five basic ingredients stand between you and these fluffy, tender drop biscuits.

Peruvian-Style Grilled Chicken With Green Sauce

A grilled chicken preparation that's truly simple, but excellent and juicy.

Canned Whole Tomatoes (Using a Pressure Canner or Boiling-Water Bath)

Tomatoes that'll last all year long.

Yucatán-Style Pickled Red Onions in Sour-Orange Juice

Sweet, salty, and tangy.

Simple Crusty White Bread

A classic, crusty loaf of country-style white bread.

Gold Rush Cocktail

Bourbon, lemon, and honey combine for a cocktail that's perfect in all seasons.

BraveTart's Devil's Food Cake

Dark chocolate and Dutch cocoa make this devil's food twice as chocolaty.

The Best Moules Marinières (Sailor-Style Mussels)

A 15-minute French classic made with fresh, inexpensive ingredients.

Ajvar (Serbian Roasted Red Pepper Sauce)

Grilling red peppers and eggplant gives this tangy Serbian sauce a pleasing smokiness.

Classic Vanilla Butter Cake

A simple three-egg layer cake with vanilla buttercream frosting.

Crispy Pan-Seared Salmon Fillets

Get crisp skin and tender, moist flesh using our technique for pan-seared salmon.

Pure and Simple Slow-Cooked Boston Baked Beans

Take a trip to Beantown's greatest bean dish.
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