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Dorie Greenspan’s Mostly Rhubarb Tart with Strawberries
The Doyenne of Baking adds Strawberries to this custardy confection but its flavor is Rhubarb-forward. Rhubarb, with its vibrant red stalks and uniquely tart flavor, has been a staple in culinary traditions for centuries. Botanically, Rhubarb is actually a vegetable. But it’s used in desserts…
“Gateau”: French for this great Almond Cake with or without Chocolate
This glorious Gluten-Free Chocolate Confection is easy to bake… This decadent chocolate and almond confection is gussied up with Whipped Cream, Almonds, and Raspberries, and baked in honor of a guest with a gluten allergy. It’s one of a chorus of wonderful French Cakes or…
Pasta with Crispy Prosciutto and Spring Asparagus
Tik Tok’s 5-Ingredient Asparagus Pasta Greatly Improved. The best asparagus of the year paired with a spicy, garlicky sauce tossed in pasta. Then we crowned it with salty, crispy Prosciutto. It’s an amazing meal in minutes! And it all started out with a post on…
Effortless Shrimp and Grits
The sweetness of shrimp, perfectly seasoned and served atop flawless Grits! It doesn’t get better than this. We get a lot of requests to review products. And these three Sarge’s Shrimp and Grits essentials top our list of the best way to put a complete…
Roasted Vegetable Sandwich with Chile Lime Mayo and Capers
This Toasted Veggie Sandwich makes a great Meatless Monday Meal The colors of this bountiful sandwich alone made it irresistible. Grilled Bell Peppers, Red Onions, Broccolini, Melted Cheese, and a slather of Chile Lime Mayo with Capers make this toasted baguette sandwich simply irresistible. But…
Crispy Chicken with Creamy Mushrooms and Snap Peas
Crispy and Creamy– Two Great Textures in one Quick Chicken Dinner This chicken dish made it to the table in about 50 minutes. It satisfies our credo that the only reason to leave the skin on chicken is to serve it crispy. And the recipe…
These Lemon-Almond Meringue Tarts made their Baker a Star
Their almond-flavored crust, lemon curd, and marshmallow meringue make a star turn every time you bake them. Matt Lewis was an adman who fell in love with baking. And he fell hard. With his partner Renato Poliafito, he turned their hobby into a bakery called…
It’s National Grilled Cheese Day and here’s “The Diva of Grilled Cheese” from Ruth Reichl
BEFORE WE GET TO THIS UNCONVENTIONAL GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICH WITH ITS MULTIPLE ONIONS AND THE BEST CHEDDAR CHEESE YOU CAN BUY, LET’S RE-VISIT RUTH REICHL Ruth Reichl is a Food writer’s food writer. For ten years, she presided over Gourmet Magazine, building it into a…
How to have a delicious Easter: Recipes for everything you need!
We’ve gone into our archives to bring you recipes for a perfect Easter Meal… From start to finish, these recipes from our vault will bring new and familiar flavors to your Easter table. We love each and every one of them…and apparently, you do too.…
Stanley Tucci’s Favorite Sandwich–Grilled Cheese Plus!
To call this a Grilled Cheese Sandwich is like calling Stanley Tucci a bit player The Grilled Cheese Sandwich may have been every child’s first taste of “Comfort Food”. So very simple to make and so completely satisfying. Now Stanley Tucci, whose madly popular ‘In…
Bacon and Onion Pasta: A Bacon Lover’s Dream from Eric Kim
In the world of pasta sauces, Bacon and Onion may not be the first thing to come to mind… After you taste this recipe, you’ll see it’s a natural. The fat and caramelized onions give the sauce tons of flavor. And it’s punched up with…
The All-Time Best Fish Cakes
Any White Fleshed Fish can make these glorious, meaty Fish Cakes The fish cake is a wonderful way to put fish on the table. Full of flavor, their crispy crust gives them both crunch and character. Originally, this recipe called for Cod. But as you…
Bangers, Mash and Red Onion Gravy..no better way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day
The Germans make 1200 kinds of sausages from bratwurst to weisswurst. But in New York, you’d swear that there are only two kinds of pork sausages: Hot Italian and Sweet Italian. The only other pork sausages you can reliably find are breakfast sausages and even…