You don’t need fancy equipment to make awesome onion rings—just a knife, a heavy saucepan, a thermometer and a mesh skimmer. If you don’t have a metal rack for cooling, drain…
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If you’re a film fan, you might be having some friends over to watch the awards ceremony today, so why not prepare this savory snack, a variation on everyone’s favorite movie treat. Though…
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Happy Chinese New Year. To celebrate, try your hand at making dumplings. They’re easier to make than you might think, especially if you take advantage of purchased dumpling wrappers. You…
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As the host of Barefoot Contessa on Food Network and author of nine cookbooks, Ina Garten knows how to make entertaining look effortless. This year, she showed us how to…
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Here, snipped chives suffuse a tangy sour cream dressing with their subtle onion-like essence. The dressing’s creamy coolness is the perfect balance to the spicy cornmeal that coats the briny fried…
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Corn pairs well with the crabmeat in these crispy cakes because it does not mask the seafood’s delicate flavor. The easy mayonnaise-based dipping sauce, a heady mix of heat, sweet…
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Using burrata, a mozzarella-type Italian cheese with a creamy center, makes this appetizer particularly decadent, but you could also use buffalo mozzarella or a soft goat cheese if you prefer.…
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Here, artichokes are steamed until tender, then baked with a stuffing made from pancetta and crisp panko (Japanese bread crumbs). The result: a beautiful starter or side dish with a wonderful…
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Served as an antipasto in Umbria, Tuscany and elsewhere in Italy, crostini are traditionally topped with such savory delights as sautéed chicken livers, porcini mushrooms or black truffles. The bitter…
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In Italy’s winemaking regions, freshly pressed grape juice is slowly reduced to make saba (also known as vin cotto or mosto cotto), a sweet, aromatic condiment that is similar to balsamic vinegar but…