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Hummingbird Cake

Hummingbird Cake

May 18, 2012 by

Sweet as nectar. That’s what we think of this Southern classic that’s a ridiculously rich, sweet stack of pineapple, coconut, bananas, and pecans aplenty.

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  • 25 M
  • 1 H
  • 10
Port and Paprika Chicken Bites

Port and Paprika Chicken Bites

May 17, 2012 by

This tipsy tapas of Portuguese descent is intended as just a single bite, though we found it impossible to stop at just one.

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  • 20 M
  • 30 M
  • 11
Pureed Pea Soup with Mint

Pureed Pea Soup with Mint

May 15, 2012 by

With all due respect to Kermit, being green has never been so easy–nor so darn enticing–as this simple, savvy, spring-y sweet pea soup.

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  • 30 M
  • 45 M
  • 1
Iced Berry Cake

Iced Berry Cake

May 11, 2012 by

This hardly decorous dessert is likely to make a colossal mess that will haunt your kitchen for weeks. But tell us it isn’t worth it.

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  • 30 M
  • 30 M
  • 10
Mommom’s Chocolate Bourbon-Spiked Banana Bread

Mommom’s Chocolate Bourbon-Spiked Banana Bread

May 10, 2012 by

No matter what its title, this little life-changer of a recipe isn’t quite Mommom’s, er, your grandma’s banana bread. It’s better.

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  • 25 M
  • 1 H, 30 M
  • 14
Melting Chocolate

Melting Chocolate

May 10, 2012 by

Yes, we know, you already understand how to melt chocolate. Or think you do. Here, an extra technique or two. Just in case.

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  • 5 M
  • 15 M
  • 6
Rigatoni with Artichokes, Garlic, and Olives

Rigatoni with Artichokes, Garlic, and Olives

May 08, 2012 by

A simple-but-not-simpleminded, weeknight-friendly, company-worthy, subtle-but-not-insiped pasta concoction. Swoon.

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  • 20 M
  • 30 M
  • 10
The Derby Cocktail

The Derby Cocktail

May 04, 2012 by

Bourbon. Curacao. Sweet vermouth. Lime. We’re sad we didn’t concoct this comforting little ditty. But glad somebody did.

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  • 5 M
  • 5 M
  • 8
Burrata with Asparagus, Pine Nuts, and Golden Raisins

Burrata with Asparagus, Pine Nuts, and Golden Raisins

May 03, 2012 by

A ridiculously rich, unthinkably creamy kin to mozzarella, burrata brings understated bling to every little thing. Prepare to swoon.

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  • 30 M
  • 30 M
  • 6
Easy Rhubarb Jam

Easy Rhubarb Jam

May 02, 2012 by

Pink never seemed so pretty. Or so easy peasy. These fetching rhubarb preserves rely on just four ingredients and an occasional stir. No prior canning experience required.

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  • 45 M
  • 1 H
  • 26
Chocolate Pots de Crème

Chocolate Pots de Crème

Apr 27, 2012 by

One recipe, two potential outcomes. It all depends on the chocolate. Bittersweet and truffle-like? Or semi-sweet and pudding-esque?

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  • 25 M
  • 7 H
  • 12
Pasta Soup with Potatoes and Pancetta

Pasta Soup with Potatoes and Pancetta

Apr 25, 2012 by

This good old-fashioned soup has a frugal heartiness once needed by laborers, a satiating subtleness now appreciated by foodies.

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  • 25 M
  • 45 M
  • 38
Meatball Pizza

Meatball Pizza

Apr 24, 2012 by

The traditional Italian approach to pizza is one of restraint. We, uh, sort of took a few liberties. Okay. A lot of liberties.

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  • 40 M
  • 3 H, 30 M
  • 4
Bite-Size Bacon and Cheese Scones

Bite-Size Bacon and Cheese Scones

Apr 23, 2012 by

Cute as a button, and not much bigger, these buttery, bacony, cheesy scones are the most diminutive and darned good baked thing we’ve had in recent memory.

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  • 30 M
  • 45 M
  • 26
Dark and Stormy Cocktail

Dark and Stormy Cocktail

Apr 20, 2012 by

April brings showers, sure. It also bring an excuse to sit on the porch and sip this slightly sweet, stiff cocktail as the rain rolls past.

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  • 5 M
  • 5 M
  • 15
Spiced Roast Chicken

Spiced Roast Chicken

Apr 18, 2012 by

A weeknight godsend, these spice-rubbed, oven-blasted chicken parts do dinner on the double. Er, triple.

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  • 15 M
  • 1 H
  • 11
Salt-Roasted Potatoes

Salt-Roasted Potatoes

Apr 18, 2012 by

This recipe turns out obscenely aromatic, ridiculously moist spuds the likes of which you ain’t ever seen before. And you thought potatoes were boring.

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  • 40 M
  • 1 H, 25 M
  • 4
Semolina Pizza Dough

Semolina Pizza Dough

Apr 16, 2012 by

A little semolina goes a looooong way in lending this dough an easy-to-knead workability and a surprisingly tooth-sinking texture. (You heard us. Tooth-sinking.)

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  • 20 M
  • 2 H, 15 M
  • 1
Simple Pizza Sauce

Simple Pizza Sauce

Apr 16, 2012 by

Who woulda thunk that a homemade pizza sauce could be so silken, so simple, so toss-out-every-other-sauce satiating?

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  • 15 M
  • 15 M
  • 1
Red Velvet Cake

Red Velvet Cake

Apr 13, 2012 by

We’re hearing rumors that this all-natural rendition of the classic surpasses all others. And it’s not just kids who’re saying that. See for yourself, grown ups.

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  • 45 M
  • 1 H, 20 M
  • 16