Bibb Wedges with Blue Cheese Dressing

Bibb Wedges, Radicchio, Endive, and Blue Cheese Dressing

Remember those insipid wedges of iceberg buried beneath blobs of bottled blue cheese dressing? This salad will erase all such memories.

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  • 20 M
  • 20 M
  • 8
Slow Roasted Shoulder of Pork with Stuffed Squash

Slow-Roasted Pork Shoulder with Stuffed Squash

A long, slow spell in the oven coaxes this lusciously fatty, fat, fat pork roast into supple, aromatic, cider-infused, sigh-inducing submission.

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  • 45 M
  • 3 H, 30 M
  • 4
Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Silken, garlicky mashed potatoes manifest in mere minutes thanks to a super simple technique–perfect for when you’re entertaining, impatient, just plain hungry, or all of the above.

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  • 10 M
  • 30 M
  • 10
Standing Rib Roast

Standing Rib Roast with Jus

A sublime yet simple approach to cooking this most impressive roast. Certain to win friends and influence people–not to mention make phenomenal sandwiches the day after.

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  • 15 M
  • 6 H
  • 5
Fennel Baked in Cream

Fennel Baked in Cream

Fennel turns meltingly tender and oh so sweet when slowly, slowly, slowly braised in cream, cheese, and butter. One more reason to be enamored with the holidays.

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  • 10 M
  • 1 H, 45 M
  • 17
Roasted Carrots with Allspice

Roasted Carrots with Allspice

Sweet. Spicy. Earthy. Puckery. Since when did anything–or anyone–at your table ever boast such character? Certain to compensate for lulls in the conversation among your duller dinner invitees.

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  • 15 M
  • 50 M
  • 8
Buche de Noel

Bûche de Noël

We’ve no clue why the French felt compelled to roll chocolate cake with ganache in the likeness of a log. But with a taste like this, who the heck cares?

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  • 45 M
  • 2 H, 45 M
  • 12
Duck Prosciutto

Duck Prosciutto

Pig-free, gluten-free, and dairy-free, this home-cured prosciutto tastes beguilingly, deceptively complex–and who’d have thunk it’s as easy as heck to make?!

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  • 15 M
  • 15 M
  • 9
Braised Carrots with Saffron

Braised Saffron Carrots

A sweet-tart side dish sensation. These carrots of any–or many–hues take a turn for the better when braised in olive oil with a pinch of saffron and a splash of vinegar.

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  • 20 M
  • 35 M
  • 7
Chocolate Cinnamon Swirl Meringue Recipe

Chocolate and Cinnamon Swirl Meringues

Whoever first thought to beat sugar and egg whites into pillowy peaks has our gratitude. So does author Annie Rigg for thinking to swirl in cocoa and cinnamon.

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  • 30 M
  • 4 H, 15 M
  • 6
Royal Icing

Royal Icing

Whether your knack for cookie-decorating leans toward fancy schmancy or basic buttons on gingerbread people, you need a foolproof royal icing. Look no more.

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  • 10 M
  • 10 M
  • 0
Pan Roasted Mushrooms

Pan-Roasted Mushrooms

Mushrooms and butter and garlic, oh my! Think you’ve been there, done that? Trust us, you haven’t. Not like this. Read on to understand this recipe’s brilliance.

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  • 25 M
  • 35 M
  • 16
Liquor Lollipops

Liquor Lollipops

These lovely lollies’ unexpected and intriguing taste may prove elusive to those not in the know. Subtle never tasted so sweet.

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  • 20 M
  • 20 M
  • 27
Pureed Potatoes

Velvet Mashed Potatoes

No mere mash, this creamy potato puree owes its uber velvetiness not just to butter and cream, but to an inexpensive and everyday kitchen tool.

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  • 15 M
  • 35 M
  • 13
Bourbon Sweet Potatoes

Bourbon Sweet Potatoes

One way to down your sweet potatoes? Drown them in butter, sugar, bourbon, and maple syrup. It’s The Southern Way. And we can’t say as we have a problem with this.

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  • 10 M
  • 1 H
  • 6
Raw Cranberry Relish

Raw Cranberry Relish

This sassy little something to go with your Thanksgiving turkey draws on just cranberries, orange, sugar, booze, and a blender. Nope, it’s not a cocktail.

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  • 5 M
  • 5 M
  • 6
Parmesan Potato Gratin

Parmesan Potato Gratin

We used to get our gratins and scalloped potatoes confused. But then we figured out that gratins contain cheese, while scalloped call for just milk or cream. Guess which one we prefer?

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  • 25 M
  • 2 H
  • 7
Deep Fried Turkey

Deep-Fried Turkey

Crisp, burnished skin and moist, impossibly tender meat can be yours. The only trick is not catching the house on fire.

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  • 1 H
  • 3 H, 30 M
  • 6
Poached Pears with Warm Coffee Sauce

Poached Pears with Warm Coffee Sauce

Simply stunning. Stunningly simple. Either way you look at it, these fancy pants pears are pretty much perfect after being poached in a cinnamon-infused syrup and napped with a coffee-infused caramel sauce.

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  • 15 M
  • 30 M
  • 4
Fall Coleslaw

Autumn Coleslaw

A teetering tower of autumnal goodness that isn’t only stunning to behold but ridiculously healthful thanks to cabbage and apples and pomegranates, oh my.

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  • 20 M
  • 25 M
  • 2
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