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Peppery Chicken Wings

Peppery Chicken Wings

Jan 30, 2012 5 Comments by  
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The intensity of the classic buffalo wing is tempered here, usurped by a defiantly–and deliciously–untraditional blend of beguiling spices.

Broiled Buffalo Wings

Broiled Buffalo Wings

Jan 30, 2012 5 Comments by  
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These lip-tingling wings and to-dip-for blue cheese goodness boast far, far fewer calories than what you’d get at the neighborhood bar. Not that anyone will notice…

Classic Pad Thai

Classic Pad Thai

Jan 23, 2012 13 Comments by  
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The dish many of us think of when we think of Thai food, these stir-fried noodles are an authentic and sigh-inducing balance of salty, sour, and sweet.

Baked Chicken with Cinnamon Butter

Baked Chicken with Cinnamon Butter

Jan 18, 2012 13 Comments by  
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Sometimes subtle can have as potent an effect as a sledgehammer. Like this understated, rustic roast hen and its curious lure…

Gung Bao Chicken

Gung Bao Chicken

Jan 09, 2012 19 Comments by  
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Er, what’s the deal between Gung Bao and Kung Pao chicken? One is a centuries old tradition. The other is an Americanized riff. Guess which one this is.

Cincinnati Chili

Cincinnati Chili

Jan 04, 2012 12 Comments by  
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Are we all familiar with Cincinnati-style chili? Saucier–not to mention sassier–than most chili, it comes plopped on a pile of spaghetti and smothered in cheese and red onions, if you please.

Game Day Chili

Game Day Chili

Jan 01, 2012 22 Comments by  
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With apologies to the politically correct and the gender sensitive, don’t discount the froufrou, girlie-girl semblance of this recipe. This is unadulterated, manly man’s chili.

Classic Roast Chicken

Classic Roast Chicken

Dec 20, 2011 16 Comments by  
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Crisp-skinned. Succulent. Simple. If that’s what you seek in a roast chicken, your search stops with this reliable, ooh-and-aah-inducing technique.

Slow-Roasted Pork Shoulder with Stuffed Squash

Slow-Roasted Pork Shoulder with Stuffed Squash

Dec 08, 2011 4 Comments by  
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A long, slow spell in the oven coaxes this lusciously fatty, fat, fat pork roast into supple, aromatic, cider-infused, sigh-inducing submission.

Standing Rib Roast with Jus

Standing Rib Roast with Jus

Dec 08, 2011 3 Comments by  
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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.

Duck Prosciutto

Duck Prosciutto

Dec 07, 2011 6 Comments by  
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Pig-free, gluten-free, and dairy-free, this home-cured prosciutto tastes beguilingly, deceptively complex and beguiling–who’d have thunk it’s as easy as heck to make?!

Sauteed Chicken Liver on Toast

Sauteed Chicken Liver on Toast

Dec 07, 2011 10 Comments by  
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Tuscan through and through, this classic first course snazzes up chicken livers with capers, butter, onion, anchovies, and a splash of that other Tuscan tradition.

Nach Waxman’s Brisket

Nach Waxman’s Brisket

Dec 07, 2011 13 Comments by  
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Tender, juicy slices of brisket lean into one another in perfect symmetry here, just like a chorus line of Rockettes. You can achieve the same. Nach Waxman explains.

Deep-Fried Turkey

Deep-Fried Turkey

Nov 14, 2011 6 Comments by  
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Crisp, burnished skin and moist, impossibly tender meat can be yours this Thanksgiving. The only trick is not catching the garage on fire.

Tea-Smoked Duck Breast

Tea-Smoked Duck Breast

Oct 24, 2011 1 Comment by  
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This duck is so imbued with the fragrance of lychee, black tea, star anise, cardamom, and cinnamon, among other spices, there’s no room left for the quack.

Moroccan-Spiced Roast Chicken

Moroccan-Spiced Roast Chicken

Oct 18, 2011 19 Comments by  
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What we adore most about roast chicken? The fix-it-and-forget-about-it-ness of it. That and the countless ways to fancy it up. Here, one of our fuss-free favorites.

Maple-Brined Pork Chops with Pear Chutney

Maple-Brined Pork Chops with Pear Chutney

Oct 11, 2011 14 Comments by  
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With just four ingredients in the chutney and chops that practically cook themselves, this subtly sweet twosome makes an emphatic, if easy, supper statement.

Five-Spice Pork Chops

Five-Spice Pork Chops

Oct 11, 2011 11 Comments by  
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Only subtly spicy, these pork chops take on an air of intrigue with their warming and evocative aroma and taste. Certain to spark conversation, if not seconds.

Chicken Enchiladas | Black Bean Enchiladas

Chicken Enchiladas | Black Bean Enchiladas

Oct 04, 2011 14 Comments by  
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Enchiladas that are not for the eminently indecisive, these offer you options galore–chicken, black bean, or some of each–tucked in a tortilla and smothered in sauce.

Old-School Chicken and Sausage Jambalaya

Old-School Chicken and Sausage Jambalaya

Sep 27, 2011 15 Comments by  
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Jambalaya just doesn’t get any more authentic than this deeply flavored, deeply revered rendition that hails from Cajun country.