This fetching cake contains sugar and spice and everything nice, yes, but it also has its share of sass. As in, sassafras.
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Massa de Pimentão Forte
Oct 17, 2012 by
Every Portuguese family has its own rendition of this classic, a pantry staple known as massa de pimentão. Here’s how the Leite family makes it.
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- 10 M
- 10 M
- 2
Alabama Muffin Biscuits
Oct 17, 2012 by
These curiously named, easy peasy, shamelessly simple hybrid hussies may make you swear off roll-out biscuits for good.
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- 10 M
- 45 M
- 32
Shortcut Pie Crust
Oct 16, 2012 by
Perhaps the easiest pie crust ever. Actually, we take that back. Definitely the easiest peasiest pie crust ever. No kneading. No rolling out. Really.
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- 5 M
- 5 M
- 5
Autumn Root Vegetable Purée
Oct 13, 2012 by
This stealthily healthy mash delivers the color of fall foliage right to your table—and just may make you reconsider why you think you don’t like root vegetables.
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- 20 M
- 1 H
- 1
Autumn Vegetable Ragout
Oct 13, 2012 by
This rustic yet refined side, inspired by an Alain Ducasse dish, simmers cool-weather veggies to create something that tastes marvelously, uh, unhealthier than it is.
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- 1 H
- 1 H, 50 M
- 1
Caramel Pear Tarts
Oct 12, 2012 by
Nothing says sassy like swapping pears for apples in the classic French tarte tatin. What can we say? We like to live on the edge.
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- 15 M
- 1 H
- 6
Chili Honey Butter
Oct 11, 2012 by
Sweet, spicy, and just a little sassy. That’s what we think of this sensational synthesis of everyday ingredients. Slather it at will.
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- 5 M
- 5 M
- 14
Halloween Meringue Bones
Oct 11, 2012 by
What’s spookier than a skeleton? Disembodied bones—meringue bones that are so sweet you just can’t resist the temptation to take a bite.
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- 20 M
- 1 H
- 1
Whole Spelt Risotto with Butternut Squash
Oct 11, 2012 by
We swear that this whole grain risotto doesn’t taste nearly as healthful as it actually is. But don’t take our word for it….
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- 45 M
- 1 H, 45 M
- 2
Wine-Soaked Autumn Pudding
Oct 05, 2012 by
An autumnal take on classic summer pudding that melds booze and berries and apples and plums to really quite lovely effect.
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- 15 M
- 45 M
- 4
Twinkie Bundt Cake
Oct 03, 2012 by
A relatively ginormous riff on the iconic American snack cake, this Twinkie look-alike boasts an amped-up vanilla smack and ingredients you can actually pronounce.
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- 25 M
- 1 H, 35 M
- 2
Pickled Jalapeño Peppers
Oct 02, 2012 by
Perhaps not pickled in the traditional American sense, but pickled nonetheless. Wait ’til you learn the stealth ingredient.
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- 20 M
- 20 M
- 42
Broccoli Rabe with Roasted Garlic
Oct 02, 2012 by
Americans may not know how to pronounce broccoli rabe, but Italians sure know how to cook it. You’re welcome. Er, prego.
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- 10 M
- 1 H
- 11
Marie Howard’s Banana Cream Pie
Sep 26, 2012 by
Behold, the pie that prompted Beth M. Howard’s parents’ marriage proposal. One taste and we understood why. We think you will, too.
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- 45 M
- 1 H
- 4
Oven-Roasted Fries
Sep 25, 2012 by
Think you don’t need a recipe for roasting spuds? Try this technique, which we think works to a faretheewel. Then get back to us.
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- 10 M
- 45 M
- 15
Roasted Tomato-Basil Tart with St. George Cheddar
Sep 19, 2012 by
Whether you’ve sad-looking plum tomatoes or stunning heirlooms, you won’t regret transforming them into this all-sins-forgiven tart.
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- 45 M
- 6 H
- 18
Braised Artichokes with Garlic and Thyme
Sep 18, 2012 by
You say artichoke. We say carciofi, Italian for “pointy leafy thing that turns meltingly tender when cooked like your nonna knows how.”
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- 25 M
- 1 H
- 8
Rosa’s Almond Biscotti
Sep 14, 2012 by
We find these unabashedly unconventional biscotti bewitching beyond belief. Different form. Same function. Far less fuss.
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- 20 M
- 35 M
- 13
Broccoli Rabe with Balsamic Brown Butter
Sep 13, 2012 by
Think you don’t like broccoli rabe? Think again. We defy you to try this butter-blasted kin to broccoli and not be converted.
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- 10 M
- 15 M
- 18