Chicken Breasts Stuffed with Fresh Figs and Goat Cheese
An elegant yet uncomplicated chicken dish that seems much fancier and fussier than it actually is when it comes to making it. Lucky you.
1 hr
Escargots ~ Snails with Herb Butter
Escargot with garlic butter and herbs is a classic French preparation. The snails can be served in their shells or in snail dishes, topped with puff pastry.
2 hrs
Ultimate Chocolate Marquise
An exceptionally, deeply chocolate dessert that feels light and cool. It makes an elegant finish on a warm summer night.
6 hrs 25 mins
Banana Bread by Cook’s Illustrated
A superlative version of the classic American quick bread that everyone loves. And that everyone pretty much always has the ingredients for on hand.
1 hr 30 mins
Cassoulet of White Beans, Sausage, and Duck
A French tradition born of necessity that, over the years, has been transformed into something that seems far, far more indulgent than putting to use leftovers.
3 hrs 30 mins
Flourless Chocolate Cloud Cake
This lofty cake is so crammed full of chocolate and butter and air, there's no room for flour--although we made sure to leave space for ample swoops of softly whipped cream.
1 hr 15 mins
Classic Molten Chocolate Cakes
Sometimes called a volcano cake, this much ballyhooed molten dessert is, quite literally, bursting--er, oozing--with chocolate.
40 mins
