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Home | Recipes | The Arsenal® | Page 21

The Arsenal®

Just started cooking? Is the kitchen as foreign to you as Uzbekistan? Have no fear. These are the recipes that will build the foundation of your pantry and teach you the skills you need to grow as a cook, not to mention rack up compliments faster than Katy Perry gains Twitter followers.

A single basic crepe, folded into quarters on a sheet of parchment with two lemon wedges beside it.
A parchment-lined square pan filled with pecan-studded best brownies.

David Lebovitz’s Best Brownies

40 mins

Northern fried chicken piled on a green plate, with a bowl of gravy alongside.

Northern Fried Chicken

50 mins

A person holding a spoonful of milk mayonnaise above a jar.

Milk Mayonnaise

5 mins

A slice of Hershey's chocolate cake with chocolate frosting on a yellow plate, with the remaining cake on a stand in the background.

Hershey’s Chocolate Cake Redux

55 mins

White bowl of beef chili with grated cheese, tortilla chips, and lime wedges on wood

Beef Chili

1 hr 20 mins

A New York Times chocolate chip cookie (David Leite), leaning against a glass of milk; a stack of cookies in back.

New York Times Chocolate Chip Cookies

1 d 12 hrs

Barefoot Contessa fresh lemon mousse in a soufflé dish with the edges decorated with swirls of whipped cream and lemon slices.

Barefoot Contessa Fresh Lemon Mousse

45 mins

Sourdough dressing with sausage and prunes in a green ceramic dish with a large serving spoon.

Sourdough Dressing with Sausage and Prunes

2 hrs

Pieces of chicken Marbella, topped with plums and herbs, with olives scattered around, on a white platter.

Chicken Marbella

3 hrs

A broken slice of banana bread stacked on a white plate

Banana Bread by Cook’s Illustrated

1 hr 30 mins

A ceramic soup bowl filled with French onion soup, and topped with melted cheese which is dripping down the side of the bowl.

French Onion Soup

2 hrs

Close-up of a beef Wellington on a plate with a sprig of rosemary

Beef Wellington

3 hrs 30 mins

A molten chocolate cake on a plate with the filling oozing out and a few pieces of dark chocolate on the side.

Classic Molten Chocolate Cakes

40 mins

A jar of preserved lemons on a wooden board with lemon wedges and a few garlic cloves beside it.

Preserved Lemons

30 d

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