As its name implies, this simple roast hen ridiculously easy and turns out a superlative bird with shatteringly crisp skin and surprisingly juicy meat. No surprise that it’s the same technique that Thomas Keller uses.

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Got stock? Here’s how to easily ensure you always have a stash on hand. And we even include a list of handy containers to use—and we think you’ll be surprised at a few.

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Simple in execution. Complex as heck in taste. Lovely as can be through and through.

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The story of the Neiman Marcus $250 cookie may be an urban legend but the recipe behind the story is quite real. And real good.

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These lotus root chips are vaguely nutty, slightly sweet, and impossible to stop nibbling. An excellent and unexpected party trick for all occasions.

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Slightly sweet, subtly complex, and insanely easy homemade beer nuts. Unlike anything you’ve ever experienced. Beer sipped on the side not optional.

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There’s a less mundane, more scintillating way of making graham cracker crust than you learned at your mom’s side Here it is.

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This roasted chiles recipe lends a smokey, indefinably authentic flavor to all manner of Mexican and Tex-Mex dishes. Here’s how to do it flawlessly.

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Halloween candy still tempting, teasing, tormenting you? We divulge how to keep it outta your house—and off your hips.

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The simplest and most summery dessert we know–complete with juice dribbling down your chin–just got even more spectacular.

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