Terri Rimmer, Recipe Tester

Fregola is a toasted semolina pasta with a nutty flavor that’s very popular in Sardinia. This salad includes orange, grapefruit, onion, and herbs.

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• 40 M
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This savory cheesecake is much, much more than just another cheese course. It’s a darn near soul-satiating beginning or ending to your next dinner party.

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• 5 H, 25 M
• 2

No mere cocktail and not just dessert, this margarita granita falls somewhere blissfully, intoxicatingly in between. Yet is still as satisfying as if you’d had both.

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• 11 H
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A rich, sticky, toffee-pudding-inspired muffin topped with streusel. Mmmmmm.

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• 1 H
• 10

Lamb shanks are left to slowly burble in a lovely red wine until the meat is literally falling-off-the-bone tender. Our favorite winter pastime.

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• 3 H, 40 M
• 16

A United Nations of flavor adorn this Spanish pizza, with chorizo and Manchego mingling with mozzarella and poblano chiles.

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• 45 M
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Falafel with tahini sauce is one of the best-known Middle Eastern foods. The falafel are packed with herbs and the tangy tahini sauce has the right kick.

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• 50 M
• 2

The nutty beigeness of quinoa creates a blank canvas for pistachios and cranberries to do their spirited dance in this holiday side. (Did we mention that it’s both vegan and gluten-free?)

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• 20 M
• 6

These Roquefort walnut shortbreads are an elegant appetizer. The shortbreads can also serve as cocktail nibbles. Use a quality Roquefort for best results.

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• 1 H
• 12

Creamy and subtle and delicate and nuanced. That’s what people are saying about this lovely light lunch recipe.

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