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Roast Pork Butt⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.79 from 442 votes
This roast pork butt, coated in a simple rub of brown sugar, paprika, cumin, and red pepper flakes, is an easy recipe to make and yields enough pulled pork to feed a small army. Perfect for Super Bowl, weekend bashes, and weeknight dinners. Best of all, it can be roasted in the oven.☞ Try This RecipeMarcella Hazan’s Bolognese Sauce⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.8 from 311 votes
Marcella Hazan's Bolognese sauce recipe is as authentic as can be. Simple, everyday ingredients—beef, onions, carrot, celery, milk, wine, and cheese—come together in a pot, simmering for hours, what can only be described as heaven on a plate.☞ Try This RecipeCoca Cola Brisket⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.81 from 82 votes
This knee-wobbling tender Coca cola brisket is as easy as tossing brisket and Coca cola, onion soup mix, and chili sauce into the oven or slow cooker and walking away.☞ Try This RecipeEggless Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.89 from 35 votes
This eggless chocolate chip cookie dough tastes just like Toll House chocolate chip cookie dough except it's specifically made without eggs. But it boasts exactly the same flavor and mouthfeel as the real deal. Safe for children and anyone else a little leery of raw eggs.☞ Try This RecipeMacedonian Spiced Chicken
Macedonian spiced chicken livens up your everyday chicken by marinating it in a blend of paprika, cinnamon, cayenne, and garlic before roasting it all on a bed of sliced onions. Smoky, a little spicy, and outstandingly juicy, this chicken dish will become a cool-weather favorite.☞ Try This RecipeBasque Cheesecake With Pomegranate Molasses
This burnt Basque cheesecake knocks it out of the park with the addition of pomegranate molasses. The classic caramelized top and a melt-in-your-mouth creamy center are there, but the pomegranate molasses adds a distinctive fruity tang.☞ Try This RecipeShortcut Pie Crust
Our shortcut pie crust is exactly that--it takes no time to whip up and, to be honest, it doesn't even need loads of skill. Perfect for beginners.☞ Try This RecipeWhipped Feta Dip
This rich and creamy feta dip requires only 10 minutes and a handful of simple ingredients. Serve it with raw veggies and crackers, or use it as a salad dressing, sauce, or spread.☞ Try This RecipeChocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream
For this chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream, milky vanilla ice cream and shards of edible cookie dough collide to create a truly exceptional frozen dessert.☞ Try This Recipe |
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Hi Reader, The spring salads have officially taken over my kitchen.This happened gradually, the way seasonal shifts always do. First a handful of herbs that seemed too fresh to cook. Then a bunch of radishes that practically insisted on being sliced raw. Then last Saturday’s market haul, which arrived home looking so green and self-assured that my Dutch oven regarded the cutting board with what I can only describe as professional concern.I resisted longer than the weather justified. My...
Hi Reader, I once hosted a Cinco de Mayo party with twenty-four hours’ notice and the kind of reckless confidence usually reserved for people who have never done the thing they’re about to attempt.At the time, it felt heroic.In reality, I spent the evening ricocheting between the kitchen and the table like a man trying to live in two rooms at once—stirring something, checking something, realizing I’d forgotten something. At one point I looked up and discovered everyone else had been sitting...
Hi Reader, Saturday morning baking begins the same way in my kitchen every time: with coffee in one hand and the quiet conviction that today we are making something that takes a little longer than it strictly needs to.That’s the whole point.Cooking is wonderfully forgiving—you can improvise, adjust, taste your way to something delicious. Baking, on the other hand, asks you to slow down and pay attention. It wants precision, patience, and a certain amount of faith that butter, flour, eggs, and...