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Italian Pesto and Lemon Dipping Oil
This is the recipe I pull out when friends show up unannounced on a June evening, or when I want to start a meal…
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Gratin with Maroilles and Smoked Sausages
It's a Saturday afternoon that smells of melted cheese and sweet smoke. The Maroilles starting to ooze over the edges of the dish, the…
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Chocolate Dump Cake with Peanut Butter Cups
The name does it no favors. "Dump cake" evokes lazy cooking, a slapdash thing from the freezer. Yet this dessert is one of the…
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Moist savory loaf with chicken chorizo
What do you cook when you want the whole house to smell good without really making an effort? The savory chicken chorizo loaf is…
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Chicken and Mozzarella Croissants
It starts with the smell of warm dough and melted cheese coming out of the oven even before you've put the dish on the…
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Turkey roast with apples and apple juice
This turkey roast with apples clearly smells like autumn Sundays, when you want a hot dish without spending the afternoon in the kitchen. The…
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Slow Cooker Steak and Potatoes with Melted Cheddar
The slow cooker is unbeatable for this kind of comfort food. Steak and potatoes need time, not fuss, and melted cheddar comes like a…
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Tagliatelle with Chicken and Creamy Cheese Sauce
Chicken pasta without real sauce is a missed opportunity. Here, we aim for a creamy, generous, well-coated plate, but without pulling out three pots…
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Vanilla-Prunes Ice Cream
What if the best weekend recipe is the one you make without rushing, while the house smells of warm vanilla? This vanilla-prune ice cream…
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No-Oven Cheese Breads
It starts with the smell of hot cheese, slightly toasted, arriving even before the small breads are fully golden. In the pan, they puff…
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Creamy Minced Meat Pie
People often think that a minced meat pie is heavy, bland, and a bit boring. In reality, when done right, it comes out of…
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Peach Cobbler Style Loaf Cake with Peaches and Spices
This peach cake is exactly the kind of dessert I’d pull out at the end of summer, when you want a generous table without…
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Vanilla Flan (Flan Pâtissier)
We often imagine the flan pâtissier as a display dessert, a bit technical, reserved for bakers. In reality, it's mainly a well-managed cream, a…
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Basque Chicken
Basque chicken is one of those dishes that is underestimated because it looks too simple. That's a mistake. Poorly executed, it yields a bland…
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Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Soy Chicken
November days when the sky is low and coming home feels like a promise — that's the perfect playground for this recipe. You start…
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Brussels Sprout and Meatball Stew
When evenings turn cold and you crave a real pot meal, this Brussels sprout and meatball stew hits the spot. It’s the kind of…