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Cottage Cheese Pasta Sauce
When people hear about cottage cheese in pasta sauce, they make a face. They imagine something bland, diet-friendly, the kind of thing you eat…
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Avocado and Shrimp Verrines
That sound of the spoon scraping the skin of a perfectly ripe avocado — the flesh giving way all at once, dense and smooth…
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Stuffed Chicken Breast with Asparagus and Melting Mozzarella
Have you ever wondered why asparagus always ends up as a boring side dish when it clearly deserves better? This stuffed chicken breast finally…
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Layered Apple Tart
It's a grey autumn Sunday, and you've got an hour to kill. You don't feel like making a puff pastry with complicated folding, or…
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Brown Butter Banana Bread
Have you ever made a banana bread and felt like something was missing? A depth, a lingering aftertaste. You need brown butter — and…
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Chicken Colombo with Coconut Milk
What exactly is a colombo? Some would say a West Indian curry — but that's an understatement. It's a sauce that fills the whole…
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Mimolette and Turkey Bacon Quiche
It's an ordinary Wednesday night, the fridge is half-empty, and you feel the urge to cook something real. This Mimolette and turkey bacon quiche…
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Ultra Moist Pineapple Cake with Homemade Whipped Cream
The scent arrives even before you open the oven. Something between vanilla and pineapple gently candying in the heat — it seeps into every…
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Cheese and Zucchini Gratin
When we think of gratin, we think heavy. Thick béchamel, heavy cream, overflowing cheese — the kind of dish you own on a Sunday…
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Roasted Tomato Panzanella
A Saturday in July, 5 PM, your friends are arriving in two hours. You want to make a great impression without spending the whole…
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Chawanmushi
Everyone imagines Chawanmushi is some out-of-reach Japanese restaurant specialty. A chef's dish, technical, mysterious. In reality, it's a custard. A steamed custard of formidable…
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Turkey Bacon and Pan-Seared Mushroom Cutlets
We often imagine this kind of dish as something complicated, reserved for Sundays when you have plenty of time. In reality, it's ready in…
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Mexican Cinnamon-Sugar Buñuelos
Many people imagine that buñuelos are a complicated specialty, reserved for Mexican holidays and experienced hands. In reality, it's just dough, frying, and cinnamon…
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Vanilla Pudding Fruit Salad
Have you ever spent an hour in the kitchen on a dessert, only to watch your guests finish it in three minutes without really…
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Thyme & Star Anise Herbal Tea
For many, herbal tea is that thing you drink when you're sick, in a depressing mug, with an industrial tea bag that smells like…
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One Pot Lasagna Soup
Have you ever looked at a dish of lasagna on a Sunday and decided it was just too much work? Good news: you're right…