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Crisp Roast Duck

A whole roasted duck doesn't have to be fussy. With just a few hours' roasting and hardly any work at all, you can have a juicy bird with crisp skin-the best of both textures. This duck is delicious with...

Author: Lillian Chou

Dark Fruit Cake

Author: Marion Cunningham

Beets in Vinaigrette

Author: Edna Lewis

Grilled Herb Potatoes

Author: Maggie Ruggiero

Hot Water Pastry Dough

This old-fashioned pastry dough makes a deliciously shortbread-like crust. This recipe can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Chocolate Truffles

Author: Jacques Torres

Ravioli with Sage Cream Sauce

Toss chopped endive, radicchio, fennel and roasted bell peppers with oil and vinegar for a pretty salad course. For the finale, offer poached pears drizzled with chocolate sauce and sprinkled with crushed...

Chilled Beet Soup With Buttermilk, Cucumbers, and Dill (Chlodnik)

This classic Polish soup (which has close cousins across Eastern Europe) is the ultimate in summer refreshment: Cool, creamy, and gently crunchy from cucumbers, with a gorgeous fuchsia color that makes...

Author: Adina Steiman

Roasted Baby Potatoes with Thyme and Rosemary

An easy Roasted Baby Potatoes recipe. For an extra special look, pick up a mix of white, red, and purple baby potatoes.

Candied Lemon Peels

Editor's note: This recipe is adapted from Gabrielle Carbone, coproprietor of The Bent Spoon ice cream parlor in Princeton, New Jersey. These peels add a wonderful, bright flavor to our Lemon Ice Cream,...

Author: Gabrielle Carbone

African Curried Coconut Soup with Chickpeas

Black-eyed peas can replace the chickpeas, if desired. For a lighter soup, the rice can be omitted.

Author: Donna Klein

Baked Salmon With Mango Salsa

I found this in World Jewish Digest by Rachel Burstyn as part of her article "The 411 on an Easy Fast". This was really yummy. Even with a store bought salsa it was still great.

Author: baezus

Garlic Braised Beef Shanks

In this luxurious dish, the marrow from slow-simmered beef shanks combines with pan juices and aromatic vegetables, creating a silky gravy perfect for serving with potatoes. Tender roasted garlic adds...

Open Faced Fresh Blueberry Pie

Quick and easy Open-Faced Fresh Blueberry Pie recipe, one cup of berries is cooked to form a syrup. The remaining three cups of berries are heated in this syrup just enough to turn the blueberries a midnight...

Author: Rose Levy Beranbaum

Carrot, Avocado, and Orange Salad

Author: April Bloomfield

Greek Salad Pita Sandwiches

Author: Kristen Williams

Avocado and Watercress Salad

Author: Maggie Ruggiero

Maple Syrup Candies

These crumbly, melt-in-your-mouth candies are made from just two ingredients.

Author: Ken Haedrich

Teatime Perfect Popovers

Author: Sara Perry

Pineapple Upside Down Cake

This cake, thought to have first appeared in the 1920s, has had such names as pineapple glacé and pineapple skillet cake.

Baked Tomatoes

Author: Guiliano Hazan

Pillsbury Biscuit Dough Fried Doughnuts

One day, a friend of mine showed me how he did it growing up in Oahu: take a pack of the Pillsbury biscuits and fry them, then toss them in sugar.

Author: Roy Choi

Roasted Carrots and Parsnips with Citrus Butter

Author: Cal Peternell, Chez Panisse Restaurant and Café

Hot Fudge Sauce

This thick, glossy sauce makes chocolate syrup taste ho-hum. It's wonderful on the Frozen Chocolate Caramel Parfaits or poured over any flavor of ice cream to create a luscious hot fudge sundae.

Grandmother's Apple Cake

Author: Alexandra Leaf

Ceviche de Pescado

Author: Copeland Marks

Dad's Chinese Chicken Wings

Author: Nina Simonds

Beer Battered Onion Rings

The addition of high-quality beer and a tempura-like batter make these onion rings lighter and more flavorful than the greasy ones you might know.

Author: Spencer Bezaire

Fresh Corn Pancakes

Author: Ian Knauer

Fried Chayote Squash

(Chayotes Fritos) A hard, green, mild squash, the chayote is another wonderful plant native to Mexico. The beauty of the chayote is that it takes on the flavor of whatever seasoning it's cooked in. Serve...

Author: Cecilia Hae-Jin Lee