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Thanksgiving 2011: Make-Ahead Roast Turkey and Gravy

Cook's Country (October/November 2011) "Make-ahead turkey." When it comes to Thanksgiving cooking, are there any three words that sound more enticing? (Or more sacrilegious? After all, what is Thanksgiving Day without slaving awa...

Bon Appetit Cover-to-Cover: All the Recipes in the October 2012 Issue

Part 3 of The Super Awesome Cover-to-Cover Project Simple can be amazing. That's what we heard from many members of the Team Bon Appétit. Whether it was a bowl of spiced cashews, a super-easy shot of red-pepper soup, grilled cheese sa...

Crisp Tomato, Zucchini and Eggplant Bread Gratin

Food & Wine (September 2008) There are dishes that taste of seasons. Green salads mark the arrival of spring, while BBQ chicken always conjures summer in our minds. And short ribs evoke winter in all their braised glory. For us, fall...

Subscription Winners + July's Best Magazine Features

We've been obsessing about peaches, tomatoes and popsicles ever since we launched Friday's gallery of July magazine covers. But we promise we won't make a Peach-Tomato Pop. (Or, wait, should we?) Judging by the...

Recipe Index

Appetizers & Party Food | Baking | Breakfast & Brunch | Canning & Preserving | Cocktails & Other Beverages | Desserts & Sweets | Entrees | Salads | Sauces, Dressings & Vinaigrettes | Side Dishes | Soups | Tips Appetizers & Party...

Pad Thai Challenge! Delivery vs. Homemade

Fine Cooking (June/July 2011) We had so much fun with our General Tso's Challenge earlier this summer -- and got such great feedback from you guys -- that the moment we saw this Pad Thai in Fine Cooking, we knew we wanted to do anothe...

Caramelized Pears and Red Onions

Martha Stewart Living (February 2010) "Pears are not side dishes." That was our first thought upon reading this recipe. Sure, they're fantastic snacks, great as a salad component and work in any manner of desserts. But as a side? We jus...

Ten Pounds of Hatch Chiles Later...

Way back in January, we read an article about hatch chiles -- the beautiful New Mexico chiles that are only available for a short time in late summer every year. We'd been dying to try them anyway, so we placed an order via Berridge ...