Recipes
Desserts
Herb and White Wine Granita
after tasting a beautiful white wine at a local wine merchant this summer, my husband and i enjoyed this subtle and elegant frozen dessert.
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Spaghetti Pie
Easy spaghetti pie is a delicious and satisfying meal with all the flavor of a Sunday spaghetti supper, made weeknight-friendly.
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Spinach Lasagna
Looking for a hearty vegetarian main course? This spinach lasagna recipe features layers of noodles stuffed with tender spinach and a creamy, cheesy filling.
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Skillet Lasagna
Skillet lasagna is made in a single skillet and features creamy, cheesy layers full of classic flavors. The best part? No oven required.
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Malai Kofta
Learn how to make malai kofta! This popular Indian recipe consists of delicious potato and cheese balls in a velvety tomato-based curry sauce. The air fryer lightens up the traditionally deep-fried dumplings, while the pressure cooker makes putting together the curry sauce effortless.
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Chocolate Swirl Cinnamon Marshmallows
I fell in love with making homemade marshmallows a couple years ago. It took only one batch to realize how easy they are to make and that most people are very surprised to learn marshmallows can be made at home (one of many reasons I like giving them as gifts). After finding a no-fail recipe in Gourmet, I've felt much more comfortable tweaking elements to create my own. These are perfect for the winter - a vanilla-infused marshmallow that's been swirled with chocolate and sealed in a cinnamon-cocoa powder coat. For the chocolate, I like to go dark (here, I used a bar with 75% cacao to offset the sweetness of the rest of the square).
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Caramel Rice Pudding with Brown Butter and Crème Fraîche
For this dessert, I began with the idea of using brown butter and arborio to make a risotto-style rice pudding. But the original version wasn't that exciting. That's when the idea of starting with a brown butter caramel worked its way into the pudding, along with the addition of crème fraîche, which I thought would cut the sweetness nicely. After a few more test runs, I also decided that the rice had a nicer texture when it was simmered with all of the liquid than it did when cooked like risotto, adding the liquid bit by bit. The bonus is that this also means less work for you!
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Perfect Hot Chocolate
Hot cocoa is all well and good. A mug is a great way to satisfy your after-dinner chocolate cravings. And cupping the warm mug between your hands after playing in the snow or shoveling the driveway is simply heavenly.
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Raspberry Custard Cups
This is such an easy dish, delicious dessert. I like to serve it for special guests.
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Bacon Wrapped Turkey
This crispy bacon-wrapped turkey will be the star of your next holiday meal. Because everything is better with bacon—including turkey!
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Cauliflower Tikka Masala
I'm a vegetarian, and it can be challenging to find new recipes. This cauliflower tikka masala is my easy take on the original.
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Currywurst
When I lived in Berlin, Germany, one of my favorite things to eat was currywurst and pommes frites. After I came back to the States, I created my own version, which is a pretty close second.
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Madras Curried Eggs with Rice
Whoever said that gourmet foods take ages to prepare did not know about this traditional Indian curried eggs dish, which my mother-in-law shared with me. Its meatless simplicity and all the accompaniments make it unique, delicious and unforgettable.
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Shrimp Mozambique
Garlic and sazon seasoning make a spicy, beer-based sauce for shrimp Mozambique that'll have you licking your fingers.
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Almond Rice Pudding with Toasted Meringue
The idea for this recipe comes from a 19th century dessert called Huntington pudding, which has a lemony rice pudding base, thickened with egg yolks, and a lemon meringue cap. I love how the airy meringue lightens the dense rice pudding as you eat it. So with this old-fashioned dessert in mind, I decided to maintain a similar design but change the flavors and textures. I made an almond-flavored rice pudding base, because I love almond and lemon together, and kept the base loose with lots of milk. And I topped this with a lemony meringue, which, after a little toasting in the oven, is a real showstopper. If you don't eat this pudding right away, it's also good cold, but don't let it sit in the fridge for more than a day or two or the meringue gets weird.
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Mushroom & Bacon Spaghetti Squash Bowl
This spaghetti squash bowl has a light cream sauce, along with fresh sage and crispy bacon. I love spaghetti squash but get tired of having it with a tomato-based red sauce. This recipe will make you and your family excited about spaghetti squash again!
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Pressure Cooker Cola BBQ Chicken
This recipe is rich with sweet and smoky deliciousness. The meat is juicy and tender, and I like to add a few tasty toppings, like sliced dill pickles and a layer of pepper jack cheese, for a boost of flavor. This can also be cooked in the slow cooker on low for 8 hours.
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Airy Rosemary Citrus Pignole Bread Pudding
This recipe was inspired by fluffy chiffon cakes (fluffing the egg whites separate from their yolks), my love for making flan and creme brulee, as well by Lemon Pignole cookies. I used several varieties of citrus since I lacked Meyer lemons and flavored the pudding with honey and rosemary for a garden-like twist. And just so ya know, this is the most bowls you'll every see me dirty in the making of one dish!
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Air Fryer Stuffed Pork Chops
These flavorful air-fryer stuffed pork chops can be the centerpiece of any family get-together. Complete the meal with your favorite side dishes, and you're done.
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Grilled Watermelon with Tequila
Spiking fruit with alcohol, grilling fruit with spices usually leads to a fun and tasty summer treat! This recipe can be an appetizer or a savory dessert. Either way, this is a fun way to cool off the hot August nights.