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Jim Lahey’s No-Knead Bread

Behold, the no-knead bread recipe that incited an insurrection among home bakers everywhere.

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Big Chewy Brownie Cookies

"Everything I love about brownies. The fudgy center. The crisp edges. And that wondrous crinkly top." That's what folks are saying about these.

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Turkey Burgers with Maple Caramelized Onions

"These hit the flavor spot." "Delicious." "I’ll make these again." That's what folks are saying about this recipe.

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Egg Salad Without Mayo

Don't let those leftover Easter eggs go to waste. This easy egg salad with caramelized onions is so lovely, you won't even notice that there's no mayo.

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Small Batch Brownies

These small batch brownies make just enough batter to fill a loaf pan so you don't have an entire baking pan hanging around all week tempting you. Ideal for just the two of you.

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Baked Fish with Lemon Bread Crumbs

Quick, easy, healthful, spectacular in terms of taste, and exactly what you need these last couple of Fridays before Easter.

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Chickpea and Cavatelli Soup

An easy Italian soup that makes for a satisfying supper tossed together from pantry staples.

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Brown Butter Financiers

Although the name "financiers" may conjure images of fancy French pastries, these delicate beauties with a velvety crumb couldn’t be easier to make.

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Chocolate Sour Cream Bundt Cake

Does the true beauty of this cake lie in its stunning silhouette? Its intensely chocolatey chocolatiness? Or its lazy-day ease? You tell us.

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Chinese Chicken Salad

Chinese chicken salad is just like those salads you get at the restaurants with the oranges and cashews and the lovely balance of crunchy and tender and sweet and savory.

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Emeril’s Southwestern Turkey Sliders

The number one complaint of folks who don't like turkey burgers is dryness. Number two is blandness. This recipe is neither.

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Lemon Pound Cake

When life hands you lemons, make this lemon pound cake. Guaranteed to give you a far more favorable outlook on everything.

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Zingerman’s Sour Cream Coffee Cake 

A highly addictive and obscenely moist coffee cake from the legendary Zingerman's Bakehouse. You'll be making this cinnamon and walnut beauty often.

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Potato Chip Toffee Chocolate Chip Cookies

Here's what to bake when you don't know exactly what you're craving but you know it needs to be indulgent. And indecently good.

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Elote ~ Mexican-Style Street Corn

Does it get any better (or more like you're vacationing south of the border) than grilled corn slathered with lime mayo, cheese, cilantro, and hot sauce? Nah.

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Roast Chicken with Sweet Potatoes and Dates

An easier yet no less elegant riff on the classic chicken Marbella. Ideal for the Jewish high holidays yet ecumenical enough for Sunday suppers everywhere.

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Cowboy Caviar Salad

Eating healthy was never so easy—or mingled so nicely with tortilla chips and beer.

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Homemade Hummus

Let's get clear about what hummus is and what it ain't. Real hummus tastes like nothing but hummus. Not fancy. Just perfect.

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Schnecken ~ Pecan Cinnamon Buns

Schnecken translates from German quite literally as snails, although to us it means gooey, sticky pecan caramel buns.

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Easy Cream Biscuits

Scandalously simple. Ethereally airy. Magical. That's but a sampling of what folks are saying about these two-ingredient, Southern-style cream biscuits.

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Chicken Gyros

A Mediterranean classic that's healthy as can be although you'd never guess it from the indulgent taste.

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How To Make Cold Brew Coffee

The perfect cold brew coffee relies on exactly the right ratio of coffee grounds to water. And just a little patience. We can help you with the former.

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Blueberry Muffins with Sugar Topping

The blueberry muffin recipe you've been waiting for all your life. Seriously. Tender with a cake-like crumb and a crisp sugar topping.

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Chocolate Babka

Babkalicious! Best babka ever! Holy Cow! Holy Babka! Those are just some of the responses we're hearing 'bout this indulgent loaf of buttery, chocolatey, Jewishy goodness.

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Homemade Sandwich Bread

Okay, breadbaking virgins, here's the loaf for you. Nothing tricky. Just flour, water, yeast, and salt. And an honest-to-goodness homemade taste.

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Steamed Halibut with Ginger

An elegant and easy riff on a classic Chinese technique that's ideal for the fish-averse given that it’s quick and almost effortless.

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Turkey Cincinnati Chili

Saucier and sassier and healthier than most, this Cincinnati chili is still plopped atop a pile of spaghetti and smothered with all sorts of goodness.

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English Muffin Bread

Incomparably easier than traditional English muffins yet with all the requisite nooks and crannies that God—and the British—intended.

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One-Pot Cocoa Brownies

"Could not have been easier.” “Perfect." "A one-pot wonder!" That's what folks are saying about these super simple brownies that toe the line between cakey and fudgy.

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Coffee Crusted Grilled Pork Chops

"Wow!" "Off-the-charts good!" "Divine." "Amazingly juicy and tender." "A definite keeper." That's what we're hearing about these subtly and beguilingly spiced chops.

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Rose Levy Beranbaum’s Fudge Brownies

Dark chocolate-y, appropriately (and not too) rich, just sweet enough, and the entire surface blanketed with that coveted crackly surface. Let the love affair commence.

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Sourdough Bagels

The pleasing smack of sourdough was seemingly made to be melded with the awesomely chewy denseness of bagels. And it's SO much easier than you'd expect!

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Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies

Because some things don't change. Including the lure of old-fashioned, uncomplicated, chewy chocolate chip cookies with crisp edges and soft centers.

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Apple Tea Cake

Not as dense or as sweet as a pound cake, this lovely tea cake is rich and buttery and subtly infused with layers of apple and cinnamon with a tart lemon drizzle as a finishing flourish.

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Roasted Spaghetti Squash

“This technique really did produce those long lovely strands allowing this squash to live up to its name!" We keep hearing this about this perfectly easy and healthy spaghetti squash.

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Chocolate Mug Cake

Molten, gooey, dense, chocolatey, and done in minutes with nary any evidence, er, we mean cleanup, this microwave mug cake is the solution to when you need dessert stat.

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Homemade Labneh with Za’atar

Soft cheese dreams are made of labneh, which is ultra lush, creamy, and tangy. You may find you need to stop yourself from spreading it on everything.

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Pot Stickers ~ Guotie

What's that you ask? When's an appropriate time to serve pot stickers? We honestly can't think of a time that's not appropriate.

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Red Wine Onions

Meet your newest weeknight staple for when you want something a little special and impressive. Slightly sweet, deeply flavored, caramelized red onions doused with red wine.

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One-Bowl Mocha Brownies

If you're going to splurge on brownies, you may as well, you know, SPLURGE on brownies. But not in terms of effort or expense. Just taste. These brownies handle it splendidly.

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Fish in Parchment

Drama. Intrigue. Aroma. Ease. These, too, can be part of your weeknight routine with this simple, surprising tactic to cooking fish.

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Chocolate Chip Cookie Brownies

You shouldn't have to choose between your two competing cravings. The only disappointing thing about these? That we didn’t discover them sooner.

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Jonathan Waxman’s Roast Chicken

Spatchcocked and served with a fresh salsa verde, this chicken is a flavor lifesaver. Juicy, crisp-skinned, and quick, you might never go back to regular chicken again.

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Spaghetti with Zucchini, Lemon, and Basil

A perfect dish for summer's bounty of fresh zucchini, peppers, lemons, and basil. It's also ready in half an hour. Outstanding!

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Blueberry Coffee Cake with Lemon Glaze

You know that coffee cake made with sour cream is going to be moist and tender. Add blueberries, lemon, and a sweet-tangy glaze, you've got something special.

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Porcini Beef Ragu

We've discovered the secret to making next-level ragu sauce. Dried mushrooms. Go on. See for yourself.

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Cracked Brownie Cookies

No one should ever have to choose between a fudgy brownie and a chocolate cookie.

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Banana Bread with Pudding Mix

Who knew the secret to the best banana bread was the addition of vanilla pudding mix, dark chocolate, and coconut?

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Easy Mixed Berry Snacking Cake

This mixed berry snacking cake comes together in one bowl and couldn't be easier. We've already committed the recipe to memory.

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One-Pot Spaghetti and Meat Sauce

A meal that requires just one pot, pleases everyone at the table, and uses up leftovers? Yes, please!

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