Recipes
Pork Chops with Tomato-Bacon Topping
My husband and I collaborated on these pork chops with sun-dried tomatoes, bacon and ro...
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The BEST Vegetarian Chili
To me, this is the BEST chili, vegetarian or otherwise. It’s loaded with vegetables, ...
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World Peace Cookies
Before heading out on our eight-day road trip to San Diego, I thought I’d share a rec...
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Beef & Bacon Gnocchi Skillet
Stir in half the bacon; add gnocchi, water, cream and ketchup. Bring to a boil. Cook an...
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Peach (or Pluot) Cobbler with Hot Sugar Crust
Kristen Miglore’s Genius Desserts arrived at my door at the end of August, and about ...
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Pressure Cooker Tomato-Basil Sauce
Marcella Hazan’s famous sauce takes a spin in the Duromatic® Pressure Cooker, a new ...
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Dinner Poppers
I could eat jalapeno poppers all day long, but who wants to say they had seven stuffed ...
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Peach Frangipane Tart
At the height of stone-fruit season, I love nothing more than making these free-form ta...
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Grilled Vegetable Tacos with Tomatillo Salsa
Keep the vegetables in large pieces when you grill them so that they don’t fall throu...
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Strawberry Sorbet in Almond Butterscotch Cookie Cups
Do you have friends who text you recipes that cause you to at once drop everything, hea...
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Bake Sale Winning-est Gooey Oat Bars
I meant to do many things this week, but instead I baked. I baked slow-rise refrigerato...
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BLT Quinoa Bowls
I absolutely love a BLT with sliced avocado and an egg. Recently, I've been trying out ...
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Roasted Tomato Soup Thickened with Bread (Pappa Al Pomodoro)
At an adorable café in San Clemente, a bowl of tomato-and-bread soup sent four ladies ...
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Simple, Homemade Guacamole
When I make this for my children, I omit the minced hot chilies, and it’s still delic...
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Slow Cooker Gigante (White) Beans
These gigante beans cook in the slow cooker for 6-12 hours with tomatoes, thyme, onions...
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Favorite Cabbage Soup, Updated
This cabbage soup, a vegetarian variation of Paul Steindler’s cabbage soup, is one of...
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Marcella’s Stewy White Beans (Brined not Soaked)
Cook’s Illustrated’s The Science of Good Cooking, my latest library rental, is orga...
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How to Cook Bacon on a Sheet Pan
Once you cook start cooking bacon in the oven, it’s hard to go back to pan-frying and...
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Saffron-Carrot Soup with Toasted Almond Dukkah
Also, in place of the suggested coriander oil garnish, I made dukkah, which I love and ...
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Loaded Avocado BLT
My husband invented this twist on a bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich. I like to make ...
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Easy Homemade Quick-Pickled Jalapeños
This quick-pickled jalapeños recipe is ready in 5 minutes! The homemade pickle jalapeÃ...
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BLT Skillet
This quick weeknight meal reminds me of a BLT, with its chunks of bacon and tomato. The...
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Peach and Beet Salad
I can’t promise this will be my last peach post, but I’m definitely reaching peak p...
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Classic Deviled Eggs
I texted my mother asking for her deviled eggs recipe. Deviled eggs were not something ...
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