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By Randi Mazzella February 4, 2022 Engagement Roast Chicken Courtesy Ina Garten; adapted from Food Network) Ingredients 1 (4- to 5-pound) roasting chicken Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper 2 lemons 1 whole head garlic, cut in half crosswise Good olive oil 2 Spanish onions, peeled and thickly sliced ½ cup dry white wine ½ cup chicken…

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They’re small changes that, in perspective, really upped my cooking game. By Margaret Eby I got a chance to get a taste of that culinary school life myself thanks to a hundred-hour Culinary Techniques program at the International Culinary Center. What I found in the six weeks I participated in the program—a kind of accelerated, compressed version of…

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Ingredients 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 2 1/2 pounds trimmed, skinless, bone-in chicken thighs Salt and freshly ground black pepper 1 large onion, thinly sliced 3 large garlic cloves, minced One 28-ounce can diced tomatoes 2 canned chipotles in adobo, coarsely chopped 1 cup chicken broth 24 corn tortillas 2 ounces Cotija…

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Here are some of my favorite winter pies (I love pie) Homemade Apple Pie Recipe With a Caramelized Filling and Flaky Pie Crust  Southern pecan pie (I use Lyle’s Golden Syrup or King Syrup) Single-Serving Pear Cobbler Sweet Potato Pie Custard Pie Key Lime Pie Cherry Pie Blueberry Pie Lemon Meringue Pie Banana Cream Pie Chocolate…

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I Fell in Love with Dried Beans So Much I Joined a Bean Club  By Stacey Ballis December 28, 2021 Canned beans are a great time-saver, but it can be difficult sometimes to get the right texture for dishes or to fully eliminate that tinny flavor. But once I started cooking with dried beans myself, I was hooked. Versatile,…

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Makes about 12-15 cookies. Ingredients ½ cup butter ½ cup sugar ½ cup plus 3 tbsp brown sugar 1 egg 1 tsp vanilla 1 cup and 2 tbsp flour ½ tsp baking powder ½ tsp baking soda ½ tsp salt 1 ¼ cup + 3 tbsp rolled oats. 1 cup + 1 tbsp semisweet chocolate…

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