Food
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Make-ahead tomato curry simmer sauce is your shortcut to a flavor-charged meal
Feb 03, 2025 9:41 am - This creamy and aromatic spiced sauce can be prepared in advance and kept on hand for a fast, flavor-packed rush-hour dinner. It’s so good, you might want to double the recipe so you have some for a meal now, and some for one later.
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Seasonal swap: Hearty winter produce stars in this Thai duoJan 29, 2025 6:02 am - As a proponent of eating local, I like to take favorite recipes and make seasonal swaps. I recently gave a cooking demonstration where I did just that, incorporating winter squash, hearty greens, canned beans and root vegetables into a pair of delicious Thai dishes.
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Give parsnips a chance with this creamy, warming soupJan 29, 2025 5:57 am - There’s that certain group of vegetables I routinely walk by when I am cruising the produce aisle – parsnips, fennel, beets, bok choy among them. Well, I am here to say give parsnips a chance.
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Make this speedy chicken soup to help you through cold season
Jan 29, 2025 5:07 am - If you have roast or rotisserie chicken for a meal and end up with leftovers, this chicken soup is for you. Start by making a quick, 40-minute chicken stock out of the leftover bones and scraps and water.
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Egg prices are soaring. Don’t expect that to change anytime soon
Jan 28, 2025 8:11 am - Bird flu is forcing farmers to slaughter millions of chickens a month, pushing U.S. egg prices to more than double their cost in the summer of 2023. And it appears there may be no relief in sight, given the surge in demand as Easter approaches.
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How do Taco Bell’s new chicken nuggets rank against other fast food nuggs?
Jan 28, 2025 5:22 am - Now that even Taco Bell is winging into the nugget game, it’s time to take stock of the field and taste the offerings from the largest chains.
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This Puerto Rican pork roast boasts tender meat and crackling, crisp skin
Jan 28, 2025 5:00 am - Achieving the dish’s characteristic crisp skin on the outside with juicy meat inside can be a challenge. The best way to ensure this is by braising the roast stovetop, then removing the skin as a single piece and frying it in a skillet.
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Natural wines aren’t just a category. They’re a philosophy
Jan 27, 2025 12:55 pm - Natural wines are produced with minimal human intervention. The grapes are generally grown organically, and the winemaking process eschews additives, commercial yeasts and excessive sulfites.
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This date nut bread lightens up an old-school coffee shop favorite
Jan 27, 2025 11:58 am - This tender, moist date-nut bread gets most of its sweetness from pureed dates and a touch of maple syrup — with no refined sugar. Studded with chopped walnuts and plump fruit, it’s especially satisfying with a schmear of whipped cream cheese.
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How much is a serving of pasta? It’s not always 2 ounces.
Jan 27, 2025 10:24 am - People have lots of thoughts on what constitutes a single serving of pasta. Nutritional labels on packages of dried pasta call 2 ounces one serving. It amounts to about 1 cup when cooked — and strikes plenty of people as stingy.