Recipes

Cookbook author Dorie Greenspan says she makes a "Franco-American" buche de Noel with American flavoring and French technique.

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Yule Have To Try This Gingerbread Buche De Noel

5:50pm December 22, 2014

by NPR Staff

In Paris, holiday buche de Noel cakes verge on art. Cookbook author Dorie Greenspan has created her own Franco-American version that's fun to make and "just as good as birthday cake," she says.

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Andrea Nguyen's Banh Mi Handbook: Recipes for Crazy-Delicious Vietnamese Sandwiches is the perfect gift for your friend who has an app tracing the routes of half a dozen food trucks on her phone.

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Best Cookbooks Of 2014 Offer Tastes And Tales From Around The Globe

9:30am December 10, 2014

by T. Susan Chang

2014 was a year for faraway cuisines to take up residence in U.S. kitchens — cookbook authors cast their nets for flavors from Paris, the Middle East, Southeast Asia and points in between.

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With over 700 pages and 600 recipes, Mexico: The Cookbook, attempts to document exhaustively the country's varied regional cuisines. Recipes in the book include (from left): potato and chorizo tacos; divorced eggs with tomatillo sauce; and tikin-xik fish,

Mexican Chef Serves Up An Authoritative Guide To Her Country's Cuisine

9:21am December 01, 2014

by Carrie Kahn

Unlike other exhaustive guides to Mexico's diverse regional foods, Mexico: The Cookbook was written by a Mexican. Margarita Carrillo's recipes aim for simplicity to lure American readers to explore.

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A Boozy Parisian Pineapple That Tastes Like The Holidays

6:22pm November 28, 2014

by NPR Staff

Dorie Greenspan struggled to recreate a friend's sweet dessert, but he just wouldn't divulge his secret. "It's nothing," he said. "It's so simple." Turns out, it is simple — once you have the recipe.

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National

The Native American Side Of The Thanksgiving Menu

12:37pm November 26, 2014

by NPR Staff

The first Thanksgiving was something of a joint venture between pilgrims and Native Americans. Chef Richard Hetzler shares a menu that celebrates the first settlers and the country's first tribes.

Baked Squash Kibbeh: Middle-Eastern kibbeh is a finely ground combination of beef or lamb, bulgur and onions either formed into balls and deep-fried or pressed into a pan and baked. For a vegetarian version of this flavorful dish, why not pair butternut s

Arts

Gluten-Free? Vegan? Thanksgiving Recipes For Alternative Diets

12:05pm November 26, 2014

by NPR Staff

It's like the start of a bad joke: a vegan, a gluten-free and a paleo walk into a bar — except it's your house, and they're gathered around the Thanksgiving table. Don't panic — we've got recipes.

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A tub of Susan Stamberg's mother-in-law's famous cranberry relish made by Beth Hansen of Easton, Md.

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Mama Stamberg's Cranberry Relish Put To The Test At Amish Market

1:42pm November 21, 2014

by Susan Stamberg

A woman on the Eastern Shore of Maryland said she'd love to make and sell Susan Stamberg's mother-in-law's famous cranberry relish. Naturally, Stamberg had to inspect the operation and try it out.

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Amateur cook and writer Maureen Evans has perfected the art of tweeting a recipe in 140 characters or less.

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Tweet In The Holiday With Recipes On Twitter

4:54pm November 17, 2014

by NPR Staff

Test your ability to tweet a recipe in 140 characters or less. Amateur cook and writer Maureen Evans tells us how she manages to do that, and breaks down her code in her Twitter cookbook, Eat Tweet.

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True cheddar cheese can take months â even years â to age. So Claudia Lucero created a faux-cheddar that can be made in very little time.

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How To Make A Faux Cheddar In One Hour

3:46pm November 14, 2014

by NPR Staff

Once Claudia Lucero had mastered rapid cheese-making, she knew it was time to tackle cheddar. But cheddar takes months, even years, to age, so Lucero devised a pseudo version: the Smoky Cheater.

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To make the best (and safest) burger, America's Test Kitchen recommends grinding the meat at home and packing it loosely.

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'Test Kitchen': How To Buy The Safest Meat And Make The Juiciest Steaks

2:10pm October 24, 2014

The Cook's Illustrated Meat Book gives tips on how to shop for, store, season and cook meat. Why shouldn't you pack your burgers too tight? Two America's Test Kitchen editors explain.

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