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Recipes

Pea Soup With Lobster

If you make this soup ahead of time, cool it down rapidly in a large bowl placed in a bowl of ice to help preserve its vibrant green color.

January 4, 2015

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Winter Soupe Au Pistou

Feel free to play around with the vegetable medley in this Provençal soup, using whatever is in season or kicking around your kitchen. If you need to save time, use store-bought basil or kale pesto instead of the parsley pistou.

January 4, 2015

Recipes

Chicken Matzo Ball Soup

While you can make perfectly delicious matzo balls with vegetable oil, duck fat will yield the most sublime results. Jewish cooks traditionally save the fat skimmed from making chicken stock — called schmaltz — for these dumplings.

January 4, 2015

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MA-PO Tofu

A fiery stew of silken tofu, ground pork and heaps of green onion, ma-po tofu is one of the most popular dishes in the Sichuan canon. The secret ingredient is chili bean sauce, a spicy, umami-rich condiment available at Chinese supermarkets.

January 4, 2015

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Cauliflower With Truffle Oil

For a less-heavy version of this soup, hold the butter or oil and simmer all the vegetables together in the stock. Skip the cream at the end, and serve the truffle oil on the side so diners can drizzle it themselves.

January 4, 2015

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Beet Salad With Sunflower Seed Picada

In Spain, a picada is a combination of chopped garlic, bread and nuts, and usually used to thicken and flavor a sauce. Here, it adds a crispy, nutty element to the salad.

January 13, 2015

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Heirloom Tomato & Blue Cheese Salad

If you can get your hands on it, use the piquant Dragon’s Breath blue cheese from That Dutchman’s Farm in Nova Scotia.

January 13, 2015

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Tea-Brined Chicken Breasts On Asparagus Salad

Lightly pounding the chicken breast turns it into a chicken steak of sorts that will cook more quickly and evenly. Since breast meat is so lean, brining helps keep it juicy.

January 13, 2015

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Vermicelli Salad With Shiitakes And Baby Spinach

This dish is a spin on japchae, a popular appetizer traditionally served warm. Made with sweet potato starch, Korean vermicelli have a glassy appearance and chewy texture.

January 13, 2015

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Potato & Artichoke Salad

The potatoes, artichokes and pesto can all be prepared a day in advance and chilled. Dress the salad up to two hours before brunch and serve at room temperature.

January 13, 2015

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Autumn Slaw with Dijon Dressing

A mandoline will make quick work of the vegetables in this salad. Juniper berries can be purchased at most bulk stores and better food shops.

January 13, 2015

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Winter Green Salad With Shaved Roots

To get the garlic as fine as possible, grate it on a microplane zester (a.k.a. rasp), then mince with a chef’s knife.

January 13, 2015

Food

Miso Soba Soup With Tofu & Mushrooms

Umami-rich ingredients like miso paste and soy sauce boost flavor without adding fat in this warm and nourishing soup.

January 18, 2016

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Slow-Roasted Prime Rib Au Jus

For this roast, it’s worth splurging on dry aged beef for its deep, rich flavor. Demi-glace is reduced beef or veal stock, and can be found frozen at better butcher shops.

January 28, 2015

Recipes

Roasted Cauliflower With Anchovy Breadcrumbs

If you don’t like anchovies, just omit them and season the breadcrumbs with salt.

January 28, 2015