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The Most Popular Recipes in February 2020

One-pot gingery chicken thighs, ultra-tender caramelized cabbage, and more recipes readers swooned for this month. 
Wedges or green cabbage braised in tomato broth and topped with herbs and sour cream.
Photo by Emma Fishman, Food Styling by Yekaterina Boytsova

February is a month for giving and receiving love. But instead of buying the biggest teddy bears they could find, our readers channeled their affections into a rich and velvety broccoli cheddar soup, gingery chicken thighs drizzled with an impossible to resist peanut sauce, and platters of crispy crunchy salads that show off winter’s finest produce. Plus, there’s The Basically Guide to Better Baking, that got readers flexing their baking skills as they turned out salty buckwheat chocolate chip cookies, fool-proof no-knead focaccia, and fragrant loaves of earl grey cake. Here were the 10 most popular recipes of the month, starting with No. 1.

  • earl grey yogurt cake
    Photo by Laura Murray, Food Styling by Susan Spungen 
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    Earl Grey Yogurt Cake

    A tea cake that's true to its name, this loaf harnesses the power of citrusy Earl Grey tea for its distinct flavor. Lemon poppyseed can't hold a candle. 

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  • Wedges or green cabbage braised in tomato broth and topped with herbs and sour cream.
    Photo by Emma Fishman, Food Styling by Yekaterina Boytsova
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    Fall-Apart Braised Cabbage

    One of our favorite ways to cook cabbage—in a spiced tomato broth, until tender to the core.

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  • OnePot Gingery Chicken with rice and peanut sauce
    Photo by David Malosh, food styling by Rebecca Jurkevich, prop styling by Cindy Diprima
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    One-Pot Gingery Chicken and Rice With Peanut Sauce

    We took loose inspiration from Hainanese chicken rice to create this weeknight-friendly dish.

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  • Image may contain Bowl Food Dish Meal Plant Vegetable and Broccoli
    Photo by Emma Fishman, Food Styling by Yekaterina Boytsova 
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    Broccoli Cheddar Soup With Cheesy Croutons

    Our better-than-ever broccoli cheddar is lighter, brighter, and less gloppy than the kind you’d find in your corporate cafeteria—with a creaminess that comes from blended potatoes and broccoli stalks rather than heavy cream.

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  • Salt and Pepper Fish
    Photo by Emma Fishman, Food Styling by Yekaterina Boytsova
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    Salt and Pepper Fish

    Pan-seared cod gets plenty of texture and flavor from ginger, caramelized scallions, and lots of freshly ground black pepper.

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  • Pantry Pasta With Vegan Cream Sauce recipe
    Photo by Laura Murray, Food Styling by Kat Boytsova
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    Pantry Pasta With Vegan Cream Sauce

    Many vegan cream sauces rely on blended nuts or steamed cauliflower, but this sauce is made of beans and pasta water alone—no soaking or blending necessary. It’s important that the beans are adequately hydrated: Once you start mashing, make sure there’s plenty of pasta cooking liquid in the pot and don’t let it evaporate.

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  • salty buckwheat chocolate chunk cookies
    Photo by Laura Murray, Food Styling by Susan Spungen 
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    Salty Buckwheat Chocolate Chunk Cookies

    When’s the last time a chocolate chip cookie surprised you? This one, which gets its speckled look, earthy, nutty flavor, and chewy middle from buckwheat flour, might just become your new favorite.

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  • White salad with seasonal winter ingredient including endive fennel and pear
    Photo by Emma Fishman, Food Styling by Yekaterina Boystova, prop styling by Allie Wist
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    Winter White Salad

    Lean into the monotony of the season with a monochrome mix of cold-weather fruits and vegetables topped with a creamy, tangy dressing

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