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It's Finally Spring! Celebrate With a Savory Vegetable Tart
Making Fresh Ceviche at Home Is Way Easier Than It Looks
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Making Fresh Ceviche at Home Is Way Easier Than It Looks

Great ceviche is easy to make and nearly impossible to mess up. Here's how to do it.
Make Rhubarb Galettes With Hazelnut Frangipane (and Say Hello, Spring)
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Make Rhubarb Galettes With Hazelnut Frangipane (and Say Hello, Spring)

Make a rhubarb galette. It's spring. It's practically a requirement.
Guide to Garbage: How to Give New Life to Your Kitchen Scraps and Trash
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Guide to Garbage: How to Give New Life to Your Kitchen Scraps and Trash

Cut down on your kitchen waste by cooking smarter—here are our favorite ways to utilize scraps and otherwise compostable items.
5 Ways to Shop and Cook Your Way to Less Food Waste (No Dumpster Diving Required)
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5 Ways to Shop and Cook Your Way to Less Food Waste (No Dumpster Diving Required)

A new documentary on wasted food shows just how much of our groceries are ending up in the trash. Here's how to be smarter about shopping and cooking, while also cutting down on your food waste.
Bake a Crazy, Yin-Yang Black Sesame Banana Bread (Thanks, El Rey)
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Bake a Crazy, Yin-Yang Black Sesame Banana Bread (Thanks, El Rey)

This isn't any banana bread. It's a black sesame banana bread.
DIY Dim Sum: How to Make Authentic Soup Dumplings at Home
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DIY Dim Sum: How to Make Authentic Soup Dumplings at Home

Making soup dumplings isn't hard. Okay, it kind of is. But this step-by-step video will teach you everything you need to know.
How Not to Screw Up Beans in a Pressure Cooker
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How Not to Screw Up Beans in a Pressure Cooker

Pressure cookers are an amazing tool, if you know how to use 'em right.
Give Us All the Green Things: How to Make a Spring Pesto
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Give Us All the Green Things: How to Make a Spring Pesto

You can make pesto out of almost anything green and leafy, which makes spring the perfect time to experiment.
Totally Non-Essential Kitchen Tools We Can't Live Without
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Totally Non-Essential Kitchen Tools We Can't Live Without

We're serious about our kitchen gadgets, and everyone is opinionated about their favorite egg slicers and mandolines. Here are our favorites.
How to Make the Best Not-Too-Sweet Key Lime Pie
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How to Make the Best Not-Too-Sweet Key Lime Pie

The perfect key lime pie is a balance between tart and sweet.
The Perfect Martini Requires 50 Stirs and It's Worth It
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The Perfect Martini Requires 50 Stirs and It's Worth It

Audrey Saunders of the famed Pegu Club taught us how to make the perfect martini. Learn her magic.
Messed Up Grits? Yeah, Us Too. Here's How Not To
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Messed Up Grits? Yeah, Us Too. Here's How Not To

Grits are easy to make...but finicky at the same time. The trick? Low and slow. Low and slow. Low and slow.
Make Thin Mint Cookies at Home (They're Vegan, Gluten-Free, and Awesome)
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Make Thin Mint Cookies at Home (They're Vegan, Gluten-Free, and Awesome)

Out of Girl Scout cookies? Don't sweat it. You can make them at home... Plus, this version is vegan and gluten-free.
How to Make a Croquembouche, the Totally Over-the-Top Tower of Cream Puffs
6 Ways to Bring More Pork Awesomeness Into Your Life
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6 Ways to Bring More Pork Awesomeness Into Your Life

Pork provides so much more joy than just bacon and barbecue. Chef Kevin Gillespie shares 6 awesome new ways to cook it.
How to Never Make Gray and Rubbery Mushrooms Again
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How to Never Make Gray and Rubbery Mushrooms Again

It's okay: Basic cooking mistakes happen. Even with mushrooms.
Make Del Posto's Classic (and Evil) Tiramisu at Home
6 Awesome Ways to Eat Scrambled Eggs for Breakfast
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6 Awesome Ways to Eat Scrambled Eggs for Breakfast

Scrambled eggs are a perfect weekday breakfast option—here are six great ways to cook them.
The Spring Dessert You Need: How to Make an Elegant Rhubarb-Almond Cake
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The Spring Dessert You Need: How to Make an Elegant Rhubarb-Almond Cake

Rhubarb-Almond Cake is an easy and elegant springtime dessert. Learn how to make it in this video.
Cook a Matzo Ball Soup That Will Make Your Bubbie Proud
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Cook a Matzo Ball Soup That Will Make Your Bubbie Proud

A perfect matzo ball soup is rich and flavorful, while still being light and tender. Here's how to master the matzo.
How to Not Screw Up Your Seared Salmon (Or Sautéed Onions!)
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How to Not Screw Up Your Seared Salmon (Or Sautéed Onions!)

It's okay: Basic cooking mistakes happen. Even something as simple as a seared piece of fish.
New Sweet Spots! Make Bien Cuit's Chocolate Buckwheat Cookies at Home
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New Sweet Spots! Make Bien Cuit's Chocolate Buckwheat Cookies at Home

Senior food editor Alison Roman caught up with Zachary Golper of Bien Cuit to find out what’s inside of his stellar chocolate buckwheat cookies.
Why You Should (Almost) Burn Your Cabbage
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Why You Should (Almost) Burn Your Cabbage

A little blackened magic turns humble cabbage into something incredibly delicious.
Why You Should Be Deep-Frying Your $50 Steak (We're Not Kidding)
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Why You Should Be Deep-Frying Your $50 Steak (We're Not Kidding)

Don't be afraid to cook that $50 porterhouse steak—this method is fool-proof.
How to Cook Fish with Crispy Skin, Every Time
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How to Cook Fish with Crispy Skin, Every Time

There are a few necessary techniques to get perfectly crispy-skinned fish, every time. Chef Donald Link shows us the way.
Make a Martini Like a Pro With Audrey Saunders
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Make a Martini Like a Pro With Audrey Saunders

The hardest things to master are often the simplest. Take the martini.