Search Results from April 2012 issue
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Keep it simple: eggs, matzo, salt, and pepper, mixed into a batter and fried in oil till crisp and golden.
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These buns can be assembled the night before, needing only a final rise before baking. This is part of BA's Best, a collection of our essential recipes.
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The success of this simple soup depends on using the freshest watercress available. Choose the full-grown, thick-stemmed variety; it has more of the green's characteristic bold, peppery flavor.
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To keep the matzo dumplings light, don't overtax the dough.
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Some chefs like using kosher chickens because they're salted and you get awesome flavor without brining.
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Try this artful Italian brittle for Passover.
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Serve this icing spooned over cake or ice cream.
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To make the breadcrumbs, tear up a day-old baguette or some crusty country bread and pulse it in a food processor until the crumbs are coarse. If you end up with more than you need, freeze the surplus in an airtight container.
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Sometimes all it takes are three ingredients to kick off a party.
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Use this dressing to punch up sturdy greens such as escarole or radicchio.
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Bake this festive spice cake in your favorite Bundt pan or pudding bowl, or feel free to use an 8" springform pan. You can top the cake with Luscious Chocolate Icing (see recipe) or simply dust it with powdered sugar.
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Use good butter, fresh crabmeat, and Meyer lemons and this simple spread will really sing. Can't find Meyer lemons? Substitute 2 Tbsp. juice and 1-2 tsp. zest from a regular lemon instead.
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The truth is, you can use any supermarket bone-in ham for this recipe, or buy a half ham and cut the recipe accordingly. But considering the holiday occasion, it's worthwhile to get the best cured, smoked, bone-in ham you can find. Special-order one from your butcher or from dartagnan.com (we love the applewood-smoked version).
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This citrus cake is decorated with thin slices of candied orange peel. If you have any left over, roll them in sugar and dip in melted icing for a sweet treat.
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Score the chicken thighs to deliver more spice and flavor to the meat and encourage quicker cooking.
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In Rome, chef Barbara Lynch ate the perfect carbonara: The sauce was bright yellow from fresh eggs, and each rigatoni hid cubes of fatty guanciale. This is her recipe.
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Server our tangy buttermilk green goddess dressing recipe with crudités, poached shrimp, or over butter lettuce.
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Drizzle this gingery-sweet beauty over crisp lettuces, avocado, grain salads, or grilled tofu.
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Serve this fragrant, Indian-inspired side dish with all things chicken.
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A great spread alternative to hummus (and a fixture with crudités or on sandwiches in the BA Test Kitchen). French green lentils work best here, but the most important ingredient of the recipe is top-quality extra-virgin olive oil.
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Chef Raymond Vandergaag dresses up this pistachio cake recipe with whipped cream and truffled honey, an unnecessary but welcome gilding of the lily.
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Gently poach chicken breasts, or use purchased rotisserie chicken for this bright salad.
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If you have a juicer at home, by all means use it, but good store-bought 100 percent carrot juice will work just as well here.
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