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Fish Börek like at Balikçi Sabahattin 2007-04-23 03:52:13 Balikçi Sabahattin, one of Istanbul's top fish restaurant, makes an amazing fish börek. I managed to get the recipe and make it at home.
Dandelion Syrup 2007-04-19 01:52:23 Dandelion, the humble but ubiquitous golden flower is turned into a syrup and jam in the Alps. Here is how my grandma did it.
Tussilago Flowers Sorbet 2007-04-10 22:31:08 Coltsfoot has been used for thousands of years to heal cough. French chef Marc Veyrat uses its flowers to make a delicious sorbet. Read more:Flowers
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Zaletti - the Venetian Cookie 2007-03-29 21:02:00 These simple Italian cookies, also called zalettini, use corn flour for crunchiness and color. Read more:Venetian
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Devil's Chicken 2007-03-25 23:42:48 This traditional butterflied grilled chicken from Tuscany uses a fresh herb paste and a lemon-oil baste to turn out the most delicious chicken. Read more:Devil
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Making Your Own Meringues 2007-03-25 23:39:58 Meringue is the most obvious pastry to bake when you have too many egg whites, and yet many home chefs are frightened to try homemade meringues. See how easy they are if you go by the book.
Scandinavian Sour Cream Apple Pie 2007-03-22 23:27:37 This gorgeous, juicy vanilla-flavored apple pie is said to have been winning pie contests in the Midwest for decades. One of the first recipes I ever found on the web! Read more:Cream
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Homemade Casarecce Pasta 2007-03-21 06:56:53 Just flour and water and my Kenwood Kitchen Machine with a new bronze die made for a wonderful evening. Read more:Pasta
Black Squid Ink Rice 2007-03-21 04:20:42 This traditional poor man's paella makes for a stunning dish all dressed in black. Arroz Negro is one of the humble glories of Spanish cuisine. Read more:Black
Successful Gougères 2007-03-18 23:19:01 These bloated crispy cheese balloons are so successful at parties you can't bake them fast enough. See how easy they are to make.
My Indian Butternut Squash Soup 2007-03-15 22:53:22 Fresh curry leaves, ginger and coconut milk turn this butternut squash soup into a gourmet treat.
The 300 Minute Egg 2007-03-11 23:14:37 This traditional North African dish calls for roasting fresh eggs for 5 hours in a 100°C/212°F oven. The whites turn brown with a nutty flavor. Read more:Minute
Chestnut Flour Gnocchis 2007-03-11 23:12:38 Strong-flavored rustic gnocchis served with an alpine seasoned cheese. Eat five and choke. Read more:Chestnut
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Creamy Agliata Verde 2007-03-11 23:10:12 This traditional recipe from the confines of Italy and Switzerland brings together the delicious full fat creamy tomme with a unique Alpine herbal pesto. Read more:Creamy
Sainte-Maure Goat Cheese Feuilleté 2007-03-11 22:22:04 Use these intriguing cylindrical ash-colored French goat cheeses to make delicious puff pastry appetizers. A traditional French recipe. Read more:Cheese
I Made My Own Macaronis From Scratch 2007-03-07 00:48:42 How do they make the hole in the maccheroni? I had thought about it long and hard only to conclude you just can't make tubular pasta at home. I was wrong - see how I made my first batch of macaronis! Read more:Scratch
Evian Chocolate Sorbet 2007-03-05 01:32:25 One of the simplest sorbet you can make and yet a memorable, intense chocolate delicacy with no sticky aftertaste. Read more:Sorbet
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Deep-Fried Pizza 2 - Scotland 2007-09-19 01:22:12 A northern cousin of the Neapolitan deep-fried pizza, this proud member of the Scottish Diet makes one nutritious snack. Read more:Fried
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Ember-Roasted Peppers in Olive Oil 2007-09-18 03:12:12 Extraordinary dish prepared directly over hot embers to make a memorable starter in the purest tradition of Mediterranean simplicity. Read more:Roasted
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A Sicilian Cookery Class on Mount Etna 2007-09-18 01:17:09 Sicily's top food authority let me into her kitchen on Mount Etna while she was preparing sweet-and-sour peppers. Read more:Cookery
Michelin-Starred Strawberry Sorbet 2007-09-04 23:48:25 Learn how to make the very best strawberry sorbet you will ever taste exactly like they do at one of the world's top restaurants, Philippe Rochat in Switzerland. Read my interview of chef Rochat where he tells which strawberry to use for this sorbet. Read more:Michelin
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Tony Soprano's Own Neapolitan Ragù 2007-09-03 22:49:16 How my friend Pascuale came to eat my Maccheroni al ragù 'like in Napoli' and fix my media room so that I could watch the Sopranos.
Pasta for the Sopranos 2007-09-03 01:53:48 How I convinced Switzerland's top custom installer to come and fix my home cinema the next day with a promise of homemade maccheroni with real Neapolitan ragù. Read more:Pasta
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Homemade Garganelli Pasta 2007-09-28 00:55:11 Thanks to a tiny a garganelli comb ordered from Italy I was able to make these legendary hand-rolled penne. A treat! Read more:Pasta