Recipe Development

This Kale Salad Benefits From a Little Rest

Recipe Development

Hardy greens are the key to a kale salad that’s even better when you toss it in advance.

A Vegetarian-ish Vegetable Stew

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Inspired by a knock-out beef stew, this bean & vegetable stew serves up plant-based stick-to-your-ribs heartiness.

What Makes a Perfect Recipe?

Content Strategy Tips, Recipe Development

Find out why a 5-ingredient recipe from Danny Trejo’s cookbook is an example of a perfect recipe.

Balsamic Cranberry-Fig Compote

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This cranberry-fig compote, finished with a splash of balsamic vinegar, is a big upgrade to the same old cranberry sauce.

Appalachian Tomato Gravy

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Tomato “gravy” is unique to Appalachia and a wonderful way to capture the flavor of summer. It’s perfect to spoon it over polenta, chicken, fish or beans.

A Plain and Perfect Bundt Coffee Cake Recipe

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Coffee cake is one of those retro specialties, an old-school standby from the Mrs. Maisel era. You know, when having a nice, simple, home-baked “something” to serve with coffee was hostessing done right. It didn’t have to decorated to within an inch of its life and Instagram ready.

Sip This: Cranberry Rose Cocktail

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Packages of fresh cranberries in markets this time of year mean it’s time to make a key ingredient for this seasonal cocktail: the Cranberry Rose.

Tahini Zucchini Bread With Golden Raisins & Almonds

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A bumper crop of summer squash inspired this zucchini bread with tahini, cardamom, almonds, and golden raisins.

Cooking Without a Recipe: Why Technique Beats Instructions Every Time

Recipe Development

When people find out that I develop and test recipes for a living, they’re often surprised when I say that real kitchen confidence comes from cooking without a recipe.