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Insalata Caprese

(TInsalata caprese (literally, the salad from Capri) is the perfect summertime dish for cooks in a hurry; slicing is the hardest part. Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Author: Faith Willinger

Plum Torte

Author: Marian Burros

Maple Syrup Candies

These crumbly, melt-in-your-mouth candies are made from just two ingredients.

Author: Ken Haedrich

Spiced Rum Sauce

Spiced rum is a sweetened version of the popular spirit flavored with such spices as vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg. This sauce would also be sublime served over ice cream. This recipe is an accompaniment...

Flourless Chocolate Hazelnut Cake

Small wedges of this luscious, superchocolaty cake go a long way.

Author: Jill Silverman Hough

Jade Dumplings with Soy Sesame Dipping Sauce

The dumplings can be assembled and chilled up to eight hours before steaming.

Baked Bananas

Nothing melts in the mouth like baked bananas. Served with any kind of cream topping, it is a simple, unsurpassed dessert. Adjust the ingredients and flavors to your personal taste.

Author: Lucinda Scala Quinn

Grilled Bread and Tomato Salad

Author: Fred Thompson

Caramelized Cumin Roasted Carrots

Author: Maria Helm Sinskey

Bagels

Author: Peter Reinhart

Open Faced Fresh Blueberry Pie

Quick and easy Open-Faced Fresh Blueberry Pie recipe, one cup of berries is cooked to form a syrup. The remaining three cups of berries are heated in this syrup just enough to turn the blueberries a midnight...

Author: Rose Levy Beranbaum

Salted Caramel Pots de Crème

Pots de crème are little baked custards with a fancy name. A pinch of salt in these custards heightens the caramel flavor. Cover the baking pan of custard cups with aluminum foil; it makes for the most...

Author: Curtis Stone

Italian Fig Cookies

Cuccidati The nonpareils called for to decorate these cookies are tiny pellets of colored sugar, not the chocolate disks.

Oven Roasted Chicken Thighs with Carrots and Yukon Gold Potatoes

In this simple chicken bake, the skin gets good and crispy, and the juices make the vegetables extra-succulent.

Author: Greg Atkinson

Scottish Oat Scones

Author: R. A. Street

British FlapJacks

Author: Molly Wizenberg

Pizza Margherita

The secret to a great pizza Margherita is to use the best ingredients you can find-and to approach them with restraint. (Just because a little cheese is good doesn't mean a lot will be better!) We always...

Author: Melissa Roberts

Jacques's French Potato Salad

Author: Julia Child

Perfect Steamed Rice

If you don't have a rice cooker, this is the way to prepare absolutely perfect rice. The liquid cooks down before you cover the pot, so you have more control over how much liquid evaporates; this makes...

Mixed Berry Tiramisù with Lime Curd

This luxurious treat is somewhere between a trifle, a tiramisù, and a summer pudding. The lime gives it a wonderful brightness.

Author: Lori Longbotham