Cook\'s Country - 2019-04-05

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2 ASK COOK’S COUNTRY

3 KITCHEN SHORTCUTS

PRODUCT TASTING

Artisanal Bacon

17 GETTING TO KNOW

Milk

24 COOKING CLASS Easy

Homemade Mayonnaise

26 FIVE EASY

Cream Cheese Spreads

27 ONE PAN Peruvian-Style

Chicken Dinner

28 COOKING FOR TWO

Shrimp Creole

29 SLOW COOKER

Lentil and Chorizo Soup

30 EQUIPMENT REVIEW

Toasters

31 PRODUCT TASTING

Yellow Mustard

32 HEIRLOOM RECIPE

Asparagus Pickles

33 GREAT AMERICAN CAKE

Bourbon Praline Cake

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5 Philly Tomato Pie
Dough, sauce, and no cheese? Philly tomato pie challenges
the pizza equation.

6 Pasta with Pancetta and Asparagus
Our goal: a restaurant-quality dish with a weeknight-friendly
cooking process.

7 California-Style Chicken Salad
For the juiciest, most tender meat for chicken salad, turn
on your oven.

8 Spiced Pork Chops
Boring chops can make weeknight dinners a drag.
We set out to create an easy recipe for juicy chops
with serious punch—and crunch.

9 Potato, Green Bean,
and Tomato Salad
You say tomato, I say potato. And green beans.

10 Hamburger Steak with
Onion Gravy
This comforting classic needed a reboot.

12 Chicken in Adobo
This fragrant, rich chile sauce isn’t fiery, but it will add
a spark to your weeknight chicken routine.

13 Southern-Style Chicken and Rice
Sometimes the best thing you can do in the kitchen
is not overthink things.

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Making English muffins at home is much easier than you

think—all you need is a few staple ingredients and a bit

of time. PLUS Testing Blade-Style Coffee Grinders

16 Thin and Crispy Chocolate

Chip Cookies

Thick and chewy chocolate chip cookies are a classic,

but their thin, crunchy, butterscotch-y cousins deserve

a spot in the cookie jar, too.

18 Grilled Bone-In Leg of Lamb

It took 112 pounds of meat, but we finally achieved

a leg of lamb that tasted as impressive as it looked.

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Cauliflower’s delicate flavor makes it an ideal canvas

for a springtime salad—as long as you treat it right.

21 Greek Spinach and Chickpeas

This light, lively vegetable side dish comes together

in minutes.

21 Rustic Mashed Potatoes

No peeling, no fancy ingredients, no fuss—just perfect

mashed potatoes.

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A showstopper dessert like this takes work, so every

component needs to be perfect.

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