2019-08-01 Cook\'s Country

INSIDE THIS ISSUE 28 Short Rib Burgers for Two 26 One-Pot Pasta Salad with Chicken 6 Shashlik-Style Beef Kebabs RC Shrimp and Or ...

DISPLAY UNTIL SEPTEMBER 9, 2019 AUGUST /SEPTEMBER 2019 $6.95 U.S./$7.95 CANADA Buttery Lobster Rolls Summertime Special Perfect ...

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR I N JUST THE past 12 months, our executive food editor, Bryan Roof, and our staff photographer, Steve Kli ...

Cook’s Country magazine (ISSN 1552-1990), number 88, is published bimonthly by America’s Test Kitchen Limited Partnership, 21 Dr ...

2 COOK’S COUNTRY • AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2019 ASK COOK’S COUNTRY Illu str ati on :^ J ay La ym an Freezing Kale I always blanch kale ...

AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2019 • COOK’S COUNTRY 3 Illu str ati on :^ Tr ac i^ D ab erk o One Brand of Macaroni Elbowed Its Way to the Top ...

Illu str ati on :^ R os s^ M ac Do na ld After 20-odd years in the gordita business, the Guerra family is going strong. FAMILY S ...

AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2019 • COOK’S COUNTRY 5 Gorditas We visited Las Cruces, New Mexico, to learn the secrets to these chubby little ...

6 COOK’S COUNTRY • AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2019 I DIDN’T KNOW I was hungry until I smelled it—that unmistakable aroma of smoke and flam ...

AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2019 • COOK’S COUNTRY 7 LET ME START by asking three questions: How spicy is too spicy? When does “smoky” cross ...

8 COOK’S COUNTRY THE IDEA OF a rustic tomato tart— aka tomato galette—is simple: Slice tomatoes, season them, pile them onto fl ...

AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2019 • COOK’S COUNTRY 9 Mustard! After a bit of testing, I determined that 2 teaspoons spread onto the raw crus ...

WHETHER IT’S FOR a picnic in the park, a hike in the hills, or a day at the beach, summer provides a lot of opportunities to pac ...

AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2019 • COOK’S COUNTRY 11 South Carolina Barbecue Hash This local favorite requires a leap of faith. by Morgan B ...

ON THE ROAD L A CAMPAGNA HAS no sign, so it’s easy to miss the restaurant if you’re not looking for it in the progression of sto ...

AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2019 • COOK’S COUNTRY 13 Eggplant Pecorino An updated take on eggplant Parmesan puts the focus back where it be ...

I ONCE MADE BRUSSELS sprout ice cream. Allow me to explain. Instead of going to the movies, my boyfriend and I make ice cream on ...

BIRTHDAY CAKE Decrease vanilla to 2 teaspoons. Add ½ cup store-bought vanilla frosting and ⅛ teaspoon yellow food coloring with ...

16 COOK’S COUNTRY • AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2019 NANAIMO, A SMALL city on Van- couver Island in the Canadian province of British Columb ...

Chickpea and Poblano Quesadillas 30-MINUTE SUPPER Kielbasa Hash with Potatoes and Fried Eggs Strip Steaks with Creamed Kale 30-M ...