Secrets of the Best Chefs

Funky Lettuce Salad with Beets, Feta, and Creamy Meyer Lemon Dressing Serves 2 to 4 A battle of good versus evil is waged on the ...

2 cooked red beets, cut into bite-size chunks 2 cooked golden beets, cut into bite-size chunks 1 raw candy-striped beet, peeled ...

To cook the beets, keep the red and golden ones separate and roast them in baking dishes or pans with a little water, covered ...

Sweet-and-Sour Balsamic-Glazed Spareribs ...

Serves 4 ...

I love a recipe like this, in which one familiar item (balsamic vinegar) combines with something else very familiar (in this cas ...

½ cup dark brown sugar 1 tablespoon molasses ¼ cup grainy mustard 1 or 2 teaspoons Tabasco (depending on how spicy you like it) ...

The recipe for the glaze makes enough for up to four racks, so if you have a hungry crew, double the meat. Keep an eye on th ...

Gina DePalma Author, Dolce Italiano; and pastry chef, Babbo New York, New York James Beard Award–winning pastry chef Gina DePalm ...

kitchen. “My mother is a big believer in soup,” she explains. When DePalma was growing up, her mother kept up the Italian tradit ...

well, when you’re surrounded by people and feeling jovial. DePalma clearly relishes making the latter foods; and after what she’ ...

“Food isn’t exciting without people. You can’t take that out of the equation.” ...

DePalma’s Kitchen Know-How IF YOU’RE USING lentils in a recipe, make sure to sort through them to take out any pebbles or other ...

Lentil Soup with Sausage, Chard, and Garlic Serves 6 This is a nourishing, healing soup with intense, surprising flavor that sne ...

2 bay leaves 1 (28-ounce) can crushed tomatoes* 6 cups water Freshly ground black pepper 3 to 4 cups shredded red Swiss chard le ...

several days in the refrigerator. * You can also make this with an equal amount of pancetta or use hot Italian sausage, if you l ...

Bagna Cauda with Vegetables Serves 6 or more Bagna cauda is a loud and flavorful emulsion of butter, olive oil, garlic, and anch ...

Begin by grinding the garlic into a paste. First chop the cloves roughly, then chop again into finer pieces. Sprinkle salt over ...

Lemon Semifreddo with Blackberries and Honey ...

Serves 6 ...