Secrets of the Best Chefs

For anyone who loves ice cream but doesn’t own an ice cream maker, this is the recipe for you. The steps are very similar to tho ...

that, place the ¾ cup sugar in a pot fitted with a candy thermometer. Add about ⅛ cup water or more until the sugar is just cove ...

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Melissa Clark Author, In the Kitchen with a Good Appetite and Cook This Now; and recipe columnist, The New York Times New York, ...

clove of green garlic, and two minced anchovies. The toasted bread is spread with the sheep’s-milk ricotta and topped with the s ...

that the eggplant was bitter. Instead of throwing out the baby with the bathwater, Clark employed a clever tactic: “If it comes ...

“If you fail a lot, just call it ‘recipe developing.’” ...

Clark’s Kitchen Know-How KEEP A KITCHEN JOURNAL to record what you bring home from the farmer’s market each time you go and what ...

Crostini with Sugar Snap Peas, Radishes, and Anchovies Serves 4 Think of this as a blueprint more than as a recipe. When Clark t ...

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper 1 to 2 cups fresh sheep’s-milk ricotta* Brush the bread with olive oil. In a toaster ...

Trofie with Basil and Cilantro Pesto Serves 4 Substitutions are tricky things. Mess with a recipe too much, and you lose the ini ...

½ cup grated Parmesan cheese FOR THE PASTA 1 pound trofie (or orecchiette) Fresh ricotta cheese (ideally sheep’s-milk) Cilantro ...

Pine nuts are pricey; you can use walnuts as an alternative. The garlic will finish in the blender, but you need to chop it ...

Seared Duck Breast with Garam Masala and Grapes ...

Serves 2 to 4 This recipe is a masterpiece. When I first made this at home, I ...

stared at the plate dumb-founded. Did I really just make that? And was it really that easy? The secret lies in the technique: to ...

Heat an ovenproof skillet (do not use nonstick) on medium-high heat for a minute or two. Place the duck in the skillet, fat side ...

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Tim Artz Engineer and extreme do-it-yourselfer Oakton, Virginia When the Cub Scouts asked Tim Artz, an electrical engineer in Oa ...

tomatoes. Within those projects are more projects. For example, in his herb garden (where he grows thyme, sage, epazote, tarrago ...