Recipes

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Best Curried Egg Salad Sandwich

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Glazed Lemon Bundt Cake

This easy cake from Cooks Illustrated has a bright, fresh, citrus flavor and makes a great springtime dessert especially when served with some fresh berries.

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World's Best Grilled Cheese Sandwich

I don’t know who creates these things, but apparently April is National Grilled Cheese Month. Holiday or not, grilled cheese sandwiches seem to appeal to everyone. It’s one of my favorite lunchtime treats –especially when there almost nothing left in the re…

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Hearty Turkey Tomato Sauce with Campanelle

Ground turkey is a nice substitution for beef in this hearty pasta sauce. I often substitute it for the ground beef in my Chili recipe. Make sure to buy 93% lean turkey, any leaner and the meat with taste dry. I like Campanelle pasta for this dish, but any…

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Whole Wheat “Earthy” Chocolate Chip Cookies

This is a great wholesome, whole grain cookie recipe adapted from Rosie’s Bakery Cookie Book ( http://amzn.to/15M22mP ). It's one of my favorite cookbooks and it filled with wonderful, easy to follow recipes. Rosie’s is a classic bakery in Boston that’s bee…

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Lemon Spaghetti Basil Spaghetti al Limone

This is a super fast and easy recipe and a perfect example of simple Italian cooking at its best. The pasta is great on its own, or you can add some sautéed chicken pieces. You can cut the recipe in half to serve two people.

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Rocco DiSpirito’s Lo Cal Macaroni & Cheese

I recently was in NY with a friend who was guest hosting on the Joy Behar show. Rocco DiSpirito was on to promote his best-selling "Now Eat This!" Diet book ( Find it here ). He suggested trying his innovative low calorie recipe for Macaroni & Cheese that u…

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Sheryl Crow's Roasted Spring Vegetables with Quinoa

Sheryl Crow’s new cookbook – If It Makes You Healthy: More Than 100 Delicious Recipes Inspired by the Seasons ( Click here for cookbook )- hits stores this week and is filled with delicious, easy to follow recipes. Sheryl collaborated with personal chef Chu…

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Creamy Risotto with English Peas, Lemon and Mint

This is a great spring time recipe that works well as a first course or a side dish. I love the sweet flavor of English peas, but frozen ones will work fine. You can easily substitute asparagus for the peas. Just snap the ends off 1 pound of thin asparagus…

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Homemade Cinnamon-Sugared Buttermilk Doughnuts

Doughnuts were a Sunday tradition in my house. Everyone sitting around the kitchen table, sipping coffee, reading various sections of the paper, (I usually opted for Parade Magazine) and reaching for a doughnut. Sometimes my sister would arrive with a varie…

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Grandma Moore’s Easy Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake

For some reason, I recently had a hankering for Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake, a staple in our house when I was growing up. If you’re not familiar with it, it’s a wonderfully moist chocolate cake that was created, according to food legend, by the wife of a Hell…

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Classic Sole Florentine (Make Ahead)

This is a classic dish adapted from the Best Make Ahead Recipes cookbook – one of my favorite books. It’s perfect for dinner parties because you can pop the pre-prepared dish in the oven 20 minutes before serving. Frozen chopped spinach works well, but make…

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Easy Homemade Herb Vinaigrette

Homemade vinaigrettes are so easy that there is no reason to ever slather your greens in store bought dressings. After I mix the ingredients together, I like to store mine in a small mason jar, so that I can shake it well before using (in case the oil and v…

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Classic Almond Cake

This traditional Italian cake from Cook’s Illustrated is moist, dense and packed with almonds. It makes an elegant dessert when served with whipped cream or crème fraîche and fresh raspberries that have been tossed in a bit of sugar and Amaretto.

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Pan Seared Filet Mignon with Red Wine Shallot Reduction

This is a great way to prepare filet mignon for an elegant at home dinner. It’s best to have all of the ingredients prepped, measured, and set aside – it makes the recipe much easier to follow. Use a nice Cabernet, there will be plenty leftover to enjoy wit…

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Best Old Fashioned Apricot Squares

Apricot Squares are perfect to make during the winter months when good fresh fruit can be tough to find. They are similar to the Date Nut Bars and Raspberry Squares but the apricot crust is more like shortbread. Feel free to experiment with other dried frui…

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Easy Salmon and Leek Pot Pie with Puff Pastry

This is a great comfort food recipe that’s easy to prepare and is a nice change of pace from the traditional chicken pot pie. It reminds me of the recipe for Fish Pie from J. Sheeky’s in London - a great restaurant in the West End. They use a mix of salmon,…

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Fast and Easy Homemade Pita Chips

These chips are great with Homemade Onion Dip ( Click here for recipe ) or any favorite salsa, hummus, or dip. You can also make great Tortilla chips using the same method.

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Lindt Dark Bittersweet Chocolate Mousse

Chocolate seems to be the universal ingredient for most Valentine’s Day desserts. I think the first authentic chocolate mousse that I tasted was at Chez Toutoune in Paris, a charming little bistro that was tucked away on a tiny street (rue de Pontoise) on t…

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Creamy No Bake Lime Cheesecake

I’m always looking for new citrus desserts which I think make a nice finish to a great meal. This recipe from Cooks Country is reminiscent of Key Lime Pie, though milder and much creamier.

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Easy Homemade Onion Dip

This makes a great appetizer (to take to a Super Bowl party) and is so easy to do that you’ll never bother with the dried onion soup mix version. Serve with crackers, red bell pepper sticks or better yet, make some homemade pita chips.

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Three Chile White Bean Chicken Chili

White Bean Chicken Chili is a great alternative to traditional chili and makes a great dish for Super Bowl Sunday. Adjust the heat in this dish by adding the minced ribs and seeds from the jalapeño as directed in step 6. If Anaheim chiles cannot be found, a…

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Quick and Easy Coconut Macaroons

These are delicious on their own, or you can dip the bottoms of each macaroon in melted semi-sweet chocolate and then let them cool on wax paper.

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Prize Winning Banana Bread

I have at least 5 favorite banana bread recipes – but never tire of trying new variations. Some days I like to make 100% whole wheat bread, other times I will add mini chocolate chips, or lime zest and coconut. America’s Test Kitchen described this recipe a…