Easter Breads
Whether you eat them on Good Friday or Easter morning, hot cross buns are a welcome treat. For the ambitious baker, yeasted babka dough can be rolled out very thin and filled with a cinnamon-nut mixture or chocolate filling. Roll up into a log, ... [... more]
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Asparagus Tips
Asparagus is one of our favorite harbingers of spring. These delectable stalks with their vivid color and delicate flavor are good hot or cold, dressed up or down. Asparagus comes in several sizes, ranging in diameter from thinner than a drinking ... [... more]
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Bring Spring Indoors
Cut branches of spring-flowering shrubs and trees and bring them inside to bloom. Likely candidates include cherry, crabapple, flowering dogwood, flowering quince, forsythia, honeysuckle, lilac, magnolia, pear, pussy willow, and redbud. Branches ... [... more]
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Easter Leftovers
It's always hard to crack into your favorite colored egg, but these dishes are a great way to enjoy those masterpieces. From kabobs to casseroles to soups, you'll be seeing that leftover ham in a whole new light. Use sliced or chopped lamb in any ... [... more]
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A New Leaf
Commemorate Earth Day this spring by cooking up some seasonal favorites, or start planning your own kitchen garden. Learn about "green" cleaning options for your spring cleaning chores. Surround yourself with signs of the season. Make a bouquet [... more]
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Cooking for a Crowd
The amount of food necessary can change depending on the time of day, type of food served, or even by the people attending (have you watched teenagers eat?). But as a general rule, consider for individual portions: Eight appetizer pieces: ... [... more]
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Cheese Sauce Made Easy
Curdled. Lumpy. Grainy. Chewy. These are words that we never want to associate with cheese sauce. It seems so simple to melt cheese; yet, it's all too easy to achieve disappointing results if our technique isn't quite right. Once you know how ... [... more]
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Goof-Proof Grilling
Before grilling, trim excess fat from meats to avoid flare-ups. Marinades can be used to add flavor to meat and vegetables or tenderize less-tender cuts of meat. Always marinate in the refrigerator in a glass container or resealable plastic bag. ... [... more]
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Freezer Jam
There are good reasons for the growing popularity of freezer jam: it's easy, safe, and, since the jam is never cooked, it tastes remarkably like fresh fruit. Strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, apricots, peaches, cherries and ... [... more]
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Green Tomatoes
Green tomatoes have a firm texture with a pleasantly acidic bite and just a whisper of tomato flavor. They can be used in all sorts of dishes, from relishes to pies, and of course, fried green tomatoes! Give some of these recipes a try. Why on ... [... more]
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Cooking for a Crowd: Spring Menu
Whether it be a bridal shower or a garden party, these menu suggestions are in tone with an event that is ever-so-slightly on the formal side. Spring produces lush produce and the urge to eat just a bit on the lighter side. Stuffed Mushrooms ... [... more]
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