Classic Macaroni and Cheese
It's crucial to cook the pasta until tender--just past the "al dente" stage. In fact, overcooking is better than undercooking the pasta. Whole, low-fat, and skim milk all work well in this recipe. The recipe can be halved and baked in an ... [... more]
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Mashed Potato Timbales
Place potatoes in a saucepan and cover with water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook for 20-25 minutes or until tender. Drain. Mash potatoes with butter and onion until small lumps of potato remain; set aside. In a mixing bowl, beat ... [... more]
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Grill Roasted Beef Tenderloin
Once trimmed, and with the butt tenderloin (the lobe at the large end of the roast) still attached, the roast should weigh 4 1/2 to 5 pounds. If you purchase an already-trimmed tenderloin without the butt tenderloin attached, begin checking for ... [... more]
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Checkerboard of Caviar Eggs
Here's a new twist on a party standby: deviled eggs topped with caviar. The checkerboard effect is achieved by using black sevruga or pressed caviar, red salmon caviar, and the yellow roe from whitefish. The eggs are cut in half widthwise, not ... [... more]
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Beef Satay with Peanut Dipping Sauce
Place all marinade ingredients, except peanut oil, in bowl of food processor. Process until smooth. Through food chute, slowly drizzle peanut oil in a slow steady steam, while processing, until all oil is incorporated. Place skewers of beef into ... [... more]
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Open Sesame Shrimp
Showcase these shrimp with kamikazes. When serving this dish, be sure to set out a small container for the tails and place a tail in it so guests follow the example. Combine the mayonnaise, tahini, mirin, soy sauce, rice vinegar, lime juice, ... [... more]
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Roast Fresh Ham
If you don't have room in your refrigerator, you can brine the ham in a large insulated cooler or a small plastic garbage can; add five or six freezer packs to the brine to keep it well cooled. Carefully slice through skin and fat with serrated ... [... more]
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Cheese-Filled Pastries
Although these popular cheese-filled pastries are commonly shaped as triangles for the popular borek, they are equally delicious in the form of plump, round cigars. They can be filled and shaped up to 2 days in advance and refrigerated, covered, ... [... more]
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Classic Champagne Cocktail
Stir sugar and bitters in pre-chilled Champagne glass. Add Champagne. Twist lemon peel over and drop into glass. [... more]
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Cooking at Home With America's Test Kitchen
 Repeats: As in most books from Cooksillustrated recipes already appeared in their other publications - nothing new! A great book from ATK 2006!: I have recently become an enthusiast of America's Test Kitchen and watch the show on a regular basis. The [... more]
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America's Test Kitchen Live!: The All-New Companion to ...
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The America's Test Kitchen Family Cookbook, Heavy-Duty ...
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