Main Ingredient Recipes

Sticky Chinese-Style Spareribs Recipe
Sticky Chinese-Style Spareribs Recipe

I prefer to eat spareribs that have been scrupulously trimmed, with the breastbone and the floppy section (the skirt) removed. Sometimes this is called St. Louis–style trim. If your butcher won't do thi...

8 hours 4
Star-Anise Beef with Snow Peas Recipe
Star-Anise Beef with Snow Peas Recipe

Cut beef into slices 1/4 inch thick. Place wok over high heat for about 1 minute. Pour in peanut oil, let heat, and add half the beef strips, stir-frying for about 5 seconds. Remove and repeat with rema...

James Beard's Cream of Asparagus Soup
James Beard's Cream of Asparagus Soup

This recipe can be adapted to make almost any cream vegetable soup, replacing the asparagus with 1 cup of finely chopped vegetable, such as cauliflower, celery, or broccoli. Instructions_Step Pour the b...

4
Jalapeno Poppers Recipe
Jalapeno Poppers Recipe

Place peppers in a bowl and add scalding water to cover. Let stand 30 minutes to 1 hour until softened. Leave the stems on and slit down one side removing and discarding all the seeds. Place one slice o...

8 servings
Pasta Salad Alfredo Recipe
Pasta Salad Alfredo Recipe

Make this recipe with rotini, bows, or shells. Serve it as one course of many on a cold buffet. You can substitute 1 cup diced ham or 1/2 cup cooked, crumbled bacon if you can't find prosciutto. Instr...

15 to 20 minutes 8
Chicken or Veal Piccata Recipe
Chicken or Veal Piccata Recipe

The dish is accented by capers and sometimes artichoke hearts. Although classically made with veal scaloppine, chicken breasts pounded thin and tender make a fine substitution. Instructions_Step Heat a...

4
Chocolate Fondue with Orange Pound Cake
Chocolate Fondue with Orange Pound Cake

There's something very intimate and primal about eating warm, gooey food out of the same pot. And sticky. And laughter-inducing. Not to mention the romance of eating by a fire, even if it's a teeny one ...

Ultimate Chocolate Midnight Torte Recipe
Ultimate Chocolate Midnight Torte Recipe
16 Slices

Midnight Torte Note:This dessert is decadence through and through, perfect for Valentine's Day. When you love chocolate, why not indulge with the real thing? 1. In the top of a double boiler over medi...

Creamed Spinach Recipe
Creamed Spinach Recipe
20 minutes 3 cups

Creamed Spinach Instructions_Step Bring a large pot of water to a boil, add the spinach, and cook for 4 to 5 minutes, until tender. Drain well and cool. Instructions_Step In a large sauté pan, sauté...

Le Bernardin Milk Chocolate Pots de Crème
Le Bernardin Milk Chocolate Pots de Crème
4

Milk Chocolate Pots de Crème Egg with Caramel Foam, Maple Syrup, and Maldon Sea Salt We never set out to create a "signature dish," but this tiny egg has become just that. In this complex interplay of ...

White Chocolate Butterscotch Brownies
White Chocolate Butterscotch Brownies
2 to 3 dozen.

White Chocolate Chunk Butterscotch Brownies This makes a thin brownie that's crusty on top and soft in the center. Recipes for butterscotch versions of brownies abound, but my all-time favorite is one ...

Red Cabbage & Cranberries Recipe
Red Cabbage & Cranberries Recipe

Red Cabbage and Cranberries When I saw this recipe in British author Delia Smith's book Winter Collection, I knew that it was destined for my Nantucket file of things to cook. The main ingredients are l...

20 minutes 6 to 8
Senegalese Peanut Soup Recipe
Senegalese Peanut Soup Recipe

Senegalese Peanut Soup I once had a staff member from Senegal who got teary in his descriptions of peanut soup and begged me to feature it on the menu. I finally made a batch. I must have nailed the fl...

6 hours 6 to 8 servings
Sandra Lee's Chocolate Buttermilk Pie
Sandra Lee's Chocolate Buttermilk Pie

I first tasted this deep-dish delight at Bubba's Barbeque in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, where locals and tourists alike wait in line for a slice of this little piece of heaven. It was so amazing, I went bac...

1 hour 15 minutes
Reine de Saba (Chocolate & almond cake) from Mastering the Art of French Cooking, by Julia Child, Simone Beck & Louisette Bertholle
Reine de Saba (Chocolate & almond cake) from Mastering th...

Reine de Saba avec Glaçage au Chocolat (Chocolate and Almond Cake with Chocolate Icing) This extremely good chocolate cake is baked so that its center remains slightly underdone; overcooked, the cake l...

For an 8-inch cake serving 6 to 8 people
Toblerone Brownies Recipe
Toblerone Brownies Recipe

Toblerone Brownies Toblerone is a delicious confection made with good-quality chocolate and a honey-almond nougat. Unlike American chocolate bars with nougat, such as Milky Way, in Toblerone the nougat...

16
Chocolate Mousse Cake Recipe
Chocolate Mousse Cake Recipe

Chocolate Mousse Cake Although this seems like a very labor-intensive cake, it really isn't. In fact, it can be made a day ahead, making it a perfect do-ahead dessert. Plus, as an added bonus, it freez...

12
Hot Chocolate (Chocolat Chaud) Recipe, by Jeffrey Steingarten
Hot Chocolate (Chocolat Chaud) Recipe, by Jeffrey Steinga...

Chocolat Chaud Steingarten (adapted from Pierre Hermé). In a 2-quart saucepan, stir together the milk, water, and sugar. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Add the chopped chocolate and the cocoa and b...

Four 6-ounce cups of hot chocolate.
Nutty, Nibby Chocolate Chip Cookies
Nutty, Nibby Chocolate Chip Cookies

Nutty, Nibby Chocolate Chip Cookies These chocolate chip cookies have nuts and cocoa nibs, which give them an earthy crunch. Be sure to chill the dough before you scoop it out so the cookies will keep ...

about 24 medium cookies