Recipes

Traditional Salad Nicoise Recipe
Traditional Salad Nicoise Recipe

Salade Niçoise (Niçoise Salad) Instructions_Step Trim the beans, wash them, and boil uncovered in salted water for 20 minutes. Drain and cool. Wash the peppers and cut them in half. Remove the seeds an...

65 minutes 4
Tunisian Couscous Salad Recipe
Tunisian Couscous Salad Recipe

Tunisian Couscous Salad Even though I call this salad Tunisian, the ingredients could put it in several countries of North Africa. The only thing you have to be concerned about in this dish is overcook...

30 minutes 4
Tahini Recipe
Tahini Recipe

Tahini (Sesame Seed Paste) Sesame seeds turn rancid quickly, so make certain yours are fresh. Be sure to store them away from light and heat and use quickly. Instructions_Step Place seeds on baking sh...

20 minutes 1-1/2 cups
Tamal en Cazuela/ Polenta with Pork
Tamal en Cazuela/ Polenta with Pork

Tamal en Cazuela (Soft Polenta with Pork) Tamales are a popular snack and party food among Cubans. They are often sold wrapped in the cornhusks in which they are boiled. Tamal en Cazuela is basically t...

2 hours 6 to 8
Tartar Sauce Recipe
Tartar Sauce Recipe

Tartar Sauce This sauce is the classic complement to fried fish and shellfish. Add cayenne pepper for a spicy version, or add chopped fresh basil for a richer, herbed flavor. Instructions_Step Combin...

5 minutes About 1 cup
Tender Batter for Deep Frying
Tender Batter for Deep Frying

A Tender Batter for Deep Frying Instructions_Step Sift the dry ingredients together. Beat the eggs well, and mix with the Tabasco and milk. Combine with the dry ingredients and stir until smooth. Inst...

5 minutes 2 cups
Steak Tartare Recipe
Steak Tartare Recipe
35 minutes 4 to 5 as an appetizer

Steak Tartare When you make steak tartare, it's crucial to buy meat from a reputable butcher you know. We recommend beef fillet (tenderloin) for this recipe, and partially freeze it so that it's easier...

Sweet Couscous Recipe
Sweet Couscous Recipe
25 to 30 minutes 8 generously

Sweet Couscous Rose Shulman. Instructions_Step Place the couscous in a bowl and pour on the water. Let sit while you prepare the remaining ingredients. Instructions_Step Place the raisins in a bowl an...

Spicy Apple Twists Recipe
Spicy Apple Twists Recipe
20 to 30 minutes 16

Spicy Apple Twists Grand Prize Winner of the Tenth Grand National Bake-Off, by Mrs. Don DeVault, Delaware, Ohio Apples and spices on your list – use some pastry to form a twist around the apples with ...

Skirt Steak with Garlic and Cilantro
Skirt Steak with Garlic and Cilantro
10 - 16 minutes 6 to 8

Marinated Skirt Steak with Garlic and Cilantro Skirt steak has a deep, beefy flavor that can stand up to bold spices. So I take this inexpensive, easy-to-find cut and hit it with lots of garlic and a l...

Slow-Roasted Aromatic Shoulder of Pork
Slow-Roasted Aromatic Shoulder of Pork

Slow-Roasted Aromatic Shoulder of Pork From Nigella Bites (, ), by Nigella Lawson. I first got the idea of cooking a shoulder of pork over 24 hours like this from the second River Café Cookbook; my ta...

24 hours 12 to 14
Snow-Dusted Pinecone Christmas Cookies
Snow-Dusted Pinecone Christmas Cookies

Snow-Dusted Pinecone A walk through the wintery forest yields an armful of simple and natural decorations. We like the real ones piled in pretty bowls – and these piled on our cookie plates. These cook...

12 -16 minutes 20 -24
Soft Mrs-Fields-Like Cookie Recipe
Soft Mrs-Fields-Like Cookie Recipe

Mrs. Field’s Chocolate Chip Cookies (According to Mr. Wilbur) Instructions_Step Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Instructions_Step In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter, sugars, eggs and vanilla....

9 minutes 20 to 24
Spaghetti Alla Carbonara Recipe
Spaghetti Alla Carbonara Recipe

Spaghetti Alla Carbonara (Spaghetti with Egg-Pancetta Sauce) This Roman dish is sometimes called "spaghetti with bacon and eggs" on tourist menus. Pancetta, of course, is not bacon, because it is not s...

15 -18 minutes 4
Shortbread Hearts Recipe
Shortbread Hearts Recipe

Shortbread Hearts Note: Another Silver Palate favorite, good year-round, but essential on Valentine's Day. Instructions_Step Cream butter and confectioners' sugar together until light. Instructions_S...

20 minutes 20 cookies
Scotch Eggs Recipe
Scotch Eggs Recipe

Scotch Eggs Following his exploration of Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, in 1631, William Claiborne set up a trading post on Kent Island, the largest of the bay's islands. A colony developed and in 1638 the ...

20 minutes 6 whole or 12 halves
Sauce Chateaubriand Recipe
Sauce Chateaubriand Recipe

Sauce Châteaubriand Adapted from The Escoffier Cookbook The veal gravy in the ingredient list can be made by thoroughly mixing 1 tablespoon of corn starch into a quarter cup of cold water, then pouring...

10 - 12 minutes 1/2 cup
Saffron Orzo Recipe from Sheila Lukins
Saffron Orzo Recipe from Sheila Lukins

Saffron Orzo Orzo is such a pleasing "small" pasta – and just right to serve with many foods instead of rice because it is so much lighter. Here I've prepared it in a broth scented with saffron, making...

10 minutes 6 as a side dish