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Which Oyster Is Which? Sorting Oyster Types
Time was an oyster was an oyster. Then Bluepoints and Wellfleets and Totten Inlets started showing up on menus and at fish counters. It would be easy ...
12 Vegetable Gratins for Seasonal Winter Eating
A gratin is traditionally a dish full of sliced or chopped vegetables topped with cheese and/or breadcrumbs and baked until tender and ...
A Very Vegan Christmas Menu Even Meat-Eaters Will Love
Holiday meals such as Thanksgiving and Christmas, so steeped in traditions that revolve around classic roasts, can be tricky if you don’t eat ...
In Search of the Perfect Latke—12 Recipes
The best latkes have been squeezed. Squeezed of every bit of moisture from the grated potatoes as is humanly possible. Different people have ...
How to Temper Steaks for the Grill
An easy trick to make the perfect steak. Picture if, you will, in your carnivore’s eye, the last steak that made you question whether you’d ever ...
How to Make Jerky with a Dehydrator
Jerky making is a practice that dates back to ancient times and one of the most popular reasons to own a dehydrator. Removing moisture properly from ...
How to Make Homemade Shrub
If you have just one from-scratch ingredient for your home bar, it should be a shrub. Not to be confused with the bushy plants around your house, this ...
Cast Iron Skillet Desserts
Easy, delicious, and impressive—cast iron skillet desserts will never fail to satisfy a crowd. You know your cast iron skillet is a workhorse. ...
How to Make Your Own Liqueur
With a few simple ingredients, a little bit of effort, and a bit of patience to let time do its work, you can impress your friends and family with ...