Recipes

After a long night, don't head to the medicine cabinet — head directly to the stove and a simmering pot of posole.

A Cure For The Common Hangover, Found On The Stove

11:52am January 01, 2015

by NPR Staff

Chef Anthony Lamas says posole, a Mexican hominy stew, is great if you're cold, hung over or just had a long night. "It's a cure in a bowl" that's infinitely customizable, he says.

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Grilled lemon pound cake topped with slow-roasted nectarines, basil gelato and olive oil drizzle. Yum.

Pastry With Soul. It's That Simple

9:02am January 01, 2015

by NPR Staff

New York pastry chef Brooks Headley calls his cookbook Fancy Desserts. But his Italian grandmother is his real inspiration, he says, and she was all about homestyle: simple and fresh.

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Susan Tannewitz-Karnes grew up eating Mrs. Lawrence every Christmas. The tea cake was so beloved that Tannewitz-Karnes and her siblings would argue over who received more than their fair share.

After The Presents, A Buttery Tea Cake Tradition

12:13pm December 29, 2014

by Melissa Gray

For one family in Overland Park, Kan., it's not Christmas without Mrs. Lawrence. The tea cake, rich with butter and spices, is named for the neighbor who would hand deliver it every holiday season.

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Cookbook author Dorie Greenspan says she makes a "Franco-American" buche de Noel with American flavoring and French technique.

Arts

Yule Have To Try This Gingerbread Buche De Noel

5:50pm December 22, 2014

by NPR Staff

In Paris, holiday buche de Noel cakes verge on art. Cookbook author Dorie Greenspan has created her own Franco-American version that's fun to make and "just as good as birthday cake," she says.

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Andrea Nguyen's Banh Mi Handbook: Recipes for Crazy-Delicious Vietnamese Sandwiches is the perfect gift for your friend who has an app tracing the routes of half a dozen food trucks on her phone.

Books
Arts

Best Cookbooks Of 2014 Offer Tastes And Tales From Around The Globe

9:30am December 10, 2014

by T. Susan Chang

2014 was a year for faraway cuisines to take up residence in U.S. kitchens — cookbook authors cast their nets for flavors from Paris, the Middle East, Southeast Asia and points in between.

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With over 700 pages and 600 recipes, Mexico: The Cookbook, attempts to document exhaustively the country's varied regional cuisines. Recipes in the book include (from left): potato and chorizo tacos; divorced eggs with tomatillo sauce; and tikin-xik fish,

Mexican Chef Serves Up An Authoritative Guide To Her Country's Cuisine

9:21am December 01, 2014

by Carrie Kahn

Unlike other exhaustive guides to Mexico's diverse regional foods, Mexico: The Cookbook was written by a Mexican. Margarita Carrillo's recipes aim for simplicity to lure American readers to explore.

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A Boozy Parisian Pineapple That Tastes Like The Holidays

6:22pm November 28, 2014

by NPR Staff

Dorie Greenspan struggled to recreate a friend's sweet dessert, but he just wouldn't divulge his secret. "It's nothing," he said. "It's so simple." Turns out, it is simple — once you have the recipe.

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National

The Native American Side Of The Thanksgiving Menu

12:37pm November 26, 2014

by NPR Staff

The first Thanksgiving was something of a joint venture between pilgrims and Native Americans. Chef Richard Hetzler shares a menu that celebrates the first settlers and the country's first tribes.

Baked Squash Kibbeh: Middle-Eastern kibbeh is a finely ground combination of beef or lamb, bulgur and onions either formed into balls and deep-fried or pressed into a pan and baked. For a vegetarian version of this flavorful dish, why not pair butternut s

Arts

Gluten-Free? Vegan? Thanksgiving Recipes For Alternative Diets

12:05pm November 26, 2014

by NPR Staff

It's like the start of a bad joke: a vegan, a gluten-free and a paleo walk into a bar — except it's your house, and they're gathered around the Thanksgiving table. Don't panic — we've got recipes.

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A tub of Susan Stamberg's mother-in-law's famous cranberry relish made by Beth Hansen of Easton, Md.

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Mama Stamberg's Cranberry Relish Put To The Test At Amish Market

1:42pm November 21, 2014

by Susan Stamberg

A woman on the Eastern Shore of Maryland said she'd love to make and sell Susan Stamberg's mother-in-law's famous cranberry relish. Naturally, Stamberg had to inspect the operation and try it out.

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