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Thai Green Curry with shrimp, squid and catfish. A light, refreshing broth that hits all the right spots.
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Ginger creme brulee with Chocolate and Hazelnuts.
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For Christmas dinner, how about serving a pork shoulder that's been cooking for the past 12 hours? Incredible flavor and a dramatic centerpiece, it doesn't get much better than this.
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Juicy chunks of crab meat tie together the bitter, the nutty and the tart in this refreshing crab salad.
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Poached persimmons combine with a sprinkling of cinnamon in this panna cotta and topped with maple-glazed pecans.
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What would your dream Christmas dinner look like? How about starting off with Salted Cod Brandade and Creamed Eggs with Salmon Roe?
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Peter Reinhart's English Muffins are the perfect vessel for these indulgent Eggs Benedict with smoked salmon.
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Thai Red Curry - the product of a weekend of food styling and photography with Matt Armendariz and the Food Fanatics in Long Beach.
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Cramberries. limes and apples make for a finger-licking good Fall tart.
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Cubes of pears with dulce de leche in a Fall pie.
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A review of Tartine Bakery in San Francisco - home to buttery croissants and delightful sandwiches.
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Thin slices of juicy red apples coated in a thick custard and baked to golden perfection.
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Moroccan flatbread and Baba Ganoush for World Bread Day 2009
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This risotto with peas and juicy shrimp is my ode to the misunderstood vegetable.
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Cubes of sweet pumpkin or butternut squash coated in paprika and cumin blend with goat cheese and lentils in this delicious Fall salad.
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Vegan-friendly chocolate and matcha pudding without the calories!
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Saffron, rose water and cardamom add an exotic twist to this simple dessert.
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This yeast doughnut from Poland makes a versatile canvas for your favorite filling.
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French cake with a tropical twist: bavarois cream sandwiched between layers of pandan chiffon cake and topped with shredded coconut.
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Dorie Greenspan's pecan pie, baked in a tart pan, but equally delicious.
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Airy Genoise stands in for cupcake batter in this version, with a lavender cream filling and vanilla frosting.
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A Middle Eastern treat of shredded filo dough with a cream filling and drenched in an orange blossom syrup.
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Best ever Tiramisu you'll encounter. Guaranteed.
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Grated carrots are slow-cooked in cardamom-infused milk after which sugar, butter and saffron are added.
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Bubor Cha Cha - a Southeast Asian dessert of sweet potatoes and yams stirred into a sweetened coconut milk broth.
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An experimental lemongrass cupcake with matcha buttercream frosting.
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A champagne parfait topped with sugared strawberries. Very Sunday Brunch-esque.
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When life gives you lemons, make lemon squares (or bars).
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A dark chocolate mousse paired with crisp vanilla cookies to chase away your Monday blues.
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A moist carrot cake chock full with carrots, pineapple and walnuts with hints of cinnamon.
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A flourless Middle Eastern Orange cake, perfect for afternoon tea.
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Figs and goat cheese work together surprisingly well in this simple dessert.
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Apple cubes bathed in a cinnamon-sugar gravy, topped with a buttery crumb and generous scoop of vanilla ice-cream.
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Ginger-infused panna cotta served with a crisp honey tuile.
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Dried and shelled split mung beans are boiled, soaked and stirred into a pandan-infused broth and topped with Chinese donuts.
