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Ingredients
3

tablespoons butter or margarine

(10 ounce) package regular marshmallows

cups Kelloggs Rice Krispies cereal or

Kelloggs Cocoa Krispies cereal

12

regular pretzel twists

12

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Directions
1.

In large saucepan melt butter over low heat.

Add marshmallows and stir until completely
melted. Remove from heat.

2.

Add Kelloggs Rice Krispies cereal.

Stir until well coated.

3.

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52 Worlds Fare
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Cheese Fondue zz

Mouthwatering Stuffed Mushrooms zz
Toasted Garlic Bread zz

PASTA

99

Sandys Primavera Casserole zz

56
27
36

BREAKFAST
112

93

Baked Ziti with Sausage

97

Easy Spaghetti with Tomato Sauce z

65

Pasta with Tuna, Sun-Dried Tomatoes, and

Artichoke Hearts z

79

SIDES

SEAFOOD

Fishermans Pie

99

Chef Johns Mango Bango Salmon zz

81

105

VEGETABLE

Crme Brle French Toast z

Scrambled Egg Brunch Bread

31
112

MAIN DISHES

Red Lentil Curry zzz

80

Sandys Primavera Casserole zz

93

DESSERTS

Creamy Wild Mushroom Ragout zz

15

83

BEEF

Chocolate Bar Fondue zzz

57

Chocolate Crinkles II z

74

Aussie Beef and Peppers with Gnocchi

83

72

Hearty Italian Meatball Soup zz

Cranberry-Cornmeal Linzer Cookies z

36

Easy Peanut Butter Bars zz

37

Lime-Cilantro Cauliflower Rice zzz

104

Peas and Pancetta zz

103

Roasted Parmesan-Garlic Carrots z

107

Quinoa and Black Beans zzzz

66

Twice-Baked Sweet Potatoes with

Ricotta Cheese zzz

102

CONDIMENT

Country-Style Honey Mustard

Hot Tamale Pie

92

Eggnog-Gingerbread Trifle z

43

Sweet Teriyaki Beef Skewers z

DOG BISCUITS

29

Eileens Spicy Gingerbread Men z

42

52

Gingerbread Biscotti z

45

CHICKEN & TURKEY

106

Green Beans with Orange Olive Oil zzzzz105

18

Blackened Chicken with Avocado

Cream Sauce zzz

Gingerbread Whoopie Pies z

44

82

70

Chicken with Rice (Arroz con Pollo) z

Light and Fluffy Coconut Macaroons z

94

Mini Strawberry Santas

15

Garlic Chicken Stir-Fry z

26

71

Turkey-Avocado Panini z

Mocha Walnut Cookies z

64

Shortbread Cookies II z

75

Bries Gingerbread Men Dog Biscuits

50

46

Bries Turkey-and-Cranberry Dog Bones

49

Henri Hounds Cheesy Spinach Dog

Breakfast Bagels

50

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Silky Gingerbread Pie z

Chinese Pork Tenderloin z

78

Vanillekipferl z

52

Lancashire Hot Pot z

96

White Chocolate Macadamia

Nut Cookies IV z

73

Italian Breaded Pork Chops z

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z Quick = Ready in 30 minutes or less.
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WHATS THAT?
Americans love their nogwe guzzle around 15 million gallons of it every
winter (and thats not even counting the eggnog creamers, coffees,
cocktails, and desserts were consuming). But we cant take credit for
inventing it. Historians have traced eggnogs roots back to 14th-century
England, when men would sip a hot cocktail called posset. It was originally
made with warm milk, ale (or sherry), and various spices. It didnt include
eggs until several years later, when, because milk and eggs were so costly,
the drink was a treat only for the wealthy.
By the 1700s, eggnog was common all over Europe and in America. Most
American colonists produced their own milk and eggs. And the sherry
was replaced with rum, which was less expensive. Its said that George
Washington whipped up his own version for holiday visitors to Mount
Vernon, and he wasnt shy with the sauce. Washingtons recipe included a
blend of whiskey, rum, and sherry, and was rumored to be so stiff that only
the most courageous dared to try it.
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a mash-up of egg and grog, an old English term for a drink made with rum.
Others believe nog was 17th-century slang for a strong beer. But most
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COOKIE BUTTER

Watch out, Nutella! Speculoos Cookie

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Speculoos are European, made for
centuries in the Netherlands and
Belgium for St. Nicholas Day in early
December. The dough gets pressed flat
by detailed molds and baked into thin,
crisp cookies that signal the holidays
for bakers all over the world.
Theyre also a favorite airline snack.
In the 1930s, Lotus Bakeries in Belgium
made speculoos oblong shaped and
renamed them Biscoff cookies, pitching
them as the perfect partner for a cup of
coffee. Some airlines agreed and began
serving Biscoff as an in-flight treat in
the 1980sDelta has them made with
its name stamped on one side.
European stores sold out of Biscoff
Spread after it was featured on a
Belgian TV show. Trader Joes version
was such a hit that some stores limited
sales to one jar per customer. Ben
& Jerrys now makes Spectacular
Speculoos ice cream, while chefs and
home cooks use it to spice up cakes,
milk shakes, and more. To get ideas for
how to experiment with it at your house
go to speculoos.us. ONESMARTCOOKIE

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Land of Nog

Spiceologist spices and rubs:

This funky company is turning out
spice blends that will turn on the
griller in your life. Maui Wowwwy
(with dried pineapple and
black sesame seeds)
does wonders for pork,
Chile Margarita heats up
ordinary chicken, and
Raspberry-Chipotle
will fire up everything
from tacos to brownies.
(4-ounce jar, $12;
sampler of six 2-ounce
jars, $34, spiceologist.com)

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$10; 5.2-ounce storybook farm-scene

Taffy may evoke sticky-sweet

childhood memories, but the flavors
of Salty Road taffy suit grown-up
tastes. Think sour cherry, bergamot,
salty caramel apple, peppermint,
and pumpkin pie. (3.5-ounce box,
$7, thesaltyroad.com)

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Made from watermelon rinds,

Pickled Pink spiced pickles can
liven up anything from a turkey or
ham sandwich to a cheese plate.
Try the thick-cut, jalapeo-spiked
cucumber pickles, too. (24-ounce
jar, $10, pickledpinkfoods.com)

The folks at Potlicker say their beer

and wine jellieslike Oatmeal Stout,
India Pale Ale, and Rosemary-Garlic
Chablishave you covered from
toast to roast. Theyre
right: Spread some on a grilled
cheese sandwich or your next
pork roast. (8-ounce jar, $7,
potlickerkitchen.com)

Big Picture Farm goats-milk

Made with coconut

milk, cane sugar,
and eggs, Hey Boo
Coconut Jam is
more of a creamy
a traditional sticky
jam. Its to die for
on French toast
or pancakes, in
tarts, and straight
from the jar.
heyboojams.com)

Bittermilk handcrafted
cocktail mixers: Want a
shortcut to a great Old
Fashioned? Just crack
open one of these
babies and add booze
and ice. This line of
mixers is created by
bartenders and uses
real ingredientsno
fake stuff. (8.5-ounce
jar No. 1 Bourbon
Barrel Aged Old
Fashioned, $15,
bittermilk.com)

Salt of the Earth Bakery brownies:

A hit of fancy finishing salt amps
up these fudgy brownies. Try the
Kona, with espresso and Hawaiian
sea salt, or the Mayan, with
cinnamon, cayenne, and Halen

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KITCHEN SINK

DIY: Homemade Mustard

Japanese mustard is hot enough to
make you break into a sweat.
All mustard is made the same way,
but choosing the liquid (like wine,
beer, water, or bourbon); opting to
use sweeteners, spices, or herbs; and
extending the resting (aka blooming)
time before adding the vinegar let you
customize mustard any way you like it.

Country-Style Honey Mustard

3 Stir together cracked seeds, mustard

armagazine.com/country-stylehoney-mustard

powder, Dr Pepper or stout, honey, salt,

thyme, and turmeric (if using) in a bowl.
Cover loosely and let stand for 10 minutes
for a very spicy mustard or up to 1 hour
for a more mellow mustard.
4 Add vinegar, stirring thoroughly. If a
smoother consistency is more to your
liking, pure the paste and vinegar in a
blender until smooth. (Dont worry if
it seems loose; the mustard will
thicken as it sits.) Divide
equally among jars,
allowing to inch
headspace in each jar.
5 Cover jars and
let stand at room
temperature 2 days
before using. This curing
period removes any
remaining bitterness,
smoothing the flavor edges.
Mustard can be stored without
refrigeration for months. If it dries out, add
liquid (such as water, wine, or beer) a few
drops at a time, and stir to reconstitute.
Makes 1 cups or 3 (4-ounce) jars.

4 tablespoons yellow
mustard seeds
4 tablespoons brown
mustard seeds
6 tablespoons mustard powder
12 cup Dr Pepper
(or Guinness stout)
2 tablespoons honey
(3 tablespoons if using stout)
1 teaspoon kosher salt
12 teaspoon dried thyme
12 teaspoon turmeric,
optional for color only
3 tablespoons
apple cider vinegar

1 Wash 3 (4-ounce) jars in soap and

water and dry well.

2 Pulse yellow and brown mustard

seeds a few times in a spice grinder to
crack the seeds. (Alternatively, use a
blender, rolling pin, mortar and pestle, or
small food processor. The key is to
crack the seeds to release the flavor.)

This recipe for coarse-grind honey

mustard (with a surprise ingredient!)
pairs with many holiday favorites. Add
it to the glaze for a ham, spoon some
into a green bean casserole, or slather
it on a turkey sandwich. Tuck a little
jar into a gift basket with pretzels or
cheese and crackers. MRSWHEELBARROW

Whats on
Chef Johns mind?

Christmas Miracle Fudge

The secret to this fudge is coconut oil.
The stuff is solid at room temperature, so
were going to stick it in hot water for a few
minutes. Youll add it to your bowl, and as
you stir youll say, Man, this looks awesome,
like a shiny hot fudge sauce. But dont get
too excited because the coconut oil is going

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to cool down and solidify again, and youre

going to have something fairly grainy and
ugly. But dont worry: Its normal, and we still
have one more very important step
See what happens next at armagazine.com/
chef-johns-christmas-miracle-fudge-video

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The French are known for Dijon, a

mild mustard flavored with local
wine; the Germans like a sturdier
mustard, often mixing yellow and
brown seeds for a stronger heat,
tempered with either beer or wine.
Chinese mustard is eye-wateringly
hot. English mustard is hearty and
well suited for meaty sausages.

Get a taste of life in the valley. Hidden Valley Original Ranch Dressing.

The way Ranch is supposed to taste.

KITCHEN SINK

THE REAL DEAL?

Kitchen Hack:

For years, youve invited these folks into your kitchentheyre food icons
that feel like family. But were they real people, or just from the imagination
of some creative Mad Men? ONESMARTCOOKIE

REAL

Coffee
Maker

REAL
Dorothy Lynch got her start
in the 1940s at a small-town
Nebraska restaurant, where
locals brought their own
jugs to fill with her tangy
salad dressing.

REAL

Thank goodness there was a real Chef

Boyardee. In 1928, Italian immigrant Hector
Boiardi and his brothers began packaging
pasta dishes for home cooks under an
easier-to-read version of their name.

NOT

Soft-boiled eggs
Marie Callender sold the family car to launch
her pie business in California. The coffee
shop she opened in 1964 blossomed into a
restaurant chain, and she eventually brought
home-cooked happiness to the grocery aisle
with her frozen meals and desserts.

When home cooks flooded Gold Medal

flour with letters after a 1921 contest, Betty
Crocker was created to write responses
to them. Shes been baking someone happy
through cooking schools, radio and television
programs, and cookbooks ever since.

Put eggs in coffeepot. Fill

makers water reservoir
(minus cup per egg) and
turn on. Let eggs stand in pot
on heat element until softboiled, about 10 minutes.

REAL
REAL

NOT
With her kerchief and broad smile, Aunt
Jemimaa stereotype of an antebellum
domestic servantstarted selling readyto-make pancake mix in the late 1800s.
She had a makeover in 1989, trading in the
bandana for pearl earrings and soft curls.

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In the 1940s, executives of a company with

the snoozer name Converted Rice Inc. gave
it personal appeal by rechristening it Uncle
Bens. The name paid tribute to a respected
African-American rice farmer known for
the quality of his rice. The picture on the
packaging, though, depicts a Chicago
matre d named Frank Brown.

REAL

In 1949, baker Charlie Lubin named his

new line of cheesecakes for his 8-year-old
daughter, Sara Lee. Sara Lee used her family
inheritance to start a foundation supporting
women interested in science.

Put 2 cups heavy cream in

pot on heat element until
hot. Add 12 ounces chopped
chocolate. Let stand on heat
element for 10 minutes, then
stir to combine. (Page 55 has
lots more fondue ideas!)
IAN_KNAUER

COFFEEPOT PHOTOS: ANDY LYONS

His name really was Orville Redenbacher. The

bow-tied, bespectacled pitchman began
growing his own popping corn at age 12, and
was fixated on developing fluffier popcorn
ever since. His obsession led to the launch of
a business, and Redenbacher began starring
in commercials in 1976.

WHAT YOU CRAVE

TRENDS * FACTOIDS * FAVES

Cookie Monsters
Allrecipeeps are clearly crazy for cookiessugar cookies alone is almost always among the
top 20 search terms on the site. During the holiday season, cookie searches and social media
posts more than double! Fortunately, we have plenty to satisfy your cravings.

of home cooks say theyll turn to a how-to

video for holiday cooking help. Weve got
you covered with 43 holiday cookie videos
on our YouTube channel (armagazine.com/
cookie-videos).

905,616
December searches for cookie on
Allrecipes.com. Which take the cake?
Sugar (315,191 searches), chocolate chip
(63,395), gingerbread (55,489), peanut
butter (46,725), and no-bake (32,915).

10,000
Facebook likes of community member
Debbi Borsicks Award-Winning Soft
Chocolate Chip Cookies, one of our
most-liked cookie recipes. She says
pudding mix is the secret.

106,237

December searches for icing and

frosting. Thats an 86% increase from
Novemberapparently Allrecipeeps like
their cookies with a little holiday flair!
JBS Boxs recipe for Sugar Cookie Icing
(armagazine.com/jbs-icing) is one of the
most-loved, with more than 69,000 pins.

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0

of Allrecipes all-time most-pinned

desserts are cookies. With more than
74,000 pins, community member Jill
Saunders Best Rolled Sugar Cookies
(armagazine.com/jill-cookies) is the
most popular on our Cookies board.

116,462

views of How to Make No-Bake

Oatmeal Cookies, the most-viewed
cookie video on our YouTube channel.

8500

of home cooks turn to social

media for holiday inspiration.
And community member Susan
ODell really delivers with her
Cranberry Hootycreeks cookie
video. It scored 5,181 views last
year on our Facebook page!

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0

of online bakers say theyre much

more likely to make a cookie recipe if
it has a great photo. That must be
one reason why Mamakittyto3s fun,
animal-shaped Hedgehog Cookies
have earned 536 Instagram likes.

Icing, sprinkles, or plain: Whats your favorite way to decorate holiday cookies? Share your works of art on Instagram
or Twitter (tag them #MyAllrecipes), or email them to feedback@armagazine.com

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on your phone (page 4 has details).

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WHATS IN YOUR RECIPE BOX?

Think Inside the Box

You dont save a recipe unless you really like it or want to make it
soon. Wouldnt you love to know what your fellow Allrecipeeps
have in their recipe collections? The following are among the most
frequently favorited in December and January, and if theyre not
already in one of your collections, they should be!

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17,956

TIMES

STIR-FRY
SUBMITTED BY

Teresa Shields
PREP 35 min
COOK 12 min
READY IN 1 hr
SERVES 4
RATING

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Favorites, or add them to your shopping listall with
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WHATS IN YOUR RECIPE BOX?

YOU
SAID

Garlic Chicken
Stir-Fry
armagazine.com/garlicchicken-stir-fry

From our kitchen: We

streamlined the stir-fry
steps a little on this recipe
from community member
Teresa Shields.
1 cup low-sodium chicken
broth
2 tablespoons low-sodium
soy sauce
2 tablespoons sugar [From
our kitchen: We cut back
to 1 tablespoon and it was
still sweet.]
2 tablespoons cornstarch
3 tablespoons peanut oil
1 teaspoon grated fresh
ginger
1 cup chopped green
onions (about 1 bunch)

6
1
14
1

2
1
1
2

cloves garlic, minced

teaspoon salt
teaspoon black pepper
pound skinless, boneless
chicken breasts, cut into
14-inch-wide strips
cups thinly sliced yellow
onion (about 2 onions)
red bell pepper, thinly
sliced (134 cups)
cup sliced cabbage
cups sugar snap peas

1 Mix together 12 cup broth, soy

sauce, sugar, and cornstarch in
a small bowl, stirring until sugar
is dissolved.
2 Heat 112 tablespoons oil in a
wok or large skillet over mediumhigh heat until it shimmers. Stirfry ginger, green onions, one-third
of garlic, salt, and pepper until
fragrant, about 1 minute. Add
chicken and stir-fry until no
longer pink, about 3 minutes.

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TIMES

I used some frozen

stir-fry veggies
instead of chopping, and
used 1 tablespoon each
brown sugar and white
sugar in the sauce. I served
it over white rice and some
chow mein noodles.

I made it easy on myself

and sauted all the veggies
together in olive oil. Once
tender, I added the chicken
for about five minutes,
then put in the sauce
mixture until it thickened.
Excellent and so easy!

DREGINEK

CARYL

Transfer chicken mixture to

a bowl.
3 Add remaining 112 tablespoons
oil and remaining garlic to
skillet and stir-fry 30 seconds.
Add yellow onion, bell pepper,
cabbage, and snap peas and
stir-fry 2 minutes more. Add
remaining 12 cup broth and
simmer, covered, until onion
begins to wilt, about 3 minutes.
4 Stir sauce mixture again and
pour into wok. Add chicken and

any juices accumulated in

bowl. Bring to a boil and stir
until sauce is thickened and
chicken is cooked through,
about 2 minutes.

Italian Breaded
Pork Chops

1 Preheat oven to 325F.

2 Beat together eggs and milk

armagazine.com/italianbreaded-pork-chops

From our kitchen: We had a

lot of the egg and bread
crumb mixtures left over, so
we scaled them back a bit.
2 large eggs
2 tablespoons milk
1 cup Italian-style dried
bread crumbs
13 cup grated parmesan
cheese
112 tablespoons dried
parsley [From our
kitchen: Substitute
1 teaspoon dried basil to
add a little more flavor.]
4 (34-inch-thick) bone-in
loin or rib pork chops
(about 2 pounds)
12 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons olive oil
4 cloves garlic, sliced

YOU
SAID
SUBMITTED BY

Elisaw

I bypassed the
skillet and baked the
chops on a cookie sheet for
30 minutes. I added fresh
parsley, too. Perfect every
time. For an extra crispy
crust, you can substitute

PREP 10 min
COOK 11 min
READY IN 21 min
SERVES 4
RATING

1,270 reviews

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panko for the Italian bread

crumbs. BONYNG
Love it, love it, love it. I just
added 1 teaspoon each of
garlic powder and Italian
seasoning. JOLLYB

PER 112-CUP SERVING 358 CAL; 13.6g

FAT (2.4g SAT); 30g PRO; 28.9g CARB;
4.8g FIBER; 989mg SODIUM; 83mg CHOL

Blipp it, stir-fry it, love it! See

page 4 for blipp details or go to
armagazine.com/garlicchicken-stir-fry-video

in a bowl. Mix together bread

crumbs, parmesan, and
parsley in a separate bowl.
Sprinkle chops with salt.
Dredge chops in egg mixture,
then in bread-crumb mixture.
3 Heat 112 tablespoons oil in
a large ovenproof skillet over
medium-high heat until it
shimmers. Cook garlic until
lightly browned, then remove
with slotted spoon and
discard. Add chops and cook
until undersides are browned,
3 minutes. Add remaining
12 tablespoon oil, turn chops
over, and cook until other sides
are browned, 3 minutes more.
4 Transfer skillet to oven and
bake until an instant-read
thermometer inserted into
thickest parts of chops registers
145F, about 5 minutes.
Note from Elisaw: If you dont
have an ovenproof skillet, you
can cook the chops on the
stovetop at medium-low.
PER 1-CHOP SERVING 440 CAL;
20.3g FAT (6.1g SAT); 30g PRO; 33g
CARB; 2.5g FIBER; 1,026mg SODIUM;
186mg CHOL

Blipp to see this in motion

or go to armagazine.com/
italian-breaded-porkchops-video

Mouthwatering
Stuffed
Mushrooms
armagazine.com/mouthwateringstuffed-mushrooms

These taste just like

restaurant-style stuffed
mushrooms and are my
guys absolute favorite.
ANGIE GORKOFF

24 (2-inch-diameter) whole
fresh mushrooms
(2 pounds)
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 tablespoon minced garlic

1 (8-ounce) package
cream cheese, softened
14 cup grated parmesan
cheese
14 teaspoon black pepper
14 teaspoon onion powder
14 teaspoon cayenne
pepper
2 tablespoons chopped
fresh parsley (optional)

1 Preheat oven to 350F. Spray

a 9x13-inch rimmed baking
sheet with cooking spray.
2 Clean mushrooms with a
damp paper towel. Carefully
remove stems, cut off and

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discard tough ends, then finely

chop stems.
3 Heat oil in a large skillet over
medium heat. Cook garlic
and chopped stems, stirring
occasionally, 5 minutes. Transfer
to a bowl and let cool 10 minutes.
Add cream cheese, parmesan,
black pepper, onion powder,
and cayenne to bowl and stir
until blended (mixture will be
very thick).
4 Fill each mushroom cap with
1 tablespoon cheese mixture and
arrange close together on
prepared baking sheet. Bake until
mushrooms are hot and liquid

starts to form under caps, about

20 minutes. Sprinkle with
parsley (if using) before serving.
[From our kitchen: You can
make these 1 day ahead and
chill, covered. To reheat, bring to
room temperature, then bake in
a 350F oven until hot, 13 to
15 minutes.]
PER 2-MUSHROOM SERVING 100 CAL;
8.3g FAT (4.1g SAT); 4g PRO; 3.8g CARB;
0.8g FIBER; 103mg SODIUM; 22mg CHOL

Add these ingredients to your

shopping list or save the recipe
in your online Favorites. Page 4
shows how.

TIMES
SUBMITTED BY

Angie Gorkoff
PREP 25 min
COOK 25 min
READY IN 1 hr
SERVES 12
RATING

2,466 reviews

YOU
SAID
I put a bit of chopped
prosciutto in each
mushroom cap before
adding the cheese. I then
sprinkled garlic-and-herb
bread crumbs over them
and drizzled melted butter
over all. Baked for only

15 minutes and broiled for

the last five. CATX
These are great to bring to
get-togethers. I prepare the
stuffing and put it in a ziptop plastic bag. Later, I just
snip a corner off the bag,

fill the mushrooms like a

pastry, and pop them in the
oven. STEPHANIE G.
I brushed the mushroom
caps with a bit of olive oil
and they didnt dry out or
get wrinkly. VESHEILL

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WHATS IN YOUR RECIPE BOX?

GINGER
COOKIES

SUBMITTED BY

Sheilago7
PREP 15 min
COOK 6 min
READY IN 24 hr
(includes marinating)
SERVES 8

COOK TIME: 10 MINUTES | MAKES 4 DOZEN

INGREDIENTS
2
3/4
1/4
2
1/2
1/8
1/2
1/3

cups all-purpose flour

teaspoons baking soda
teaspoon salt
teaspoons ground ginger
teaspoon ground cinnamon
teaspoon ground cloves
cup (1 stick) butter
cup Stevia In The Raw
Bakers Bag
1/4 cup Sugar In The Raw
1
egg
1/4 cup dark corn syrup
1/2 cup Sugar In The Raw

RATING

27 reviews

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Sweet Teriyaki Beef

Skewers
armagazine.com/sweet-teriyakibeef-skewers

From our kitchen: We tweaked

Sheilago7s recipe so it will serve 8.
1
1
12
14
12
3
314

cup packed light brown sugar

cup low-sodium soy sauce
cup water
cup vegetable oil
cup pineapple juice (optional)
large garlic cloves, chopped
pounds flank or flat iron steak, cut
into 14-inch-wide strips
24 (10-inch) wooden skewers, soaked
in water 30 minutes

YOU
SAID

I added just a bit of freshly

minced ginger to the marinade.
Absolutely stunning. I used partially
frozen top sirloin, and sliced it thin
with my meat slicer. This would be
good stir-fried as well. BAKING NANA

TIMES

1 Whisk together brown sugar, soy sauce,

water, oil, juice (if using), and garlic in a large
bowl. Add steak and stir to coat. Cover and
chill 24 hours.
2 Preheat a large ridged grill pan over
medium-high heat and spray pan with
cooking spray. Or preheat broiler and spray
broiling pan with cooking spray.
3 Thread steak slices onto skewers and
grill or broil in 2 batches until cooked through,
112 to 2 minutes per side.
PER 3-SKEWER SERVING 276 CAL; 10.8g FAT (3.9g
SAT); 40g PRO; 2g CARB; 0g FIBER; 231mg SODIUM;
114mg CHOL

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PREPARATION
Preheat oven to 350F. Combine flour,
baking soda, salt, ginger, cinnamon
and cloves in a medium bowl; set
aside. Beat butter, Stevia in the Raw,
and 1/4 cup Sugar in the Raw in a
large bowl with mixer at mediumhigh speed until well mixed. Beat in
egg and corn syrup until smooth. Stir
in flour mixture. Refrigerate dough 1 to
2 hours or until easy to handle. Place
1/2 cup Sugar in the Raw in a small
dish. Shape dough into 3/4-inch balls;
roll in sugar. Place balls 2 inches apart
on greased cookie sheets. Bake 7 to 10
minutes or just until edges begin to
brown. (Do not overbake or cookies will
be dry.) Cool 1 minute on baking sheet,
then remove to wire racks to finish
cooling.

I did everything I could to mess up this

recipe, and it still turned out great.
I marinated it only five hours because
I didnt plan ahead. I browned the
meat with the marinade in a skillet
on the stovetop, then turned it down
to simmer until tender. ICEEMAMA

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WHATS IN YOUR RECIPE BOX?

Crme Brle
French Toast
armagazine.com/creme-bruleefrench-toast

Very rich French toast that

can be made ahead of time.
SANDIPANTS

1 stick butter
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons corn syrup
[From our kitchen: The

5
112
1
1

corn syrup made this

too sweet for us, so we
recommend skipping it.]
(1-inch-thick) slices
French bread (from a
wide 1-pound loaf)
eggs
cups half-and-half
teaspoon vanilla extract
teaspoon orange liqueur
(such as Grand Marnier)
Powdered sugar for
dusting (optional)

1 Melt butter in a saucepan over

medium heat. Add brown sugar
and corn syrup (if using) and stir
until sugar is dissolved. Pour into a
9x13-inch baking dish and arrange
bread slices over it in a single
layer. Whisk together eggs and
remaining ingredients in a bowl.
Pour over bread, then chill,
covered, 8 hours (overnight).
2 Preheat oven to 350F.
Remove dish from refrigerator
and bring to room temperature.

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Bake, uncovered, until puffed

and lightly browned, 35 to
40 minutes. Sprinke with
powdered sugar, if desired.
PER 1-SLICE SERVING 510 CAL;
27g FAT (15.5g SAT); 10.2g PRO;
59g CARB; 0.6g FIBER; 359mg
SODIUM; 218mg CHOL

Blipp it, watch it, bake it! (See

page 4 for blipp details.) Or go
to armagazine.com/cremebrulee-french-toast-video

TIMES

SUBMITTED BY

Sandipants
PREP 15 min
COOK 40 min
READY IN 9 hr
(includes chilling)
SERVES 6
RATING

657 reviews

YOU
SAID

I substituted maple
syrup for the corn
syrup and sprinkled
cinnamon on top before
baking. PSFOOD
No need for it to sit in the
fridge overnight if youre

pressed for time. I just

prepared it and stuck it in
the oven. After it was done,
I sliced it and inverted it
onto a serving platter so
the brown sugar would be
on top. Delicious. JOSIE

I served it with drunken

strawberries on top: Cut
up a quart of strawberries,
add 14 cup Grand Marnier
and 14 cup sugar, then mix
in a bowl and leave
overnight. B-DETTY

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MAKE IT A MEAL

Hearty in a Hurry

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We know this time of year is especially crazy. So, to

launch our new meal-planning column, were dishing up
a quick and satisfying supper that you can get on the
table in about 30 minutes. Added bonus: You probably
already have most of the ingredients on hand. Turn the
page for the recipes, as well as seven more easy menus
you can pull together using recipes in this issue.

MENU

Hearty Italian Meatball Soup

Toasted Garlic Bread
Easy Peanut Butter Bars
Wine pick: Barbera dAlba
or other light-bodied red

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MAKE IT A MEAL
SUBMITTED BY

Suzanne Call
PREP 5 min
COOK 25 min
READY IN 30 min
SERVES 8 (makes 14 cups)
RATING

7 reviews

YOU
SAID
I used four large
cloves of garlic
because we all love garlic.
This was super easy,
cheaper, and tastes so
much better than storebought or frozen. You can
make it with or without
the cheese. Both ways, its
great! GIGGLETUSH

Toasted
Garlic Bread
armagazine.com/toastedgarlic-bread

Hearty Italian
Meatball Soup
armagazine.com/
hearty-italian-meatball-soup

3 cups water
2 (14.5-ounce) cans diced
tomatoes with garlic,
undrained
312 cups low-sodium beef
broth
1 teaspoon Italian
seasoning
24 frozen cooked Italianstyle (112-inch-diameter)
meatballs (20 to
22 ounces)
1 (1-pound) bag frozen
Italian-blend vegetables
[From our kitchen: These
vary by brand but typically
contain zucchini, carrot,
cauliflower, and romano
and/or lima beans. If you
cant find Italian-blend
veggies, you can substitute
California-blend frozen
veggiesa mix of carrot,
broccoli, and cauliflower.]

1 cup small star-shaped

pasta (about 6 ounces)
[From our kitchen: Orzo,
ditalini, mini shells, or pearl
couscous will also work.]
14 cup grated parmesan
cheese

1 Stir together water, tomatoes,

broth, and Italian seasoning in a
large pot; bring to a boil. Add
meatballs, vegetables, and pasta.
Return to a boil, then reduce heat
to medium-low and cook until
meatballs are heated through
and pasta is tender, 8 to
10 minutes. [From our kitchen:
For a little extra color and flavor,
stir in a teaspoon of chopped
fresh parsley.]
2 Ladle soup into bowls and
sprinkle each with 112 teaspoons
parmesan. [From our kitchen:
Leftovers keep up to 3 days, chilled,
covered. This soup thickens as it
stands, so you may need to add a
little more broth when reheating.]
PER 134-CUP SERVING 355 CAL; 17.5g FAT
(6.1g SAT); 17.4g PRO; 33g CARB; 5.4g
FIBER; 869mg SODIUM; 51mg CHOL

YOU
SAID
This was yummy and
extremely simple to
put together. Great for
soccer-practice night when
everyones in a hurry and
on different schedules.
MOMYKURTZ

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Simple and hearty! We

used Johnsonville classic
Italian-style meatballs. We
also added 2 cups of fresh
spinach. SKUKEMCHUK
Thanks for a great snowday meal. ELAINE19808

Quick and scrumptious

garlic bread that will
complement any Italian
meal. Melted mozzarella is
optional, but delicious!
CLAIR

1 (1-pound) loaf unsliced

Italian bread [From our
kitchen: You can use a soft
French loaf, too, but an
oblong Italian loafabout
10 inches long, 5 inches
wide, and 4 inches tallis
ideal for this recipe.]
5 tablespoons butter,
softened
2 teaspoons extra-virgin
olive oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon dried oregano
or 1 tablespoon minced
fresh oregano

Instead of cutting it into

individual slices, I just cut
the loaf in half lengthwise
and spread the mixture on
both halves. I sprinkled
mine with parmesan
instead of mozzarella and
baked it at 425F for 10 to
12 minutes instead of
broiling. Delicious! JILLIAN

18 teaspoon salt
Pinch black pepper
1 cup shredded mozzarella
cheese (4 ounces)

1 Preheat broiler. Cut bread into

8 (1- to 112-inch-thick) slices and
arrange on a rimmed baking sheet.
2 Mix together butter, oil, garlic,
oregano, salt, and pepper in a
small bowl. Spread approximately
2 teaspoons of mixture on top of
each bread slice.
3 Broil about 4 inches from heat
until just beginning to brown, 1 to
2 minutes.
4 Remove from broiler. Sprinkle
each slice with 2 tablespoons
cheese and broil until cheese is
melted and lightly browned, 1 to
112 minutes more.
PER 1-SLICE SERVING 273 CAL; 13.2g FAT
(6.8g SAT); 8.5g PRO; 30g CARB; 1.7g FIBER;
538mg SODIUM; 28mg CHOL

SUBMITTED BY

Clair

PREP 15 min
COOK 5 min
READY IN 20 min
SERVES 8
RATING

617 reviews

SUBMITTED BY

Melinda

PREP 10 min
COOK 20 min
READY IN 30 min

(plus cooling)
MAKES 16 bars
RATING

53 reviews

Easy Peanut
Butter Bars
armagazine.com/easy-peanutbutter-bars

I got this recipe from one of

my best friends. She made
them for a football party
that we went to. They are
super good and very easy to
make! MELINDA
134 cups flour
114 cups packed light brown
sugar
34 cup peanut butter [From
our kitchen: For added
texture, try it with crunchy
peanut butter.]
1 stick butter, softened
3 tablespoons milk
1 large egg

1 tablespoon vanilla
extract
34 teaspoon salt
34 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup chocolate chips

1 Preheat oven to 375F. Spray

bottom and sides of a 9x13-inch
baking pan or baking dish with
cooking spray. [From our
kitchen: For easier cutting and
cleanup, line the pan with foil,
leaving a 2-inch overhang, before
spraying with cooking spray. After
baking and cooling, use the foil to
lift the bars out of the pan and
onto a cutting board.]
2 Mix together flour, sugar,
peanut butter, butter, milk, egg,
vanilla, salt, and baking soda in a
bowl with an electric mixer at
medium speed until combined.
Stir in chocolate chips. Spread

dough evenly in prepared pan.

3 Bake until a toothpick inserted
in center comes out clean, 20 to
25 minutes. Let cool about
20 minutes (while you eat your
soup) in pan on a rack.

[From our kitchen: Extras will

keep, covered, at room
temperature up to 5 days.]
PER 214X3-INCH BAR 275 CAL; 15.7g FAT
(6.9g SAT); 5.1g PRO; 31g CARB; 1.6g FIBER;
275mg SODIUM; 27mg CHOL

YOU
SAID
This is one of my
favorite dessert
recipes. I bake it in a pie
plate, cut it into wedges,
and top each slice with a
scoop of vanilla ice cream.

from both! I pushed mini

peanut butter cups into
the dough just after it
came out of the oven and
wow! Living the good life
includes these bars.

SARAH JO

ACKWDW123

I have two very serious

peanut butter/chocolate
lovers in my house, and
this recipe got thumbs-ups

So easy! I used natural

crunchy peanut butter and
substituted applesauce for
the butter. KRYSTEENAGEM

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MAKE IT A MEAL

More Menus from This Issue

For answers to two of lifes most persistent questionsWhats for supper tonight? and What goes with that?look no further.

pg 25

Better
Than
Takeout

Easy
Italian

Fresh
Mexican

East
Meets
West

Spaghettis
Ready

Go
Fish

British
Pub
Supper

WINE PICK
Zinfandel or
California
Chardonnay

pg 70

Garlic Chicken Stir-Fry

Light and Fluffy

Coconut Macaroons

steamed rice

pg 26

pg 107

pg 106

Italian Breaded
Pork Chops

Roasted ParmesanGarlic Carrots

Creamy Wild
Mushroom Ragout

WINE PICK
Sangiovese or
Pinot Noir

BEER PICK
Dark lager such
as Dos Equis

pg 82

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Blackened Chicken with

Avocado Cream Sauce

steamed broccoli

store-bought Mexican
chocolate ice cream

pg 78

pg 102

Chinese Pork
Tenderloin

Twice-Baked Sweet Potatoes with Ricotta Cheese

pg 105

WINE PICK
Chianti or a Merlot
from Washington state

pg 36

Easy Spaghetti with

Tomato Sauce

a green salad

Toasted Garlic Bread

pg 81

pg 104

Chef Johns Mango

Bango Salmon

Lime-Cilantro
Cauliflower Rice

+
Lancashire Hot Pot

Green Beans with

Orange Olive Oil

pg 65

pg 96

WINE PICK
Riesling or other
aromatic white

BEER PICK
Victory Golden
Monkey or other
Belgian-style ale

steamed snow peas

+
pg 103

pg 75

Peas and Pancetta

Shortbread Cookies II

WINE PICK
Ctes du Rhne or
other Syrah- or
Grenache-based blend

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SEASONAL SMARTS

Gingerbread came to America with English colonists, and

its remained a symbol of the holidays ever since. Weve got the
traditional cookies, plus some modern spins on this Old World classic.
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SEASONAL SMARTS

SUBMITTED BY

Stephanie
Schneidewind
PREP 20 min
COOK 10 min
READY IN 1 hr, 40 min
(includes chilling)
MAKES 2 dozen cookies
RATING

963 reviews

YOU
SAID

Eileens Spicy
Gingerbread Men
armagazine.com/eileens-spicygingerbread-men

2
12
12
12
1
1
12
12
1
12
12

cups flour
teaspoon salt
teaspoon baking powder
teaspoon baking soda
teaspoon ground cloves
teaspoon ground ginger
teaspoon cinnamon
teaspoon nutmeg
stick butter
cup sugar
cup unsulphured molasses [From our
kitchen: Unsulphured molasses has a
more pronounced sugarcane flavor, as
no sulphur is used during processing.]
1 large egg yolk

1 Mix together flour, salt, baking powder,

baking soda, cloves, ginger, cinnamon, and
nutmeg in a large bowl. In another bowl,

beat butter and sugar with an electric

mixer at medium speed until light and
fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in molasses
and yolk. With mixer on low speed, beat
flour mixture into molasses mixture until
just combined. Turn out dough onto a sheet
of wax paper or plastic wrap, wrap tightly,
and chill at least 1 to 2 hours and up to
3 days. [From our kitchen: Well-chilled
dough is much easier to work with, so we
recommend taking the extra hour. Dough
can also be frozen up to 3 months. Thaw
dough in refrigerator before proceeding.]
2 Preheat oven to 350F and put racks in
upper and lower thirds of oven. Roll out
dough on a lightly floured surface to 14 inch
thick. Cut out cookies using a 3-inch
gingerbread-man cookie cutter or another
favorite cutter. Space cookies 2 inches
apart on 2 ungreased baking sheets.
3 Bake in batches in upper and lower thirds
of oven until tops of cookies are firm to the
touch, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer cookies

Delicious, soft, and chewy.

I used white chocolate to
pipe on the features, buttons, bow
ties, and scarves. Not only are they
adorable, they taste out of this
world. DARLINGDASH
If you long for a spicier kick to your
gingerbread, double the spices
(except cloves) and add a liberal
dash or two of cayenne. BARICAT

immediately to wire racks to cool

completely. If you like, frost or decorate
once cooled.
[From our kitchen: Baked cookies will keep
for 3 days in an airtight container at room
temperature or frozen for up to 1 month.]
PER 1-COOKIE SERVING 88 CAL; 3.3g FAT (2g SAT);
1g PRO; 13.9g CARB; 0.3g FIBER; 93mg SODIUM; 14mg CHOL

Who Put the Man in Gingerbread?

The flavor of holiday gingerbread may have
morphed into lattes, marshmallows, and
gelatin today, but real gingerbreadthe
kind youll find in a traditional cookiehas a
long history. Although the ancient Chinese
used gingerroot medicinally and to season
food, historians credit the Greeks with
introducing gingerbread to the world, in a
bread recipe dating from 2400 BC.
It wasnt until the Middle Ages, however,

that it became truly popular: Europeans

made crispy cookies using preserved ginger,
bread crumbs, molasses, wine, and rose
water. Painted with icing or gold leaf, they
were sold at fairs, markets, and pharmacies.
Experts believe it was Queen Elizabeth I who
had the idea to mold the dough into shapes
of animals and people. Its even said that
she had some cookies made to resemble
members of her royal court.

Gingerbread became associated with

the holidays during the 16th century,
when Germans began decorating little
gingerbread-cookie houses to mark the
start of the Christmas season. And in
1812after the Brothers Grimm published
Hansel and Gretel, featuring a witchs house
made entirely of sweetsthere was no
turning back. Gingerbread was here to
stay. Lauren0926

Eggnog-Gingerbread
Trie
armagazine.com/eggnog-gingerbread-trifle

Combining two of the holiday seasons

best flavors, this dessert is easy to make
and popular with a crowd! JEN GRAHAM
1 (14.5-ounce) package gingerbread
cake mix [From our kitchen: Look
for this where you find brownie mix at
the supermarket. Its often not stocked
with the other cake mixes.]
1 (5.1-ounce) package instant vanilla
pudding mix
3 cups eggnog
2 cups heavy cream
14 cup sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract or bourbon
14 cup sweetened dried cranberries,
chopped (optional)
2 tablespoons gingersnap cookie
crumbs (optional)

1 Prepare gingerbread cake mix and bake

according to package directions. Cool
completely, about 45 minutes.
2 Meanwhile, put pudding mix in a large
bowl. Add eggnog and whisk for 2 minutes.
Chill pudding until gingerbread cake is cool
and youre ready to assemble trifle.
3 Beat cream in another large bowl until
soft peaks form. Gradually beat in sugar,
then vanilla, beating until stiff peaks form.
4 Crumble half of gingerbread into bottom
of a trifle bowl or large glass bowl. Spread
half of eggnog pudding over gingerbread,
then spread half of whipped cream on top
of pudding. Make another layer with
remaining gingerbread, pudding, and
whipped cream. Chill 6 hours or overnight.
5 Sprinkle cranberries and cookie crumbs
(if using) over top before serving.
PER 1-CUP SERVING 339 CAL; 18.2g FAT (9.8g SAT); 4.6g
PRO; 40g CARB; 0.6g FIBER; 366mg SODIUM; 86mg CHOL

YOU
SAID
I made this for Christmas
dinner, and it was fantastic!
I doubled the pudding mixture
and added nutmeg and cinnamon
to the whipped cream. I couldnt
find a gingerbread cake mix, so
I used a spice cake. I added ground
ginger and molasses to make it
taste just like gingerbread.
LINDSAYANDCORY

I made this for a holiday potluck

and took home Best Dessert prize!
I put store-bought mini
gingerbread cookies around the
inside of the bowl for some holiday
whimsy. OGSHORTEY
I made this in individual wine
glasses, with thinner layers of
gingerbread cake. Easy and
impressive! JOYCEHUMISTON

SUBMITTED BY

Jen Graham
PREP 20 min
COOK 30 min
READY IN 8 hr (includes
cooling and chilling)
SERVES 15
RATING

60 reviews

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SEASONAL SMARTS

SUBMITTED BY

Chef John

PREP 30 min
COOK 12 min
READY IN 1 hr, 30 min

(includes chilling)
MAKES 12
RATING

12 reviews

YOU
SAID

Gingerbread
Whoopie Pies
armagazine.com/gingerbread-whoopie-pies

FOR COOKIES
10 ounces flour [From our kitchen: As
Chef John himself warns, its crucial to
weigh the flour for this recipe to work.
Ten ounces by weight is about 2 cups
plus 2 tablespoons by volume, but
because flour can become quite
compressed in the bag or canister,
portioning by cup is not very accurate.
If you are not going to weigh the
flour, only add about 112 cups. If the
batter seems too thin after mixing,
gradually add more flour until you
have thick batter.]
12 cup white sugar
212 teaspoons ground ginger, or more
to taste
114 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
34 teaspoon salt
13 cup vegetable oil
12 cup unsulphured molasses [From
our kitchen: Unsulphured molasses
is the highest quality; it has a more
pronounced sugarcane flavor, as no
sulphur is used during processing.]
1 large egg
13 cup boiling water
FOR FILLING
212 cups sifted powdered sugar
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese,
softened
12 stick butter, softened

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2 teaspoons heavy cream (optional)

[From our kitchen: Although the
original recipe calls for cream, we
found the filling was soft enough
without it. If you do find you want it
softer, you could also use milk.]
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 Preheat oven to 350F. Line a baking

sheet with parchment paper or a silicone
baking mat.
Make cookies:
2 Stir together flour, white sugar, ginger,
baking soda, cinnamon, and salt in a large
bowl. Stir in oil, molasses, and egg until
combined. Add boiling water and whisk
until smooth.
3 Drop dough in balls onto prepared baking
sheet with a 1-ounce cookie scoop, spacing
about 1 inch apart.
4 Bake until puffed and just firm to the
touch, about 12 minutes. Let cool on pan
for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack
to cool completely. [From our kitchen:
The cookies (without filling) can be made
1 day ahead and kept in an airtight container
at room temperature, or they can be frozen
up to 3 months, layered between sheets of
wax paper.]
Make filling:
5 Beat together powdered sugar, cream
cheese, butter, cream (if using), and vanilla
in a bowl with an electric mixer on low speed
until combined. Increase speed to high and
beat until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
6 Spread about 1 tablespoon of filling
onto flat side of a cookie, then top with
another similarly sized cookie. Make 11 more

I mistakenly used a
measuring cup to measure
the 10 ounces of flour before I read
the note about weighing. I thought
I could just add the remainder of
the flour to measure 2 cups, but the
cakes came out like Pfeffernsse.
I tried again using 112 cups of flour
and they came out perfect. JACQUE
TANNER LEVINE

I took the completed pies to a class

of fifth graders for their holiday
party. After just one bite, one boy
exclaimed, Ill have an order of 20!
The cream was probably 50 percent
more than what was needed. No
problem, we will just make more
whoopie(s)! BRIAN S

sandwiches in same manner. Chill

30 minutes to firm up filling before serving.
[From our kitchen: There will be some
leftover filling, which can be frozen and used
another time for more whoopie pies. It can
also be used for cupcake frosting, fruit dip,
and pancake toppings. Assembled whoopie
pies will keep up to 3 days, chilled in an
airtight container.]
PER 1-WHOOPIE-PIE SERVING 401 CAL; 17.3g FAT
(7.1g SAT); 4.2g PRO; 59g CARB; 0.8g FIBER; 388mg
SODIUM; 48mg CHOL

Blipp now to watch Chef John make this

recipe, or go to armagazine.com/
gingerbread-whoopie-pies-video

YOU
SAID

Gingerbread Biscotti
armagazine.com/gingerbread-biscotti

These spicy Italian cookies are the

perfect accompaniment for cocoa or
coffee during the holiday season.
CRISTINA GOMEZ

13
1
3
14

214
1
1
112
214
12
14
14

cup vegetable oil

cup sugar
large eggs
cup unsulphured molasses [From
our kitchen: Unsulphured molasses
is the highest quality; it has a more
pronounced sugarcane flavor, as no
sulphur is used during processing.]
cups all-purpose flour
cup whole-wheat flour
tablespoon baking powder
tablespoons ground ginger
teaspoons cinnamon
teaspoon ground cloves
teaspoon nutmeg
teaspoon salt

1 Preheat oven to 375F. Grease a large

baking sheet or line with parchment.

2 Stir together oil, sugar, eggs, and

molasses in a large bowl. Combine flours,

SUBMITTED BY

Cristina Gomez
PREP 25 min
COOK 30 min
READY IN 1 hr, 5 min
MAKES 4 dozen cookies
RATING

303 reviews

baking powder, ginger, cinnamon, cloves,

nutmeg, and salt in another bowl. Stir flour
mixture into oil mixture until well combined.
3 Divide dough in half. Shape one half into
a 16-inch-long log on prepared baking sheet.
Make another log with other half of dough,
also on baking sheet, spacing logs about
6 inches apart on sheet. With lightly floured
hands, pat out each log to 12 inch thick.
4 Bake until tops are set when pressed,
about 20 minutes. Cool 10 minutes on
baking sheet, then transfer to a work
surface and cut diagonally into 12-inchthick slices. Put slices on baking sheet and
bake until crisp, 5 to 7 minutes on each
side. Transfer to wire rack to cool
completely (cookies will harden a little
more as they cool).
[From our kitchen: We drizzled our cookies
with white chocolate as community
member TLC suggests. Cookies keep up to
1 week in an airtight container at room
temperature or can be well wrapped and
frozen up to 3 months.]
PER 1-COOKIE SERVING 70 CAL; 1.9g FAT (0.3g SAT);
1.4g PRO; 12g CARB; 0.5g FIBER; 40mg SODIUM;
12mg CHOL

If you use a long serrated

knife and cut slowly, they
turn out great. Biscotti should be a
little crumbly when cutting
because it gets crispy when it goes
back in for the second baking.
Remember that baking takes
patience and love. My Sicilian
grandmother would be proud. AMG
I made these for Christmas for
some of my coworkers, and all of
them absolutely raved! I wrapped
the biscotti up in colorful
cellophane bags from the dollar
store and tied the packages with
pretty ribbon. I will definitely make
these again! KAREN_M
It helps to dampen your hands in
cool water when shaping the logs,
so theyre not as sticky. I baked
them a little longer on the second
bake, as I wanted them more firm.
And I dipped some of them in
melted white chocolate. TLC

SEASONAL SMARTS

SUBMITTED BY

SandyG

PREP 20 min
COOK 40 min
READY IN 4 hr

(includes cooling)
SERVES 12
Brand-new recipe!
Go online to rate
and review it.

Silky Gingerbread Pie

armagazine.com/silky-gingerbread-pie

With a filling thats silky-smooth,

this rich pie lets you enjoy classic
gingerbread flavors in a whole new way.
A small slice is all you need. SANDYG
1 (9-inch) unbaked pie crust, storebought or homemade
12 cup packed light brown sugar
13 cup white sugar
14 cup cornstarch
112 teaspoons ground ginger
12 teaspoon cinnamon
14 teaspoon nutmeg
14 teaspoon ground cloves
14 teaspoon salt

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18 teaspoon ground allspice

14 cup unsulphured molasses [From
our kitchen: Unsulphured molasses
is the highest quality; it has a more
pronounced sugarcane flavor, as no
sulphur is used during processing.]
2 cups half-and-half
4 large egg yolks
2 tablespoons butter
12 cup heavy cream

1 Preheat oven to 400F.

2 Press pie crust into a 9-inch pie pan and
prick bottom and sides with fork. Bake
crust until lightly browned, 10 to 12 minutes.
3 Set a fine-mesh sieve over a bowl.
Whisk together sugars, cornstarch, ginger,
cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, salt, and

allspice in a saucepan. Gradually whisk in

molasses and half-and-half until smooth.
Whisk in yolks.
4 Cook mixture over medium heat,
whisking constantly, until large bubbles
appear on surface, about 7 minutes.
Reduce heat to low and cook, whisking
constantly, 1 minute. Remove from heat
and pour through sieve. Whisk in butter.
5 Pour filling into pie crust, put a sheet of
plastic wrap directly on surface of filling,
and refrigerate until set, about 3 hours.
6 When ready to serve, lightly beat cream
until soft peaks form. Top each slice with a
heaping tablespoon of whipped cream.
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IN THE KITCHEN WITH...

SUBMITTED BY

TheBritishBaker
PREP 20 min
COOK 25 min
READY IN 1 hr, 15 min

Must Love Dogs

(includes cooling)

Allrecipes community member TheBritishBaker,

aka Lindsey Buckley, puts her cookie cutters to
work all year round by baking homemade doggie
treats. She shares some wisdom and recipes that
the pups on your list are sure to appreciate. By AnnHod

MAKES about 45 treats

RATING

7 reviews

runchy carrot treats

and peanutty bites.
Cranberry-apple

biscuits and cheesy

spinach bagels. A new line of

healthy snacks, perhaps? Nope!

Theyre Lindsey Buckleys

homemade dog treats.
Lindsey, a British native,
first began concocting snacks
for the family dogthen an
English cocker spaniel named
Oliverback in Derbyshire,
England. About five years ago,
the Buckley family moved to
Houston and acquired a new
pair of English cockers: Brie

Bries Turkeyand-Cranberry
Dog Bones

(a proper diva) and Henri

(the docile one). Their arrival
inspired further experiments in
dog-treatery.
Like many cooks, Lindsey
started out baking for humans,

Lindsey learned that lavender

an activity inspired by her

may be calming, she came up

grandmother. She insisted

with a lavender-vanilla combo

on making a fresh cake every

just for canines. Shes found

day, Lindsey recalls. Likewise,

that mint freshens doggy breath,

Lindsey lavished home-baked

and peanut butter proves

goods on her husband and their

eternally popular with the four-

two sons. Making treats for Brie

legged set.

and Henri evolved naturally

from there.

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Leftovers and research both

play a part in her recipes. When

But consistency is just as

important as flavor. With

I was constantly baking

practice, Lindsey has come

anyway, she says, and dog

up with doughs that roll out

treats are so expensive. She

easily and can bake for a long

already had a bunch of cookie

time. Make sure youve gotten

cutters, so why not? Over the

them hard enough, she advises.

years, Lindsey has created more

The harder they are, the longer

than a dozen dog-treat recipes,

theyll keep.

often named for the dog who

likes them best.
People often ask if they can
taste her dog goodiesand they

Some keep indefinitelynot

that Brie and Henri leave them
around long enough for that.
When it comes to her dogs

certainly could if they really

regular mealtime food, Lindsey

wanted to. Lindsey makes them

buys it rather than making it. I

with the same ingredients she

only deal with the treat side,

uses to bake for her family.

she says.

Theyre probably better than

Its a win-win: She has fun

regular cookies from the

baking, and Henri and Brie have

supermarket, she says.

plenty of incentives to be good.

armagazine.com/briesturkey-and-cranberry-dog-bones

312 cups whole-wheat flour

1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup shredded cooked
turkey (5 ounces) [From
our kitchen: Shred the
meat extra fine to make
the dough easier to cut.]
1 cup dried cranberries,
finely chopped
(4 ounces)
1 egg
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 cup low-sodium chicken
broth, or as needed
[From our kitchen: We
used about 34 cup.]

1 Preheat oven to 350F and

arrange racks in upper and lower
thirds of oven. Lightly grease

2 large baking sheets or line with

parchment paper.
2 Whisk together flour and
baking powder in a large bowl
until thoroughly combined. Stir
in turkey and cranberries. Make
a well in center of flour mixture
and drop egg into it, then add
oil and 12 cup broth. Mix until a
soft dough forms. If mixture is
too dry, add more broth, about
1 tablespoon at a time.
3 Turn dough out onto a lightly
floured work surface and knead
until smooth, 1 to 2 minutes.
Roll out 14 inch thick and cut
out treats with bone-shaped
cutters. Transfer to prepared
baking sheets.
4 Bake until browned, about
25 minutes. Turn oven off and
leave treats in oven 30 minutes
more to crisp. Store in airtight
containers in the fridge up to a
month or in the freezer up to
6 months.

YOU
SAID
Very good! My dog loves these. I used 12 cup of
homemade cranberry sauce instead of dried
cranberries. I also tossed in 12 cup of leftover peas. It made
an adorable red-and-green treata great way to give your
pet holiday leftovers! KARRI-ANN FLATER

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IN THE KITCHEN WITH...

SUBMITTED BY

TheBritishBaker
PREP 15 min
COOK 50 min
READY IN 2 hr, 5 min
(includes cooling)

MAKES about 80 treats

RATING

1 review

SUBMITTED BY

TheBritishBaker
PREP 20 min
COOK 1 hr
READY IN 1 hr, 50 min
(includes cooling)

MAKES about 45 treats

RATING

1 review

Henri Hounds
Cheesy Spinach
Dog Breakfast
Bagels
armagazine.com/
henri-hounds-cheesy-spinachdog-breakfast-bagels

3 cups whole-wheat flour

34 cup packed chopped
fresh spinach
(234 ounces) [From our
kitchen: You can use
frozen spinach, too. Just be
sure to squeeze it dry first.]
12 cup shredded mozzarella
12 teaspoon baking powder
12 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon olive oil
114 cups water

1 Preheat oven to 350F and

arrange racks in upper and lower
thirds of oven. Lightly grease
2 large baking sheets or line with
parchment paper.

2 Mix together all ingredients

except water in a large bowl. Stir
in water a little at a time. Mix with
an electric mixer on medium
speed until thoroughly combined,
1 to 2 minutes (dough will be stiff).
3 Turn dough out onto a lightly
floured surface and knead until
smooth, 1 to 2 minutes. Roll out
14 inch thick and cut out bagels
with a 3-inch round cookie cutter
and a 112-inch round cookie
cutter for centers (or just use
your finger). Transfer to prepared
baking sheets.
4 Bake 1 hour. Turn oven off and
leave treats in oven 30 minutes
more to crisp. [From our
kitchen: We baked some for just
30 minutes and some for 1 hour
before the 30-minute crisping.
Both turned out crisp.]
5 Store cooled treats in an
airtight container at room
temperature up to a month or in
the freezer for up to 6 months.

Bries Gingerbread
Men Dog Biscuits
armagazine.com/briesgingerbread-men-dog-biscuits

212 cups whole-wheat flour

[From our kitchen: We
used 234 cups flour and
omitted the water.]
34 cup rolled oats
1 teaspoon baking powder
12 teaspoon ginger
12 teaspoon nutmeg
2 large eggs
12 cup molasses
13 cup vegetable oil
3 tablespoons water, or as
needed

1 Preheat oven to 350F and

arrange racks in upper and lower
thirds of oven. Lightly grease
2 large baking sheets or line with
parchment paper.
2 Stir together flour, oats, baking

powder, ginger, and nutmeg in a

large bowl. Add eggs, molasses,
and oil, and mix until well
blended. Add water if needed
to loosen.
3 Turn dough out onto a lightly
floured surface and knead until
smooth, about 2 minutes. Roll
out 14 inch thick and cut out
biscuits with 3- to 4-inch
gingerbread man (or woman)
cookie cutters.
4 Transfer half of biscuits to
prepared baking sheets.
5 Bake in upper and lower
thirds of oven 25 minutes.
Turn oven off and leave treats
in oven 30 minutes more to
crisp. Bake remaining biscuits
in same manner. Store cooled
treats in an airtight container
at room temperature up to a
month or in the freezer for up
to 6 months.

SOME DOGGONE GOOD POINTERS

From our kitchen: These biscuits dont spread as they bake, so you can
place them close togetherjust not so close that they touch.

YOU
SAID
My dogs really truly LOVE these! I made the bagels
as directed, but also made mini bagels out of the
bagel holes from the bigger ones. I found that I needed to
use a little more water, but other than that I followed the
recipe exactly. Ill make again and again. Thank you! :)
COOKINBUG

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From TheBritishBaker: If your dog is sensitive to wheat flour, simply

substitute 1 cups rye or oat flour or cup rice, barley, or potato flour
for each 1 cup wheat flour.

Pets make the nice list: In a recent poll, a whopping 100 percent of our
Facebook fans said they give their pets a special treat for the holidays.

TIPS FOR DIY DOGGIE TREATS

Whether youre making homemade dog treats
to save money, to steer clear of additives, or just
to give the fur-babies in your life some additional
love, here are a few things to keep in mind:
Dogs are nowhere near as picky as their
owners. They have only 1,700 taste buds
compared to our 9,000. So you can skip added
salt, sugar, and spices.
Some human foods are dangerous for dogs.
Steer clear of onions, coffee, macadamia nuts,
and chocolate in any form, as well as (believe it or
not) grapes and raisins. And be sure to leave out
the stems and leaves of fruits and vegetables
they can be toxic to dogs.
Want to go beyond snacks? Ask your vet.
Homemade snacks can be a great addition to
a dogs diet. But its usually better not to make
your dogs main meals without some research.
Whether dried, canned, or raw, many purchased
dog foods are formulated with essential vitamins,
minerals, and fats that dogs need to stay healthy.

When shes not baking up new treats for her English cocker
spanielsdark-coated Henri, above right, and his fair-furred
sister, Brie, above leftLindsey Buckley runs an Etsy jewelry
store, sells real estate, travels, tends her backyard chickens,
and cooks for the two-legged members of her family, too.

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German Engineering

f all the Christmas foods that Germans look forward

Europe. In the U.S., you can find it at specialty stores or buy it

to every year, the crescent-shaped cookies called

online. Or you can easily make your own: Put two scraped-out

Vanillekipferl are perhaps the most special. Families

vanilla pods in a jar with a cup of granulated sugar and let it sit for

all over the country make them by the dozens. I have

at least two weeks with the lid screwed on tight, shaking it

many memories of my Aunt Elisabeth baking up big batches

occasionally, so the sugar is infused with vanilla flavor. (Theres also

during Advent, the month leading up to Christmas. She was a

a quick method below that takes just a couple of minutes!)

very precise baker and could expertly bend the delicate almond

During Advent and Christmas, its customary for Germans to

dough without breaking it. (The word Kipferl refers to the cookies

replace our usual afternoon cakewhich we eat with tea or

crescent shape.) The rest of my family made the cookies, too, but

coffeewith holiday cookies. Along with Vanillekipferl, we

ours never turned out quite as perfect as Aunt Elisabeths.

serve sugar cookies, coconut macaroons, Lebkuchen (similar

The most important ingredient in Vanillekipferl is

to gingerbread), and other family favorites. The recipe for

the vanilla sugar (in Germany we use granulated sugar; Vanillekipferl varies from family to family: Some prefer nuts other
Austrian cooks use powdered sugar). Vanilla sugar is

than almonds, or use only the egg yolks, or no eggs at all. However

very common in German baking, and popular brands

you choose to make them is up to you, and with enough practice,

like Dr. Oetker can be found in grocery stores all over

youll be a Kipferl pro like Aunt Elisabeth! BARBARA

Vanillekipferl
armagazine.com/vanillekipferl

FOR COOKIES
213 cups all-purpose flour
112 cups almond flour or meal [From
our kitchen: If you cant find almond
flour, you can finely grind 1 cup plus
2 tablespoons slivered, blanched
almonds with the sugar in a food
processor.]
12 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
214 sticks butter, softened
3 large egg yolks
FOR VANILLA SUGAR
12 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar
3 whole vanilla beans
Make cookie dough:
1 Stir together flours and sugar in a large
bowl. Add butter and egg yolks, and knead in
bowl with your hands until smooth. Divide
dough into quarters and form each piece into
a rectangle, then wrap each rectangle in
plastic wrap. Chill dough until firm, at least
1 hour and up to 8 hours (overnight).
Make vanilla sugar:
2 Meanwhile, put sugar in a food processor.
Halve each vanilla bean lengthwise, then
scrape seeds into sugar using back of a knife.
Pulse until seeds are evenly dispersed, then
pour into a shallow bowl. [From our kitchen:
Use your empty pods to make more vanilla
sugar; see story above. Vanilla sugar will keep
indefinitely in an airtight container in a cool,
dry place.]
Form and bake cookies:
3 Preheat oven to 350F. Line a large baking
sheet with parchment paper.
4 Working with 1 rectangle at a time and

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keeping remaining dough chilled, cut dough

into 6 equal pieces, then roll each piece evenly
into a 12-inch-thick log on a work surface. Cut
each log crosswise into 2-inch pieces, then
gently roll or pinch ends of each piece into
points. [From our kitchen: Youll end up with
about 5 pieces per log, but it depends on the
length of your log. As long as you keep your
logs 12 inch in diameter, your cookies will be a
uniform size.] Curve each piece into a crescent
and transfer to prepared baking sheet, about
1 inch apart.
5 Bake until bottoms of cookies are lightly
golden but tops are still pale, 10 to 12 minutes.
Remove from oven and let stand 2 minutes.

SUBMITTED BY

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PREP 2 hr, 45 min

COOK 40 min
READY IN 4 hr, 20 min

(includes chilling)

MAKES 10 dozen cookies

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6 While cookies are still warm, roll in vanilla

sugar to coat. Brush off excess sugar and
transfer cookies to a rack to cool completely.
7 Repeat steps 4 through 6 with remaining
dough, baking in batches.
[From our kitchen: Cookies will keep up to
5 days in an airtight container at room temperature.]
PER 5-COOKIE SERVING 206 CAL; 12.8g FAT (5.9g SAT);
3.2g PRO; 20.8g CARB; 1.1g FIBER; 70mg SODIUM; 46mg CHOL

Blipp to see a video of this recipe on the

Allrecipes Germany site. (Its in German, but it
shows you how to form your Kipferl!) Or visit
armagazine.com/vanillekipferl-video

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Germans love their sweets, and the Christmas season ushers in a batch of beloved seasonal goodies.
Online editorial producer Barbara Sauermann tells us about a national favorite from Allrecipes Germany.

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DELICIOUS DIPPERS FOR CHEESE FONDUE

Cherry tomatoes

Apples, pears, grapes

Cheese Fondue
armagazine.com/cheese-fondue

Ive been making this fondue since the

early 70s. Always so good! SHEILA
1 cup dry white wine
12 pound Swiss cheese, coarsely grated
(2 cups)
12 pound Gruyre cheese, coarsely
grated (2 cups)
2 tablespoons flour
14 teaspoon salt
14 teaspoon nutmeg

Dried apricots

Gherkin pickles

Crunchy veggies such

as (lightly steamed)
broccoli, carrots, or
asparagus spears

Cooked
meatballs

Bring wine to a simmer in a fondue pot or a

heavy saucepan on stovetop over mediumhigh heat. Toss cheeses with flour in a
large bowl. Add cheese mixture to wine in
4 batches, stirring each batch with a wooden
spoon until melted before adding next batch.
Continue simmering, stirring constantly,
until mixture is well blended and smooth, 1 to
3 minutes. Stir in salt and nutmeg. [From our
kitchen: If fondue is too thick, stir in 112 to
2 teaspoons lemon juice. If too runny, add
extra cheese or 14 teaspoon cornstarch.] Set
fondue pot over low flame or, if using a heavy
saucepan, transfer to a trivet on table.

Bread cubes

YOU
SAID

PER GENEROUS 12-CUP SERVING 512 CAL; 34g FAT

(20.8g SAT); 33g PRO; 7.5g CARB; 0.1g FIBER; 590mg
SODIUM; 115mg CHOL

SUBMITTED BY

Sheila

PREP 5 min
COOK 7 min
READY IN 12 min
SERVES 4
RATING

380 reviews

I rubbed the inside of my

fondue pot with a halved
clove of garlic. Later, when I swirled
my bread against the inside of the
bowl, I could really taste the garlic,
and it made the fondue even better.
Also, I think the quality of the
cheese makes a BIG difference!
I spent about $15 on the cheese,
and it was perfect. DONNA1000
For more flavor, try adding
jalapeos. Bacon is a great addition
as well. JENN TONIC WALLS

SUBMITTED BY

Sal

PREP 10 min
COOK 5 min
READY IN 15 min
SERVES 4
RATING

317 reviews

Chocolate Bar Fondue

armagazine.com/chocolate-bar-fondue

A rich chocolate fondue with a little

coffee kick. SAL
1 pound milk chocolate (16 ounces)
[From our kitchen: You can substitute
chocolate chips, but top-quality
chocolate bars are your best bet.]
23 cup heavy cream
112 teaspoons instant-coffee granules
2 tablespoons hot water
12 teaspoon sugar
12 teaspoon vanilla extract
Grate chocolate in a food processor fitted
with a shredding blade. [From our kitchen:

You can grate it by hand, but itll take you

a good 15 minutes.] Melt chocolate with
cream in a fondue pot or heavy saucepan
over medium heat, stirring until smooth.
Stir coffee powder into hot water in a
small cup until dissolved, then stir into
chocolate mixture along with sugar and
vanilla. Set fondue pot over low flame or,
if using a heavy saucepan, transfer to a trivet
on table.
PER GENEROUS 12-CUP SERVING 733 CAL; 50g FAT
(31g SAT); 8.1g PRO; 70g CARB; 2.2g FIBER; 99mg SODIUM;
80mg CHOL

YOU
SAID
A tip for leftovers: Let the
fondue cool and then
refrigerate. Form it into small balls
and roll them in cocoa powder,
powdered sugar, or toasted
coconut. All of a sudden you have a
gourmet dessert! NEWLYWEDS1
I dont own a fondue pot, so I made
it in a double boiler (without the
water), then transferred it to a
pretty chafing dish. This was so
delicious! MAGGIE MCGUIRE

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how easy it is.

DELICIOUS DIPPERS FOR CHOCOLATE FONDUE

Strawberries

Brownie bites

Marshmallows

Bananas

Pretzels

Pound cake or angel

food cake cubes

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Serving
Unless you have an electric pot with
its own heating element, youll melt the
fondue on the stovetop firstin either
a heavy saucepan or a stainless-steel
fondue potthen transfer it (carefully!)
to the warming stand at the table.

FOOLPROOF FONDUE
Cheese
Hard and semihard cheesessuch
as Gruyre, Emmental, fontina, and
cheddartend to work best. (If theres a
mountain range or a man in suspenders
on the label, its a good sign.) Combining two
or three cheeses makes for a more interesting
flavor, allows you to balance strong-flavored
cheeses (like Gruyre) with milder ones (like
fontina), and makes more-expensive cheeses
stretch further.

Its tough to wait, but cheese needs to be heated

slowly to avoid scorching. Shred or chop it into tiny
pieces to speed melting, and add a bit at a time until
the mixture is the consistency of a creamy sauce.

If your fondue gets too thick, increase heat slightly, add

a splash of white wine or lemon juice, and stir. If it gets too
thin, decrease the heat and add more cheese. If it begins
separating, raise the heat and whisk it back together, or
add a little cornstarch (it and flour act as binders, keeping
fondue from separating back into liquid and semisolids).

Most cheese fondue recipes include wine, whose acidity

helps make the cheese smooth by preventing the proteins
from clumping together. If you want an alcohol-free option,
look for recipes that substitute lemon juice.
Chocolate
Buy the best quality you can, white, milk, or dark.

Use the lowest heat possible to keep it melty and free of

lumps. With its high sugar content, chocolate scorches easily.

Most chocolate-fondue recipes (including ours on page 57)

also call for a liquidoften liqueur or creamto add flavor
and help maintain the right consistency.

Refrigerating your dipperspound cake, strawberries, etc.

before serving will help the chocolate stay on better.

No double-dipping: Get enough coating the first

time. Connoisseurs favor raking the tidbit through the
sauce in a slow figure-eight motion. Keep a search-andrescue spoon handy to retrieve bites that fall to the bottom.
Use a tablecloth to protect the table. There will be drips.

BASIC GEAR
Pots
Ceramic models are typically best for cheese and chocolate
fondue. They allow for even heat distribution over a low
flame, which prevents scorching. Never try to heat oil in a
ceramic pot, thoughthe pot may shatter!

Metal pots can withstand higher temperatures. Theyre

typically made of cast iron or stainless steel. Some are
designed to be heated on the stovetop, then transferred right
to a warming stand on the table. Some best-of-both-worlds
metal pots come with a ceramic insert to allow you to gently
heat cheese and chocolate fondue, too.

OK, so you sacrifice the fun of flame, and you add a cord
you could trip over, but electric models do have advantages.
You can control the temperature more precisely, for instance,
allowing you to do all types of fondue by adjusting the dial.

Improvise. Set your slow cooker on Low to keep already-

Oil

Oil-based fondue requires a much higher temperature than

chocolate or cheese, since youre cooking small bites of raw
meat right at the tableadvanced fondue! Heat peanut,
canola, olive, or vegetable oil (or a combination) to a safe
frying temperature of 375F in a metal fondue pot. (Electric
pots that allow you to heat oil right at the table prevent
nerve-wracking transfers from the stove.)

Take meat out of the fridge a half hour before serving to

avoid hot oil spatters.

Have guests fry individual bites for a minute or two until

cooked through. Provide paper towels or napkins to blot
excess oil after frying.

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To keep things sanitary, fondue forks

(bamboo skewers will do in a pinch) should
be used only for dipping morsels into the
communal pot. Give everyone a plate to park
their dipped tidbits on and a dining fork to eat
with. (Admittedly, many people eat straight off
the fondue forks and live to tell the tale.)

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melted cheese or chocolate fondue warm enough for dipping.

Heat sources

Cheese and chocolate fondues can be kept melty with

just the flame from tea-light or other unscented candles
or a can of Sterno at the pots base. Put one of them in a
ceramic bowl, set a gas stovetops grate or cast-iron trivet on
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Holiday baking is supposed to be a cheerful event, but truth be told, the mass-production aspect is
kind of stressful! There are lots of tools out there that claim to make it easier, so we rounded up a few
and asked some of our Allrecipes Allstars* and community members to test them out.

Wilton Cookie Pro Ultra II Cookie Press

With a clear barrel and ergonomic design,
this easy-to-manage press comes with
16 discs for cookies in a variety of
shapes and sizes. $25 at wilton.com
Overall rating:
I had so much fun using this
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making cookies! It makes me
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ELIZABETH

The overall design is very

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popping you get with other
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very easy to grip and squeeze.
MIS7UP

When I was done, my arms

didnt feel like noodles the way
they sometimes do with other
presses. The mini-disc designs are
insanely adorable! I only wish it
came with a carrying case for all
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KMN Aluminum Rolling Pin

This aluminum pin chills in the fridge,
so the dough stays cool during rolling.
Laser-engraved measurements ensure
uniform thickness. $40 at kmnhome.com
Overall rating:
It has no handles, and you wont
miss them. The chillability
makes it a must-have for
any baker. LIZZIE

The pins length allowed me to

work with a larger surface area
and produced far fewer tears
in the dough than my wooden
pins. The tapered ends also
prevented those indents that
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Nordic Ware E-Z Deco Icing Pen Kit

An easy-to-use pen comes with two
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Overall rating:

This pen is best for small

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for people who get hand
cramps and fatigue (like
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to use a lot of pressure.
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I had better grip and control using

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time scraping off clumps of
icing due to squeezing too
hard in one spot or another.
(Weve all been there, right?)
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Sneaky Sodium
Your main source of daily sodium isnt the saltshakerits hidden in the most unlikely places.
Well show you where, and how to lower it. By MargeP

e humans have a long

According to the Centers for Disease

sodium-packed foods dont actually

history of fighting over salt.

Control, one out of every three adults

taste salty.

Seriouslywe have even

in the U.S.and a whopping 40 percent

killed each other for salt.

of African-American adultshave high

in our diets comes from processed and

We literally cant live without it: Our

blood pressure. And thats not all: A

prepared foodsnot just obvious sources

bodies cant absorb some key nutrients

high-sodium diet may also increase your

like potato chips and ramen noodles,

without salt. It stimulates muscle

risk of gastric cancer and contribute to

but also seemingly healthful foods like

contraction (which prevents cramps),

osteoporosis.

canned tomatoes and bread. In fact,

prevents heatstroke, aids digestion, and

While most scientists agree that

Seventy-five percent of the sodium

as crazy as it sounds, the No. 1 sodium

anyone with high blood pressure should

culprit in our diets is bread! Other foods

And oh yeah: Salt makes food taste

limit sodium to 1,500 mg per day, there

are higher in sodium, but we dont eat

good. It can enhance and balance the

is some controversy about the optimal

them as much or as often. Sadly, many

flavors around it. Too much of the good

amount healthy people should get.

otherwise diet-friendly processed

thing, though, can obscure other flavors

Researchers generally agree it should

foods use extra salt to make up for fewer

and break down textures (can you say

be between 2,300 mg and 3,000 mg per

calories or fat.

mealy chicken?).

day. But chances are good youre already

helps maintain a balance of bodily fluids.

The good news: Its easy to keep your

consuming at least that mucheven if

sodium in check once youre armed with

pressure, which enormously increases

you dont snack on salty chips or cook

our list of proceed with caution foods, salt-

the risk of heart attack and stroke.

with a lot of salt. Its because many

busting tips, and lower-sodium recipes.

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9 EASY WAYS TO TRIM YOUR SODIUM

Cutting sodium does not
condemn you to a bland,
joyless diet. For one thing,
you cook (youre reading
Allrecipes magazine, after
all!). The more you cook, the
less pre-prepared food you
eat, and the less sodium
you and your family consume.
There are also easy places to
cut back in your cooking.
The idea is to use salt when
it counts, and not when it
doesnt add much to flavor.

1. Acid can perk up flavors

the way salt does, but with
little or no added sodium.
Where it makes sense (as in
a stew, sauce, or dressing), try
using lemon zest or juice, or a
splash of vinegar.
2. Spicy heat can make a
great stand-in for salt, too.
Try crushed red pepper or
cayenne pepper before
reaching for the salt.
3. Salt some foods at the
finish for greater impact.

Coarse salt sprinkled over baked

brownies, for instance, makes a
very different impression on
your palate than the same
amount of salt in the batter.

6. If you use frozen or canned

veggies, look for kinds with little
or no salt added (read labels!).

4. Rinse low-sodium canned

beans well under cold running
water to decrease sodium by
30 to 40 percent.

8. Go for reduced-sodium deli

meats and cheeses.

5. Avoid tomato products

that have added seasonings;
instead use unsalted or lowsodium canned tomatoes,
tomato sauce, and tomato paste.

7. Buy low-sodium or salt-free

canned broth.

9. Try one of the following

recipes! We adapted three from
our website to lower their
sodium anywhere from 40 to
50 percent (and you wont miss
that surplus salt).

SUBMITTED BY

Amanda

PREP 15 min
COOK 15 min
READY IN 45 min
MAKES 2 panini
RATING

47 reviews

Turkey-Avocado
Panini
armagazine.com/turkeyavocado-panini

From our kitchen: Amandas

original version weighed in at
1,720 mg sodium per serving,
but simple tweaks such as
using lower-sodium deli
turkey and provolone and
thin-sliced bread reduced the
sodium by a whopping
830 mg. No one will miss
what we took out!

YOU
SAID
I drizzled olive oil on
foil and wrapped the
sandwich in it, then baked
it 20 minutes at 400F.
SPEAKTRUE

whole avocado so it would

not go to waste. We also
used red onions instead of
red peppers, and it was just
like Paneras panini! LOU

We arent big mayo fans,

so I substituted 2 spoonfuls
of sour cream and used the

I substituted sun-dried
tomatoes for the red
pepper. I love it. SASSYLADY

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1 red bell pepper

12 ripe Hass avocado
14 cup canola or olive oil
mayonnaise
4 slices of thin-sliced
whole-wheat or rye bread
2 (1-ounce) slices lowersodium provolone cheese
1 cup fresh spinach
14 pound deli-sliced
lower-sodium turkey
breast
112 tablespoons olive oil

1 Preheat broiler.
2 Slice bell pepper lengthwise
into flat quarters and discard
seeds and stem. Broil slices, skin
sides up, on a broiler pan about
4 inches from heat until charred,
about 10 minutes. Remove pan,
cover with foil, and let cool
about 15 minutes. When pepper
is cool enough to handle, peel off
and discard skin. Slice crosswise
into 12-inch-wide strips.
3 Mash avocado in a bowl with
mayonnaise. Top 2 bread slices
with provolone, spinach, turkey,
broiled pepper, avocado mixture,
and remaining bread slices.
4 Lightly brush bottom of a
panini press with half of oil, add
sandwiches, and brush tops with
remaining oil. Cook until bread is
toasted, cheese has melted, and
bread has grill marks, about
5 minutes. [From our kitchen: If
you dont have a panini press, put
sandwiches on a lightly oiled
griddle and top with a heavy skillet
(if your skillet is lightweight, put
a can of food in it). Cook over
medium heat until bottoms are
toasted, about 3 minutes. Remove
skillet, oil griddle (if needed), flip
sandwiches, and cook 2 to
3 minutes longer.]
PER 1-PANINI SERVING 475 CAL; 33g FAT
(7g SAT); 21.4g PRO; 24.2g CARB; 6.2g
FIBER; 890mg SODIUM; 50mg CHOL

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PREP 10 min
COOK 1 hr, 5 min
READY IN 1 hr, 15 min
SERVES 4
RATING

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SAID

74 reviews

Easy Spaghetti
with Tomato Sauce
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From our kitchen: To show

how easy it is to lower
sodium but keep the great
taste in Sammyes recipe,
we used fresh rather than
canned mushrooms, and
no-salt-added tomatoes and
tomato paste. That reduced
the per-serving sodium by
43 percent.
1
34
34
1
14
18
2

pound lean ground beef

teaspoon salt
teaspoon sugar
teaspoon dried oregano
teaspoon black pepper
teaspoon garlic powder
tablespoons dried
minced onion
2 (14.5-ounce) cans
no-salt-added diced
tomatoes, drained, or
212 cups chopped fresh
tomatoes
1 cup no-salt-added
tomato paste (113
six-ounce cans)

8 ounces sliced fresh

mushrooms
8 ounces spaghetti

1 Cook beef in a large pot over

medium heat, stirring and
breaking up lumps, until
browned, about 5 minutes.
2 Add salt, sugar, oregano,
pepper, garlic powder, onion,
tomatoes, tomato paste, and
mushrooms. Bring to a boil, then
reduce heat to low and simmer,
covered, stirring occasionally,
until sauce is glossy and
mushrooms are very tender,
about 1 hour. [From our kitchen:
If sauce gets too thick, add water
as needed, 14 cup at a time.]
3 Cook pasta according to
package directions. Drain,
transfer to pot with sauce, and
toss to coat. [From our kitchen:
If you add 2 tablespoons grated
parmesan cheese to the recipe,
the per-serving sodium increases
by 38 mg.]
PER SERVING (2 CUPS SPAGHETTI
AND 114 CUPS SAUCE) 513 CAL; 9g FAT
(3.5g SAT); 37g PRO; 66g CARB;
8.8g FIBER; 574mg SODIUM; 71mg CHOL

The secret to a
wonderful sauce is
making it the day before
and letting it sit in the
refrigerator overnight. Next
day, yum! ONEBZEMOM

and throw half in the

freezer for an easy, quick
meal another night.
ASHLYNNS MOMMY

I left out the ground beef

and served it with chicken
Delicioso! I was a little leery instead. I also added about
of using dried onion and
2 tablespoons olive oil to
garlic powder, but it tasted the sauce to enrich it and
just as good as fresh, with
cut the acidity. I simmered
a lot less hassle. I usually
it for just 1 hour, and it was
make up a double batch
perfect! DIANA S.

SURPRISE SODIUM SOURCES

American cheese, nonfat (1 slice)

275 mg

Chicken noodle soup, canned (1 cup)

745 mg

Corn flakes cereal (1 cup)

205 mg

Cottage cheese, low-fat ( cup)

Deli turkey meat (3 ounces)
Diced tomatoes with green pepper,
onion, and celery, canned ( cup)

350 mg
1,020 mg
680 mg

Diced tomatoes, canned ( cup)

225 mg

Frozen pancakes (3 pancakes)

565 mg

Ketchup (1 tablespoon)

155 mg

Mayonnaise (1 tablespoon)

90 mg

Bran flakes with raisins cereal (1 cup)

225 mg

Soy sauce (1 tablespoon)

880 mg

Tomato sauce, canned ( cup)

580 mg

White bread (2 slices)

285 mg

Whole-wheat bread (2 slices)

290 mg

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PREP 15 min
COOK 35 min
READY IN 50 min
SERVES 6
RATING

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Quinoa and Black Beans

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From our kitchen: Low-sodium beans

tend to be less mealy and taste more
like the bean and less like overpowering
salt. Rinsing low-sodium black beans
reduces their sodium by more than a
third. This side dish could also fill in as
a meatless main, serving 4.
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 cups chopped onion (about
2 medium onions)
3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
34 cup quinoa, rinsed and drained
1 teaspoon ground cumin
14 teaspoon cayenne pepper
34 teaspoon salt
12 teaspoon black pepper

112 cups low-sodium vegetable broth

1 cup frozen corn kernels, unthawed
2 (15-ounce) cans low-sodium black
beans, drained and rinsed
12 cup chopped fresh cilantro

1 Heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat.

Cook onion and garlic, stirring occasionally,
until onion is tender and golden brown, about
10 minutes.
2 Add quinoa, cumin, cayenne, salt, and
pepper, and stir until combined. Add broth and
bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook,
covered, until quinoa is tender and most of
broth is absorbed, about 17 minutes.
3 Stir in corn and beans and cook until heated
through, about 5 minutes. Stir in cilantro.
PER GENEROUS 1-CUP SERVING 261 CAL; 4.3g FAT
(0.6g SAT); 11.9g PRO; 46g CARB; 11.7g FIBER; 496mg
SODIUM; 0mg CHOL

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hold back your garlic

until your onions are at
least halfway done or it
will burn, and throw in
the quinoa shortly after.
Toasting it lends
amazing flavor. EMERY
I used bulgur wheat
instead of quinoa (Im a
poor college student, and
the bulgur was much
cheaper), but the recipe

was still fantastic! The

spices are just right.
HEATHER

A wonderful intro to
quinoa. Fun fact: Its a
complete protein that
has more iron than
blackstrap molasses!
Quinoa is delicious as is
or doctored up. We like
topping it with salsa.
CYCLECAT

A VERY, MERRY

Cherry Holiday

CHOCOLATE CHERRY THUMBPRINTS

CHERRY PIE COOKIES

Prep: 20 min. | Bake: 12 min. | Makes: 3 Dozen Cookies

Prep: 10 min. | Bake: 15 min. | Makes: 2 Dozen Cookies

Ingredients
1 cup butter, softened
2 cups white sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
3 cups flour
1 cup cocoa

Ingredients
cup butter, softened
cup margarine, softened
2 cups flour
cup powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla

tsp salt
tsp baking soda
tsp baking powder
1 (21 oz.) Lucky Leaf
Cherry Fruit Filling
& Topping
cup chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 325F.

Preheat oven to 350F.

Mix butter and margarine until fluffy. Add flour, powdered sugar
and vanilla just until combined and a soft dough is formed.

Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Mix in eggs, one at
a time. Add vanilla and mix until combined. Add flour, cocoa, salt,
baking soda and baking powder. Mix until combined.

Roll the dough into two-inch balls. Place on greased baking

sheet or baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Press
thumb into center of cookie to make a well. Place cherries into
each cookie.

Roll the dough into two-inch balls. Place on greased baking sheet or
baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Press thumb into center of
cookie to make a well. Place cherries into each cookie.

Bake for 12-15 minutes. Allow cookies to cool.

Bake for 12 minutes. Allow cookies to cool.

Melt chocolate according to package directions. Drizzle over
cookies. Let chocolate set and serve immediately or store in an
airtight container.

1 (21 oz.) Lucky Leaf

Cherry Fruit Filling
& Topping
cup white or milk
chocolate chips

For more recipes, visit

Melt chocolate according to package directions. Drizzle over

cookies. Let chocolate set and serve immediately or store in an
airtight container.

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SWEETEST
THING
WEVE GOT YOU COVERED THIS
ISSUE WITH GREAT RECIPES FOR
GINGERBREAD (PAGE 41) AND
SUGAR COOKIES (PAGE 109). BUT
DONT STOP THERE! INVITE THESE
OTHER CLASSIC COOKIES TO JOIN
YOUR PARTY.

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SUBMITTED BY

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PREP 15 min
COOK 20 min
READY IN 50 min

(includes cooling)
MAKES 20
RATING

16 reviews

Light and Fluffy

Coconut Macaroons
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2 large egg whites

12 teaspoon almond extract
1 (7-ounce) package sweetened shredded
coconut
13 cup sugar
3 tablespoons flour
18 teaspoon salt

1 Preheat oven to 325F. Grease a large cookie sheet.

2 Whisk egg whites in a bowl until frothy, then stir in
almond extract. Mix together coconut, sugar, flour, and
salt in a large bowl. Gently stir egg mixture into coconut
mixture to form a batter. Drop tablespoons of dough
112 inches apart onto prepared cookie sheet.
3 Bake until edges start to brown, 18 to 20 minutes.
Transfer to a wire rack to cool, about 15 minutes.
PER 2-COOKIE SERVING 138 CAL; 7.1g FAT (6.2g SAT); 1.5g PRO;
17.9g CARB; 1g FIBER; 92mg SODIUM; 0mg CHOL

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I love how easy this recipe is. I mixed in some
shredded semisweet chocolate and used half the
sugar, and it tasted great. IHEARTVEGGIES
I used a melon baller to make consistent mounds
of batter. Both beautiful and delicious! WINDOWIZ
I added an extra egg white so itd hold together. HIS_KID

Mocha Walnut Cookies

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A mocha version of the classic chocolate chip

cookie. CARMELA SAGENDORF
2
2
2
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YOU SAID
I didnt have any walnuts on hand, so
I substituted white chocolate chips. An instant
classic with my family. JENNELSON
I made a double batch and my family of 10 ate
two dozen before the next pans were even out
of the oven! CNA37
I added 12 cup more flour as other reviewers
did so the cookies didnt spread out so thinly.
I also added a handful of toffee bits, and they
came out just perfect. ADELINE

34
12
1
12
12
1
12

cups semisweet chocolate chips (12 ounces)

tablespoons instant coffee powder
teaspoons hot water
cups flour [From our kitchen: If you prefer
thicker, less-crispy cookies, add 12 cup
more flour.]
teaspoon baking soda
teaspoon salt
stick butter, softened
cup white sugar
cup packed brown sugar
large egg
cup chopped walnuts [From our kitchen:
Pecans are good in these, too.]

1 Preheat oven to 350F. Arrange racks in upper and

lower thirds of oven.
2 Melt 12 cup chocolate chips in a double boiler, stirring
until smooth. Cool to room temperature.
3 Dissolve coffee powder in hot water in a small bowl.
Stir together flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.
Beat butter, sugars, and coffee in a separate bowl until
creamy, then stir in egg and melted chocolate, mixing
well. Gradually stir in flour mixture, remaining 112 cups
chocolate chips, and nuts. Chill, covered, at least 1 hour
and up to 8 hours (overnight).
4 Roll dough into 114-inch balls and arrange 2 inches
apart on 2 ungreased cookie sheets. Bake, switching
position of sheets halfway through baking, until set but
still soft, 10 to 12 minutes. Let stand 2 to 3 minutes on
sheets before transferring to wire racks to cool, about
15 minutes.
PER 2-COOKIE SERVING 257 CAL; 14.6g FAT (7.7g SAT); 2.9g PRO;
33g CARB; 1.7g FIBER; 186mg SODIUM; 26.9mg CHOL

SUBMITTED BY

Carmela Sagendorf
PREP 30 min
COOK 12 min
READY IN 2 hr
(includes chilling
and cooling)
MAKES 32
RATING

10 reviews

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SUBMITTED BY

Larkspur
PREP 1 hr
COOK 20 min
READY IN 5 hr, 20 min
(includes chilling)
MAKES 32
RATING

6 reviews

Cranberry-Cornmeal
Linzer Cookies
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This recipe combines two Wisconsin favorites:

cranberries and cornmeal. LARKSPUR
FOR DOUGH
112 sticks butter, softened
34 cup sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
112 cups flour
12 cup cornmeal
1 teaspoon baking powder
14 teaspoon salt
FOR FILLING
114 cups fresh or frozen cranberries (4.7 ounces)
12 cup sugar
12 cup water
112 tablespoons butter
112 tablespoons lemon juice

YOU SAID

Make dough:
1 Beat together butter and sugar in a bowl with an
electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. Beat in
egg and vanilla until combined.
2 Mix together flour, cornmeal, baking powder, and
salt in another bowl. Stir into butter mixture until just
combined. Form dough into a disk, wrap in plastic
wrap, and chill until firm, at least 4 hours and up to
8 hours (overnight). [From our kitchen: The dough
freezes well in an airtight container up to 1 month.]
Make filling:
3 Bring all ingredients to a boil, covered, in a small
saucepan. Boil, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until
berries have collapsed and mixture is very thick,
7 to 10 minutes. Force cranberry mixture through a
fine-mesh sieve into a bowl, discarding solids. Let
cool about 30 minutes.
4 Preheat oven to 350F. Lightly grease 2 cookie sheets.
5 Roll out half of dough 18 inch thick on a floured work
surface with a floured rolling pin. Cut out rounds
with a floured 212-inch round cookie cutter (or round
and fluted) and arrange 1 inch apart on 1 prepared
cookie sheet. Bake in middle of oven until edges are
lightly browned, 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer to wire racks
to cool, 10 to 15 minutes.
6 Roll out remaining dough and cut out rounds. Then
cut out centers of rounds with a smaller round or
star-shaped floured cookie cutter. Bake and cool.
7 Spread solid cookies with 12 teaspoon filling, then top
with cut-out rounds.
[From our kitchen: These are best if frozen up to
2 weeks ahead and thawed before serving. If served fresh,
theyll stay crisp for about 2 hours; after that, theyll
soften up.]
PER 2-COOKIE SERVING 205 CAL; 10.3g FAT (6.3g SAT); 2.1g PRO;
26.9g CARB; 1g FIBER; 162mg SODIUM; 37mg CHOL

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White Chocolate Macadamia

Nut Cookies IV
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I made these for the first time this past

Christmas, and they have become the familys
new favorite cookie. The white chocolate gives
them a rich taste. I guarantee you will love them.

MaureenBurr
PREP 30 min
COOK 16 min
READY IN 1 hr
(includes cooling)
MAKES 5 dozen
RATING

490 reviews

MAUREENBURR

1
34
1
1
114
12
12
8

stick butter, softened

cup sugar
large egg
teaspoon vanilla extract
cups flour
teaspoon baking soda
teaspoon salt
ounces white chocolate, chopped [From our
kitchen: You can substitute 112 cups white
chocolate chips. But either way, get top-quality
chocolateit makes a big difference in the taste!]
1 (6.5-ounce) jar macadamia nuts, chopped

1 Preheat oven to 375F. Arrange racks in upper and

lower thirds of oven.
2 Beat together butter and sugar in a bowl with an
electric mixer on medium speed until creamy, then stir
in egg and vanilla. Stir together flour, baking soda, and
salt in another bowl, then stir into butter mixture. Stir in
white chocolate and nuts. Drop heaping teaspoons of
dough 112 inches apart on 3 ungreased cookie sheets.
3 Bake in 2 batches (2 sheets in first batch, switching
position halfway through baking, and the other sheet
by itself in middle of oven) until lightly browned, 8 to
10 minutes. Transfer to wire racks to cool, about
15 minutes.

YOU SAID

PER 2-COOKIE SERVING 153 CAL; 10.4g FAT (4.2g SAT); 1.7g PRO;
14.4g CARB; 0.6g FIBER; 114mg SODIUM; 15.8mg CHOL

Add these ingredients all at once to your shopping list.

Page 4 shows how easy it is.

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Ingrid

Chocolate Crinkles II
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Chocolate cookies coated in powdered sugar

very good! INGRID
1
2
12
4
2
2
2
12
34

cup unsweetened cocoa powder

cups granulated sugar
cup vegetable oil
large eggs
teaspoons vanilla extract
cups flour
teaspoons baking powder
teaspoon salt
cup powdered sugar

PREP 40 min
COOK 25 min
READY IN 5 hr, 30 min

(includes chilling
and cooling)
MAKES 6 dozen
RATING

1,086 reviews

1 Mix together cocoa, granulated sugar, and oil in a

bowl. Beat in eggs 1 at a time, then stir in vanilla. Combine
flour, baking powder, and salt in another bowl, then
stir into cocoa mixture. Cover and chill at least 4 hours
and up to 8 hours (overnight).
2 Preheat oven to 350F. Line 2 cookie sheets with
parchment paper.
3 Put powdered sugar in a bowl. Form rounded
tablespoons dough into 1-inch balls. Roll in powdered
sugar and arrange 112 inches apart on prepared
cookie sheets.
4 Bake cookies, 1 sheet at a time, in middle of oven until
puffed and dry, about 12 minutes. Let stand 2 minutes on
sheet before transferring to wire racks to cool, about
15 minutes.
PER 2-COOKIE SERVING 120 CAL; 4.1g FAT (0.5g SAT); 1.9g PRO; 20g CARB;
1.1g FIBER; 61mg SODIUM; 21mg CHOL

Whats the coolest cookie youre making this season?

Snap a photo and share it with your friends. Tag it #MyAllrecipes,
too, and well retweet the best.

YOU SAID

SUBMITTED BY

Sally

PREP 20 min
COOK 12 min
READY IN 55 min
MAKES 70
RATING

574 reviews

Shortbread Cookies II
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From our kitchen: Seventy might seem like an

awful lot of cookies, but theyre ideal cookie-jar
cookies. They keep improving in flavor, and are
great for gifting!
4
1
2
4

sticks butter, softened

cup sugar
teaspoons vanilla extract
cups flour

1 Preheat oven to 350F. Arrange racks in upper and

YOU SAID

lower thirds of oven.

2 Beat butter and sugar in a bowl with an electric mixer
until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Stir in vanilla and
flour until well combined. Pat out half of dough into a
12x10-inch rectangle (about 18 inch thick) with floured
fingertips on an ungreased cookie sheet. Cut into
35 (114x214-inch) pieces with a floured knife (dont
separate them). Prick each several times with a fork.
Repeat with remaining half of dough on another
ungreased cookie sheet. [From our kitchen: If you
want your cookies in wedges, divide dough into 8 portions.
Pat 4 into 6-inch rounds (18 inch thick) on an ungreased
cookie sheet, 1 inch apart. Cut each into 12 triangles
with a floured knife. Do not separate. Prick each several
times with a fork and crimp edges with floured fingertips.
Repeat with remaining dough on a second ungreased
baking sheet.]
3 Bake in upper and lower thirds of oven, switching
positions of sheets halfway through, until edges are pale
golden, 10 to 12 minutes.
4 While cookies are still hot, recut along same lines. Let
stand on cookie sheet 5 minutes before transferring to
wire racks to cool.
[From our kitchen: We dipped our cookies in chocolate
(1 bag of good-quality chips does the trick); for the cover,
we also sprinkled them with crushed peppermint candies
and nonpareils. Baked shortbread, layered between wax
paper in an airtight container, keeps at room temperature
up to 3 weeks, or frozen up to 1 month.]
PER 2-COOKIE SERVING 168 CAL; 10.7g FAT (6.7g SAT); 1.6g PRO;
16.7g CARB; 0.4g FIBER; 84mg SODIUM; 27.9mg CHOL

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SLIM
PICKIN S
TRYING TO LIGHTEN UP
SOME OF YOUR MEALS?
WEVE GOT SIX NO-FUSS
DINNERS WITH 500
CALORIES OR LESS PER
SERVINGSIDES INCLUDED!

PHOTOS BY JAY WILDE

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YOU
SAID
Too bad I cant give
a five-star-plus
rating! Ill use this marinade
for other meats or even a
stir-fry, as it has all the
Asian tastes I look for. I use
more ginger, so the flavor
really stands out without
being overpowering. Also,
marinating for just over
24 hours is a big plus.
EBIZAMK

I was out of hoisin sauce

and substituted teriyaki
with some fish sauce.
When sliced, the pork was
perfectjuicy, still warm
and tender. On the repeat
list! DRAGNLAW
This recipe is great with
pork, but even better as
a stir-fry sauce with
chicken. Very delicious!
CDOYLEY

Chinese Pork Tenderloin

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SUBMITTED BY

Jennifer72_00
PREP 10 min
COOK 30 min
READY IN 2 hr, 55 min
(includes marinating
and resting)
SERVES 6
RATING

48 reviews

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A delicious and easy-to-prepare

marinade. Dont let the ingredients fool
you; this is a meal that even the less
adventurous will enjoy. JENNIFER72_00
2 (112-pound) pork tenderloins,
trimmed
2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
1 tablespoon medium-dry sherry
1 tablespoon black bean sauce [From
our kitchen: Look for this in the
Asian-food aisle of your supermarket.]
112 teaspoons minced fresh ginger
112 teaspoons packed brown sugar
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
12 teaspoon Asian sesame oil
18 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder
[From our kitchen: This blend of
cinnamon, cloves, fennel seed, star
anise, and Szechuan peppercorns is
available at many supermarkets and
most Asian groceries.]

1 Put tenderloins in a very large

(2-gallon) resealable heavy-duty plastic
bag. Whisk remaining ingredients in a
small bowl. Pour marinade over pork,
making sure it coats tenderloins, and
seal bag, pressing out excess air. Put bag
in a shallow pan and let pork marinate,
chilled, at least 2 hours or up to 24 hours.
2 Preheat oven to 375F. Line a large
rimmed baking sheet with foil.
3 Arrange tenderloins on prepared
sheet and discard remaining marinade.
Roast until an instant-read thermometer
inserted into centers registers 145F,
30 to 35 minutes (youll have juicy,
slightly pink meat). Let stand for
10 minutes, and then cut diagonally into
thin slices.
[From our kitchen: Save any leftovers to
thinly slice and add to a stir-fry later in the
week. The pork can be made 3 days ahead
and chilled, wrapped well in plastic wrap.]
PER 6.5-OUNCE SERVING 263 CAL; 8.1g FAT (8g
SAT); 46g PRO; 0.3g CARB; 0g FIBER; 174mg SODIUM;
140mg CHOL

Pasta with Tuna,

Sun-Dried Tomatoes,
and Artichoke Hearts
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This pasta dish has bold flavors in

a very light sauce (almost a thick
broth). You can vary quantities of
tuna, sun-dried tomato, and artichoke
to suit your taste. Fresh oregano or
lemon thyme could be substituted for
thyme. RENZ
12
2
1
2
2

12
2
1
14
2
12
2

ounces linguine
tablespoons olive oil
medium onion, chopped (1 cup)
tablespoons chopped fresh thyme
large garlic cloves, chopped
(optional) [From our kitchen: Like
many community members who
wrote reviews, we think that adding
garlic to the original recipe gives it
even more flavor.]
cup dry white wine
cups low-sodium chicken broth
tablespoon finely grated lemon zest
(from 2 large lemons)
cup fresh lemon juice
(6-ounce) jars quartered, marinated
artichoke hearts, drained
cup chopped oil-packed sun-dried
tomatoes (6 ounces), drained
(5-ounce) cans tuna packed in oil,
drained well [From our kitchen: To
make the recipe even easier, and more

affordable, we substituted canned

tuna for 112 pounds fresh tuna steaks
called for in the original recipe.]
12 teaspoon salt
14 teaspoon black pepper
Chopped fresh parsley (optional)

1 Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.

Cook linguine until al dente, 8 to 11 minutes.
Reserve 12 cup pasta water, then drain pasta.
2 Meanwhile, make sauce: Heat oil in a
12-inch heavy skillet over medium heat. Cook
onion, stirring occasionally, until golden, 7 to
8 minutes. Add thyme and garlic (if using),
and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Add wine, bring to
a boil, then simmer over medium heat, stirring
occasionally, until liquid is reduced to about
2 tablespoons, about 2 minutes.
3 Add chicken broth, lemon zest, and juice.
Boil over high heat until liquid is reduced to
about 34 cup, 7 to 8 minutes.
4 Add artichoke hearts, sun-dried tomatoes,
and tuna. Cook, stirring, over medium-low
heat until heated through, about 1 minute. Stir
in salt. Add linguine and cook, tossing and
adding some of reserved pasta water if
mixture seems dry, until hot, about 1 minute.
Sprinkle with pepper and parsley (if using).
PER 112-CUP SERVING 388 CAL; 15.7g FAT (2.7g SAT); 14.7g
PRO; 43g CARB; 3.2g FIBER; 472mg SODIUM; 4mg CHOL

YOU
SAID

FOOD STYLING: LORI POWELL; PROP STYLING: LORI HELLANDER

I made a vegetarian
version: I omitted the
tuna, added more artichoke
hearts and sun-dried
tomatoes, and used
vegetable broth instead of
chicken broth. MRSCOLMAN
I used shallots instead of
onion, and added garlic,
mushrooms, and asparagus
along with the artichokes
and sun-dried tomatoes.
I substituted cooked
chicken for the tuna. Ill
make this many times.
MEMECALLOWAY

I used cooked shrimp

instead of tuna. My whole
family loved it! JOANNA SHEA

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Renz

PREP 25 min
COOK 20 min
READY IN 45 min
SERVES 6
RATING

34 reviews

Red Lentil Curry

YOU
SAID

armagazine.com/red-lentil-curry

If youre new to
Indian cooking,
this is a great starter
curry. I substituted
low-sodium chicken
broth to cook the
lentils. The recipe
is easily expanded
upon with meat, tofu,
potatoes, carrots,
or peas. I served it
over jasmine rice.
TWONOELS

So tasty and healthy

for you. I left half the
pot of curry vegetarian
and added ground beef
to the other half.
Excellent! VILLARUELR

This is a rich and hearty curry, like the

traditional Indian dal. Dont let the
ingredient list faze youthis is really
easy to make and is a great main dish,
served with basmati rice. EMMA MAHER
2 cups red lentils (1312 ounces)
6 cups water, plus more for thinning,
if desired [From our kitchen: Like
many community members, we
preferred the curry to be thinner than
the original recipe. Adding water in
recipe Step 4 will make it less thick.]
2 tablespoons curry paste [From our
kitchen: We used Pataks concentrated
curry paste, available in most
supermarkets.]
1 tablespoon curry powder
1 teaspoon ground turmeric
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon chili powder [From our
kitchen: Regular chili powder works
fine, but if you want a bit more heat,

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1 teaspoon salt [From our kitchen: If
you thin the curry with more water, you
may want to increase the salt by
12 teaspoon.]
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 large onion, diced (2 cups)
1 (14.25-ounce) can tomato pure
Chopped fresh cilantro (optional)
[From our kitchen: The original recipe
didnt call for cilantro, but we love the
flavor of the dish with the fresh herbs.]

1 Rinse lentils with several changes of

cold water, stirring lentils with your hand,
until water runs clear. Drain in a large sieve.
Put lentils in a large pot with 6 cups water.
Bring to a boil, partially covered, skimming
foam. Reduce heat to medium-low and
simmer, partially covered, until tender, about
10 minutes. Drain in large sieve. [From our
kitchen: Lentils can be made 3 days ahead
and chilled in an airtight container.]
2 While lentils are cooking, stir together
curry paste, curry powder, turmeric, cumin,
chili powder, salt, sugar, garlic, and ginger
in a bowl.
3 Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet over
medium heat. Cook onion, stirring, until
golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes. Add
remaining tablespoon oil and curry mixture
and cook over medium-low, stirring, 1 minute.
4 Add tomato pure, stirring and scraping up
any browned bits on bottom of skillet. Add
lentils and gently fold mixture together with a
rubber spatula. [From our kitchen: If you
prefer a thinner curry, stir 2 cups water into the
lentils and season with salt. Heat through.]
Serve topped with cilantro, if desired.
PER 34-CUP SERVING 239 CAL; 5.5g FAT (0.6g SAT); 13.2g
PRO; 10.8g CARB; 2.8g FIBER; 484mg SODIUM; 0mg CHOL

Blipp now to watch how its done. Or visit

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SUBMITTED BY

Emma Mahr

PREP 15 min
COOK 30 min
READY IN 45 min
SERVES 8
RATING

699 reviews

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I used a homemade
habanero pepper jelly
because thats what I had.
I also dusted the salmon
with a bit of jerk seasoning.
So fresh and simple. KEELI
I loved the mango relish.
I didnt have the red bell
pepper and ancho chili
pepper jam, so I used the
jalapeo jelly we had on
hand. I also added a little
diced red onion. What a
great taste! DANCINGLEIGH

Chef Johns Mango

Bango Salmon
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Whats the best thing about being a

chef? You can name your dishes
anything you want! The tropical tang of
the fruit and the richness of the salmon
work wonderfully together. The bango
comes from the spicy-sweet pepper
jam I use to bind the fresh mango
relish. CHEF JOHN
2 mangoes (112 pounds total), pitted,
peeled, and diced
3 to 4 tablespoons lime juice
14 cup red bell pepper and ancho chili
pepper jam, or other hot pepper jam
or jelly [From our kitchen: If you cant
find the jam at your market, order
online from Amazon.com.]
14 cup chopped fresh cilantro
4 (6-ounce) salmon fillets (about
1-inch thick), skin removed [From our
kitchen: Wild-caught salmon, such as
Alaskan sockeye, costs more but has
richer flavor.]
1 teaspoon sea salt
2 teaspoons vegetable oil

1 Stir together mangoes, 3 tablespoons

lime juice, pepper jam, and cilantro in a
bowl. Taste mixture, then season it with
remaining tablespoon lime juice, if desired.
Chill relish, covered, to allow flavors to
develop, about 30 minutes. [From our
kitchen: Relish can be made 1 day ahead and
chilled in an airtight container.]
2 Sprinkle both sides of salmon fillets
with salt.
3 Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over
medium heat until oil just begins to smoke.
Cook salmon until one-third of each fillet
turns opaque, about 4 minutes. [From our
kitchen: These times are based on farmraised fish. If youre using wild-caught salmon,
the fillets are usually thinner, so cooking times
may be shorter.] Flip fish over and cook
2 minutes. Remove skillet from heat. Cover
skillet (with lid or foil) and let fillets rest in
hot pan until cooked through, 1 to 2 minutes
more. Transfer to a plate and top with 12 cup
mango relish.

SUBMITTED BY

Chef John

PREP 20 min
COOK 5 min
READY IN 55 min

(including chilling
relish)
SERVES 4
RATING

2 reviews

PER SERVING 362 CAL; 13.4g FAT (2g SAT); 35g PRO;
25.3g CARB; 1.3g FIBER; 663mg SODIUM; 94mg CHOL

Blipp it, watch it, make it! (Page 4 shows

how easy it is.) Or go to armagazine.com/
chef-johns-mango-bango-salmon-video

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YOU
SAID
I doubled the sauce,
and my husband
and I enjoyed every bite.
I had orzo in the house, not
quinoa, but the substitution
worked well. I paired it with
steamed carrotsdelish!
INHERITED APRON

Pretty easy to make and

super delicious. I made
double the amount of
creamy avocado sauce to
have with some fresh
veggies. MISSAME
This was so good. Very
simple to make and had a
nice kick to it. Ill make it
again for sure! TANYA

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PREP 20 min
COOK 25 min
READY IN 30 min
SERVES 4
RATING

10 reviews

Blackened Chicken with

Avocado Cream Sauce
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The spice blend will have your mouth

buzzing with flavor and heat, but
the addition of the avocado cream
sauce acts as a cooling agent for all that
fire! The quinoa adds a satisfying
amount of nutritious fiber and protein.
SKINNYMOM
FOR QUINOA

2
1
5
112
14

cups low-sodium chicken broth

cup quinoa, rinsed and drained
green onions, chopped (12 cup)
teaspoons lemon juice
teaspoon salt

FOR BLACKENED CHICKEN

1
1
1
1
14
12

teaspoon paprika
teaspoon ground cumin
teaspoon onion powder
teaspoon black pepper
to 12 teaspoon cayenne pepper
teaspoon sea salt

4 (5-ounce) boneless, skinless

chicken breast halves
112 teaspoons vegetable oil
FOR AVOCADO CREAM SAUCE

12 avocado, pitted and peeled

12 cup water [From our kitchen: We
added water to the original recipe
to make it more saucelike. If you
prefer more of a thick cream, delete
the water.]
14 cup plain nonfat Greek yogurt
112 teaspoons lemon juice
12 teaspoon garlic powder
14 teaspoon salt
Prepare quinoa:
1 Bring broth to a boil in a saucepan. Stir
in quinoa and bring to a boil. Reduce heat
to low and simmer, covered, until quinoa is
tender and broth has been absorbed,
about 20 minutes. Remove from heat
and keep covered.
2 Just before serving, stir in green onions,
lemon juice, and salt.
Prepare chicken:
3 While quinoa is cooking, stir together

paprika, cumin, onion powder, black pepper,

cayenne, and sea salt in a small bowl. Pat
chicken breasts dry with paper towels. Rub
seasoning mixture all over both sides of each
breast half.
4 Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet (with lid)
over medium-high heat. Put chicken breasts
into skillet, cover, then reduce heat to
medium. Cook 4 minutes. Turn chicken over
and continue to cook, covered, until just
cooked through and center is no longer pink
(an instant-read thermometer inserted into
thickest part should register 165F), 2 to
3 minutes more. Transfer chicken to a plate,
cover loosely with foil, and let rest 5 minutes.
Make avocado cream sauce:
5 Blend avocado, water, yogurt, lemon juice,
garlic powder, and salt in a food processor
until smooth.
6 Serve each chicken breast half with a
scant cup of quinoa and 14 cup avocado
cream sauce.
PER SERVING (1 CHICKEN BREAST HALF; 1 SCANT CUP
QUINOA; 14 CUP SAUCE) 395 CAL; 10.8g FAT (1.7g SAT);
41g PRO; 33g CARB; 5g FIBER; 694mg SODIUM; 103mg CHOL

Aussie Beef and Peppers

with Gnocchi
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This is a tasty dish that never fails

to impress here in Australia! JAYDA
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 pound flank steak, cut into
112x14-inch strips
114 teaspoons salt
1 medium onion, thinly sliced
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 (6-ounce) package fresh button
mushrooms, sliced (2 cups)
1 medium red bell pepper, cut
into strips
1 medium yellow bell pepper, cut into
strips
1 (14.25-ounce) can low-sodium
diced tomatoes
1 teaspoon smoked sweet paprika
1 (1-pound) package shelf-stable or
thawed frozen potato gnocchi

1 Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.

2 Heat oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over
high heat until hot. Toss beef with
1 teaspoon salt. Cook beef, stirring
constantly, until brown outside but still pink
inside, about 2 minutes. Transfer beef with a
slotted spoon to a bowl and cover with foil
to keep warm. Do not clean skillet.
3 Reduce heat to medium, then cook onion
and garlic, stirring, until transparent, about
5 minutes. Add mushrooms, red and yellow
peppers, and remaining 14 teaspoon salt
and cook, stirring, until vegetables are
tender, 5 to 8 minutes. Stir in tomatoes and
paprika. Bring to a boil over medium-high
heat. Reduce heat to medium-low and
simmer until sauce thickens, 2 to 5 minutes.
Stir in beef, then remove skillet from heat.
4 Stir gnocchi into pot of boiling salted
water. Cook until they float, 2 to 3 minutes.
Drain, then toss gnocchi with beef mixture
in skillet until combined.
PER 2-CUP SERVING 482 CAL; 14.3g FAT (3.8g SAT);
33g PRO; 55g CARB; 3.8g FIBER; 1,231mg SODIUM;
70mg CHOL

SMART SIDES

Want a low-cal, supersimple side to go with

your main dish? Here are
14 no-recipe-needed sides
for under (sometimes way
under) 120 calories!
cup cooked basmati rice:
100 calories
cup whole-wheat spaghetti:
87 calories
1/3 cup cooked
long-grain brown rice:
72 calories
1 cup steamed snow peas:
83 calories
cup boiled or steamed
green peas:
67 calories

SUBMITTED BY

Jayda

1 cup steamed frozen veggie blends:

118 calories

PREP 20 min
COOK 20 min
READY IN 40 min
SERVES 4
RATING

1 cup boiled or steamed broccoli:

55 calories
1 cup boiled or steamed spinach:
41 calories

15 reviews

1 cup boiled or
steamed sliced carrots:
55 calories

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SAID
I pan-fried a flat iron
steak, then I cut it into
strips. I wanted it rare and
was afraid that the strips
would overcook. I increased
the amount of paprika, too:
2 teaspoons sweet-andsmoky and 1 teaspoon of hot
paprika. This dish was
scrumptious! DIANEMWJ

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2 cups boiled or
steamed cauliflower:
57 calories
1 cup boiled or steamed sliced
zucchini and yellow squash:
27 calories
cup boiled or
steamed corn kernels:
92 calories
1 cup shredded steamed bok choy:
20 calories
1 cup boiled or steamed
shredded cabbage (red or green):
35 calories

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PHOTOS BY KIM CORNELISON

ORANGES fall into two

main categories, based on
flavor: sweet or bitter. The
most common sweet ones are
Valencia oranges, which are
primarily squeezed for juice, and
navel oranges, which are usually
seedless and eaten as whole
fruits. (You guessed right: Theyre
called navel because they look
like they have belly buttons on
their blossom ends.) Cara Cara
oranges are navel oranges with
a pinkish-red interior that looks
more like a grapefruits; they have
low acidity and are sweeter than
other navels. Blood oranges have
few or no seeds and stunning
garnet-colored flesh. Even their
juice is a striking red. But if youre
using oranges primarily for flavor,
sweet orange varieties are pretty
interchangeable. Thanks to
growers in California and Florida,
sweet oranges of some sort are
available pretty much yearround. On the bitter branch of
the family tree youll find Seville
oranges. They are typically either
made into marmalade or put
to nonfood usesthe fragrant
essential oils in their peels are
used in cosmetics and cleaning
products. The bergamot is
incredibly bitterso much so
that the flesh is not ediblebut
its essential oil provides the
signature flavor of Earl Grey tea.

ORANGES
TANGERINES &
MANDARINS
Seville
Valencia
Clementine

Blood

TANGELOS

TANGERINES &
MANDARIN ORANGES
are the same thing, named
for different places where
they were commonly shipped
from (Tangier, Morocco, and
Mandarin-speaking areas
of China). Varieties include
satsumas, clementines,
honeys, and pixies. You may
see them sold under brand
names such as Cuties or Halos.
Often sweeter than oranges, they
have loose skins and are easy to
peel and break into segments.
Most canned oranges are
mandarin oranges.

TANGELOS

are sweetsour hybrids of tangerines and

pomelos or grapefruit, and they
are juicier than either of their
parents. Some have a button
that helps distinguish them from
tangerines. Theyre also easy to
peel. Look for common tangelo
varieties like Orlando and
Minneola/Honeybell.

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A FEW OF THE MORE-EXOTIC COUSINS

Kumquats are the inside-out

citrus fruit: Their juice is sour,
and their peels are sweet.
Popular in Asia and grown
in California and Florida,
the bite-sized fruits can be
cut into thin slices for eyecatching garnishes or candied
for marmalade. For a snack,
cut them in half, squeeze out
the sour juice and seeds, and
pop the rest into your mouth.

Ugli fruits arent what youd

call cutethey look like
grapefruit that are having a
bad daybut their wrinkled,
loose-fitting skins make them
easy to peel and segment.
These surprisingly sweet fruits
are grown in Jamaica.

Kaffir lime juice and flesh

arent edible, but the leaves
and rind are prized. Much like
kaffir leaves and rind strips
often are added to Asian
soups and curries to impart a
bright and slightly floral citrus
fragrance and flavor. The fruit
(also known as makrut lime)
can be hard to find, but look
for the leaves, fresh or frozen,
at Asian markets.

LIMES are almost always

tart. The two main varieties
are standard Persian/Tahiti
limes, which are large and nearly
seedless, and Key/Mexican
limes, which are tiny, have seeds,
and are more fragrant and
flavorful than Persians. Key limes
also are more perishable, one
reason theyre more likely to be
juiced for use in pie or cocktails
than sold as whole fruits. But
really, you can use the juice of
either kind in Key lime pie.

LIMES

LEMONS, like oranges,

Persian/Tahiti

LEMONS
Meyer

Eureka or Lisbon

Pomelo

come in tart and sweet varieties.

The standard thick-skinned,
tart ones most grocery stores
carry are Eureka or Lisbon
lemons. Thin-skinned Meyer
lemons, on the other hand, are
considerably sweeter. (A hybrid
of sweet oranges and lemons,
theyre named for Frank Meyer,
who found them in China when
he was researching new plant
species for the USDA.) Because
Meyer lemons are more fragile,
they are more likely to be grown
in home gardens than shipped
to markets. If you cant find
Meyer lemons for a recipe, you
can use a 50/50 combination
of standard lemons and sweet
oranges. The same holds true for
Meyer lemon juice.

GRAPEFRUIT and their

Oroblanco

Yuzus look like small, bumpy

oranges and range in color
from yellow to mottled green
to orange. Though they are

juice sold in American stores

(look for 3- to 12-ounce

rose water backdrop, often

provides the tartness in

Buddhas hand is given as a

gift in Asia and used mostly
as an aromatic centerpiece.
Big and waxy, it looks like
something you might find
growing on a coral reef. Its a
hybridized citron, one of the
original citrus fruits that gave
rise to lemons. It has no juice
or flesh, just mild pith and
lots of peel. Though it usually
isnt eaten, it can be sliced
and candied.

Finger limes, grown

primarily in Australia and
California, arent actually
limes. They have edible peels
like kumquats and are filled
with plump, spherical pulp
(sometimes referred to as
citrus caviar) that bursts in
your mouth with an intense
flavorlike lime with a hint
of grapefruit and something
floral. Look for them in the
refrigerated produce section.

kin are making a comeback

lately, with varieties that are
sweeter and easier to segment
than the way-tart, pink-fleshed
fruits you might have grown up
with. Ruby Red grapefruit have
brilliant red flesh thats gorgeous
in salads. Oroblancos (Spanish
for white gold) have pale
golden flesh and are among the
sweeter varieties. Pomelos
the largest juicy type of citrus
fruit and the primary ancestor
of modern grapefruithave
flesh that ranges from pale
yellow to blushing white to pink.
Grapefruit typically have thicker,
chewier, more fibrous inner
membranes than oranges, one
reason we often cut or peel those
membranes away before eating
grapefruit flesh.

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SLICES,
SEGMENTS
& SUPREMES
Whole citrus fruits can be sliced
into rounds or halved and cut into
wedges. Easier-to-peel fruits (like
tangerines) can be peeled and broken
into segments with your fingers. But
for truly showstopping segmentsand
whenever youre working with citrus
fruits that have bitter or tough inner
membranes (like grapefruit)youll
want to supreme them.
It sounds fancy, but it just means
you cut the segments free of pith and
membranes, and its easy to do: Cut
off the very top and bottom of the
fruit. Set it, with a cut side down, on a
cutting board, and use a sharp paring
knife to cut off the peel and pith, cutting
downward and following the fruits
curve. Then hold the fruit over a bowl to
catch drips and, following the individual
membranes with the knife tip, gently
slice between membranes and flesh,
freeing the segments.

ZEST LIKE
YOU MEAN IT
The easiest way to zest citrus is with
a Microplane zestera fine grater that
creates delicate wisps and doesnt dig
too deepbefore peeling or juicing the
fruit. You can also grate it using the
small holes on a box grater or use a
hook-nosed citrus zester or a vegetable
peeler to remove the zest in strips. Any
way you choose, be sure to remove
only the colored outer peel and not the
underlying white pith, which can taste
bitter and chalky.
Fresh zest keeps in a zip-top plastic
bag in the fridge for several weeks or in
the freezer up to three months. If youd
rather dry it, spread finely chopped or
grated zest on a clean plate and let it dry
at room temperature until it crumbles
when rubbed between your fingers (this
may take several days). Then store it in
an airtight jar at room temperature.
What to do with all that zest? Blend
it into batter, dough, butter, and even
cream cheese for a bright boost of
flavor. Add a little orange zest to ordinary
fudge and youve got chocolate-orange
fudge. Dried citrus zest is also great in
seasoning blends. Just add it to freshly
ground peppercorns, herbs, and/or sea
salt. Call it (Your Name)s Tangerine
Dream Seasoning, and try it on fish,
chicken, veggies, or even eggs.

GOOD TO
THE LAST DROP
To get more juice from your citrus fruits,
roll them around on a counter, pressing
down hard with your palm, before
slicing and squeezing. The pressure
breaks apart the inner membranes and
helps get the juices flowing. Uses for
those juices? Theyre great In marinade
and dressing recipes. Adding a small
spoonful to the poaching water for
eggs helps prevent wispy whites, and a
squeeze of fresh citrus juice gives stirfries extra zip. Got lots of juice? Clearly,
its time for lemon bars!

BET YOU DIDNT KNOW

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BUDDHAS HAND, CARA CARA, CLEMENTINE, MINNEOLA/HONEYBELL, NAVEL, POMELO, SEVILLE, AND VALENCIA: SHUTTERSTOCK. RUBY RED AND SATSUMA: STOCKFOOD. FINGER LIME, KAFFIR LIME, UGLI FRUIT, AND YUZU: VEER

Theres more to citrus than

vitamin C. Citrus fruits with a

reddish tinge (think Cara Cara
oranges) contain lycopene.
Those with a purplish hue
(such as blood oranges) have
anthocyanin, the pigment thats
in blueberries and blackberries.
Orange-colored fruits (like
standard navel oranges) contain
beta-carotene, the precursor
to vitamin A. These pigments
are all antioxidants, which may
lower the risk for heart disease,
cancers, and neurological
problems, and in general make
inflammatory conditions less so.

CHOOSE
THE
JUICIEST

Aromatherapy studies suggest

that getting a good whiff of
essential orange, grapefruit,
and other citrus oils can have
a positive effect on energy and
alertness, stress levels, and even
digestion. For an instant boost,
twist an orange or tangerine peel
in front of your face or rub the
peel with your fingers to release
its oils, and then breathe in.

Freshly squeezed citrus juice

may taste better, but it isnt
necessarily better for you than
boxed juice or juice from frozen
concentrate. The amount of
micronutrients in the juice
depends mostly on the fruit it
came fromits freshness, the
soil it was grown in, and when
it was harvested. Your most
nutritious option? Eating the
flesh and some of the pith, so you
get fiber along with your juice.

Citrus doesnt ripen after its picked, so how it is at the store is how
its gonna be at home three days later. Look for firm fruits without
soft spots or signs of mold (slight surface scarring is fine). And pick
ones that feel heavy for their size: Ripe fruit is juicy, and juicy fruit
is heavy! PS: Color doesnt necessarily indicate ripeness. Oranges
grown in humid tropical climates dont acquire the deep orange
color of those grown in breezier Mediterranean climates. Limes
may be light green or yellow-green when ripe. (Dark green ones are
underripe and usually have very little juice.)

Citrus keeps twice as long in your crisper as on the counter, so its

smart to store what youll eat within a week at room temp and chill
the rest for up to two weeks. Be sure to give each fruit some space
dont pack citrus too tightly in a bowl or wrap in plastic. Letting air
circulate around each fruit helps deter mold. Citrus flesh doesnt
freeze well, but if youve got fruit that might turn soon, you can grate
the peel and squeeze the juice for another day. Freshly squeezed
juice can be refrigerated for a week or frozen for several months.

MAKE
THEM
LAST

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THE CASE
FOR

CASSE

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ROLES
SOME PEOPLE FIND THE IDEA
OF CASSEROLES OLD-FASHIONED,
BUT WE DISAGREE. THEYRE PURE
COMFORT AND CONVENIENCEAND
THOSE NEVER GO OUT OF STYLE.
PHOTOS BY KATE SEARS

SUBMITTED BY

Chef John
PREP 20 min
COOK 1 hr
READY IN 1 hr, 20 min
SERVES 8
RATING

252 reviews

Hot Tamale Pie

armagazine.com/hot-tamale-pie

While this tamale pie has very little to

do with its south-of-the-border
namesake, its a really delicious recipe
all the same. CHEF JOHN
2 pounds ground beef
2 cups diced poblano chiles (from
about 12 ounces of peppers) [From
our kitchen: Thin-skinned green
poblano chiles are sometimes hot and
other times as mild as a green bell
pepper. Taste the tiniest bit of the
poblanos before using so you know
what level of heat youre getting. You
can substitute red or green bell
peppers for the poblano chiles
if needed.]
1 (16-ounce) jar lower-sodium salsa
(such as Newmans Own All-Natural
Chunky Mild Salsa)
1 teaspoon chipotle chile powder
12 teaspoon dried oregano
2 (8.5-ounce) boxes corn muffin mix
2 large eggs
23 cup milk
4 ounces shredded cheddar cheese
4 ounces shredded Monterey Jack
cheese
8 ounces frozen corn, thawed

YOU SAID
My BFF tried it with black
beans and Ro*tel. It was
the best simple dish
so flavorful. I wanted to
wrap myself up in it and
fall asleep. Thats how
comforting I found this.
RONNIEG

Delicious flavor. I used

my own cornbread recipe
instead of the boxed mix
but should have doubled
the recipe because the
cornbread layers were too
thin. The family gave it a
thumbs-up. KATHYGAIL86

baking dish with cooking spray.

2 Cook beef in a wide, heavy 5-quart pot or
Dutch oven over medium-high heat, stirring,
until beginning to brown, about 3 minutes.
3 Reduce heat to medium and add poblanos,
salsa, chipotle powder, and oregano. Cook,
stirring, until seasoned beef is crumbly and no
longer pink, about 10 minutes. [From our
kitchen: The meat mixture can be made up to
3 days ahead and chilled, covered.]
4 Whisk together 1 package corn muffin mix
with 1 egg and 13 cup of milk in a large bowl.
Mix remaining package corn muffin mix with
remaining egg, remaining 13 cup milk, and half
of cheddar and Monterey Jack cheeses in
another large bowl.
5 Spread prepared corn-muffin mixture
without cheese into prepared baking dish.
Sprinkle corn over muffin mix, followed by
remaining cheeses, then beef mixture.
6 Spoon corn muffin mix with cheese on top
of beef, carefully spreading with a fork and
leaving a -inch border around edges of
baking dish. Bake until golden brown, 40 to
45 minutes.
PER 112-CUP SERVING 635 CAL; 27.9g FAT (10.2g SAT); 37g
PRO; 57g CARB; 1.8g FIBER; 823mg SODIUM; 147mg CHOL

Blipp to see this recipe in motion, or visit

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1 Preheat oven to 350F. Spray a 9x13-inch

Sandys Primavera
Casserole
armagazine.com/primavera-casserole

Feel free to swap in your favorite

vegetables for the ones used here.
SANDYG

8 ounces gemelli, fusilli, or

rotelle pasta
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 large red bell pepper, cut into 12-inch
strips (114 cups)
1 large yellow squash (10 ounces),
quartered lengthwise and cut
crosswise into 14-inch-thick pieces
2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
4 ounces sugar snap peas, strings
removed, and halved crosswise
(1 cup)
6 asparagus spears, tough ends
discarded and stalks cut into
1-inch lengths (34 cup)
2 tablespoons flour
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups milk
1 cup grape tomatoes, halved
1 cup grated parmesan cheese
13 cup chopped fresh basil
14 cup panko bread crumbs

1 Preheat oven to 400F. Spray a 9x13-inch

baking dish with cooking spray.

2 Cook pasta according to package

directions. Drain and transfer to a large bowl.

3 Meanwhile, heat oil in a large skillet over

medium heat. Cook bell pepper, squash, and
garlic, stirring occasionally, until pepper is
crisp-tender, 7 to 10 minutes. Add snap peas
and asparagus and cook, stirring, until
asparagus is crisp-tender, 2 minutes more.
4 Put flour and salt in a bowl and add milk,
whisking until smooth. Add flour mixture to
skillet and bring to a simmer over medium
heat, stirring frequently, until sauce is lightly
thickened, 3 to 5 minutes.
5 Pour mixture over pasta and stir in
tomatoes, 34 cup parmesan, and basil.
Transfer to prepared baking dish and sprinkle
with panko and remaining 14 cup parmesan.
Bake until top is lightly golden and sauce is
bubbling, about 15 minutes.
Note from SandyG: This dish can be
assembled several hours ahead and chilled
until ready to bake.
PER 112-CUP SERVING 393 CAL; 17g FAT (6.5g SAT); 14.5g
PRO; 46g CARB; 4g FIBER; 751mg SODIUM; 26.4mg CHOL

In a survey of Allrecipes community members,

37 percent say they make a casserole at least
once a week. We want to see yours! Post a photo of your
favorite tagged #MyAllrecipes for a chance to be in an
upcoming issue (and we regram our favorites).

SUBMITTED BY

SandyG

PREP 20 min
COOK 37 min
READY IN 1 hr
SERVES 6

Brand-new recipe!
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and review it.

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1 Preheat oven to 325F.

2 Heat oil in a wide, heavy, ovenproof 5-quart

Arroz con Pollo

armagazine.com/arroz-con-pollo

I grew up with this Latin dishits a

meal in itself. Serve with slices of
buttered bread or corn tortillas.
STARKRAZI

12
8
2
2
12
2
1
12
14

1
1
114
34
1
12

12

cup olive oil

skin-on boneless chicken thighs
cups coarsely chopped onion
cloves garlic, crushed through a
garlic press
teaspoon crushed red pepper
cups converted long-grain white rice
teaspoon salt
teaspoon black pepper
teaspoon saffron threads [From our
kitchen: If you dont have saffron, you
can use 12 teaspoon turmeric.]
(28-ounce) can or 2 (14.5-ounce)
cans no-salt-added diced tomatoes
(4-ounce) can mild or hot chopped
green chiles
cups low-sodium chicken broth
cup frozen green peas, thawed
(4-ounce) jar sliced pimientos,
drained and rinsed
(8-ounce) jar pimiento-stuffed
green olives, drained and sliced
[From our kitchen: You can also use
plain pitted green olives if you dont
want more pimiento in the dish.]
cup water

pot (with lid) over medium heat. Pat chicken

dry with paper towels. Working in 2 batches,
cook chicken, skin sides down, until golden
brown, about 7 minutes. Turn chicken over
and cook until lightly browned, about
5 minutes more. Transfer to a plate.
3 Pour off all but 14 cup fat from pot. Add
onion, garlic, and red pepper and cook,
stirring, until onion has softened, about
5 minutes. Add rice, salt, black pepper, and
saffron and cook, stirring frequently, until rice
is lightly golden, about 5 minutes. Stir in
tomatoes, chiles, and broth. Arrange chicken
on top in a single layer, and bring to a boil.
4 Transfer to oven and bake, covered, for
45 minutes. Uncover and sprinkle peas,
pimientos, and olives over top. Pour in water,
but do not stir. Cover and bake until chicken
is cooked through and rice is tender, about
10 minutes more.

SUBMITTED BY

Starkrazi

PREP 20 min
COOK 1 hr, 35 min
READY IN 1 hr, 55 min
SERVES 8
RATING

30 reviews

[From our kitchen: Leftovers can be turned

into a salad: Discard skin from chicken, then cut
meat into bite-size pieces and toss with the
rice, dressed with a little olive oil and vinegar.]
PER SERVING (1 THIGH PLUS 123 CUP RICE) 676 CAL;
37g FAT (8.8g SAT); 35g PRO; 50g CARB; 3.3g FIBER;
695mg SODIUM; 167mg CHOL

WHICH PAN FOR WHICH CASSEROLE?

Can Go
from Stovetop to Oven

Best For

Reactive with
Acidic Foods
(Fruit and
Tomatoes)

Cleanup

Pan Type

How It Heats

CERAMIC

Heats slowly but

evenly. Holds
heat after oven
removal.

Yes

Recipes that require

slow, even cooking,
such as baked ziti.

No

Enameled/
glazed
ceramic pots
are easy
to clean.

GLASS

Heats slowly
but evenly and
stays warm after
removal from
oven.

No. Does not

permit direct
heat exposure;
no stovetop; no
broiling.

Layered casseroles
like lasagna that you
can observe through
glass while cooking;
oven-to-table.

No. Glass is terrific

for casseroles with
acidic ingredients.

Requires more
scrubbing
than
enameled
ceramic.

CAST IRON

Like glass, slow

to heat but great
heat retention.
Does not heat as
evenly as ceramic.

Yes

Heavy-duty cast
iron is durable and
great for searing
meats and for
recipes that require
stovetop-to-oven
cooking.

Yes. However,
enameled castiron Dutch ovens
are nonreactive.

Nonenameled
pots require
seasoning with
oil for easier
cleaning.

STAINLESS
STEEL

Poor heat
conduction.
Aluminum and
copper are
superior metals.

Yes

Casseroles that
require browning
or quick-roasting.
Durable and less
expensive than
copper.

Yes, unless it has

an aluminum or
copper llining.

Requires a bit
more elbow
grease than
enameled
ceramic, but
less than glass.

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YOU SAID
Ive been trying to
duplicate the arroz con
pollo that my friends
father made years ago
(he was Puerto Rican
and made absolutely
the best!). He simmered
his dish on the stovetop
with the chicken mixed
in with the rice, so the
chicken absorbed some
flavor. My hubby loved
this version and said its
the best of my many
attempts. KIMAR
This is a great recipe for
a cold day, but its not
heavy. I like to use white
wine instead of water
and prefer to simmer
everything on the
stovetop instead of
transferring to the oven.
Its also good with crab
instead of chicken.
CALAMITY

YOU SAID
I substituted sweet
potatoes for the white
potatoes; they cooked
nicely and kept their
shape. I used beef
broth (no lamb stock
available), and added
some Dry Sack sherry
and Worcestershire
sauce. They added a
real depth of flavor.
MAIRE

I added peas and a bit

of sage. I also browned
ground lamb with the
onions, added spices,
and then layered.
Definitely a comfort
food Ill make again for
another rainy day.
NSKIDDO21

SUBMITTED BY

Heather.Wray
PREP 20 min
COOK 2 hr, 10 min
READY IN 2 hr, 30 min
SERVES 6
RATING

24 reviews

Lancashire Hot Pot

armagazine.com/Lancashire-hot-pot

Hailing from Lancashire, England, this

simple casserole has tender potatoes
on the bottom, slightly crisp ones on
the top, and lamb and vegetables in a
savory broth in between. HEATHER.WRAY
3 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
112 pounds shoulder or leg of lamb, cut
into 34-inch chunks [From our
kitchen: Both shoulder and leg are
delicious, but the shoulder is fattier
and more tender when cooked.]
112 cups chopped onion
1 large carrot, peeled, halved
lengthwise, and thinly sliced
crosswise (114 cups) [From our
kitchen: Like many reviewers of this
recipe, we liked the flavor that carrot
brought to the stew, so we added it to
the original recipe.]

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212 pounds russet potatoes, peeled and

thinly sliced
2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves
1 teaspoon salt [From our kitchen: We
added salt, pepper, and a bay leaf to
the original recipe for extra flavor.]
34 teaspoon black pepper
1 bay leaf
212 cups low-sodium chicken broth or
lamb stock [From our kitchen: The
original recipe called for lamb stock,
which adds great flavor, but lowsodium chicken broth is a fine
substitute.]

1 Preheat oven to 375F. Butter a deep

3-quart baking dish with 1 tablespoon butter.
2 Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high
heat. Saut lamb, stirring, until browned all
over, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a bowl.
Reduce heat to medium, then add onion and
carrot to skillet and cook, stirring occasionally,
until tender, about 5 minutes.
3 Arrange half of potatoes on bottom of
baking dish, overlapping them. Sprinkle with

1 teaspoon thyme and 14 teaspoon each

salt and pepper. Top with lamb and
onion-carrot mixture. Sprinkle with
12 teaspoon thyme, 12 teaspoon salt,
14 teaspoon pepper, and bay leaf.
4 Top with remaining potato slices,
overlapping them. Sprinkle with remaining
12 teaspoon thyme, 14 teaspoon salt, and
14 teaspoon pepper. Add enough broth to
just cover top layer of potatoes. Cut
remaining 2 tablespoons butter into bits
and sprinkle over top.
5 Cover dish with aluminum foil and bake
112 hours. Uncover and bake until top is
golden brown and meat is tender, about
30 minutes more. Spoon onto plates or
into shallow bowls, removing bay leaf
before serving.
[From our kitchen: You can make this dish
2 to 3 hours ahead and chill, covered. To
reheat, bake, uncovered, in a 350F oven.]
PER 113-CUP SERVING 390 CAL; 14.3g FAT (6.1g SAT);
27.4g PRO; 38g CARB; 3.7g FIBER; 563mg SODIUM;
89mg CHOL

SUBMITTED BY

Ashley

PREP 15 min
COOK 40 min
READY IN 55 min
SERVES 8
RATING

YOU SAID
This came out great.
I added cooked fresh
spinach to the cheese
mixture. Also, I added
1 tablespoons of
crushed red pepper for
a kick, cup of lowfat sour cream for more
creaminess, and used
whole-wheat rigatoni.
My mother-in-law
even asked me for the
recipe. YONITPARENTI

244 reviews

I made this recipe to

feed a hungry group
during a ski weekend
and it was amazing!
Both the picky adults
and the pickier children
loved it. I increased
the amount of sausage
slightly and used
Italian-style turkey
sausage. JFBBMOMSKI

Baked Ziti with Sausage

armagazine.com/baked-ziti-with-sausage

This is quite possibly the one thing

that I am constantly asked to make.
Its a ziti with a lot of flavor. ASHLEY
1 (16-ounce) package ziti
2 teaspoons olive oil
1 pound mild or hot Italian sausage,
casings removed and sausage
crumbled
1 large onion, finely chopped (112 cups)
2 teaspoons minced garlic
1 (15-ounce) container whole-milk or
part-skim ricotta cheese
1 large egg
1 teaspoon dried oregano
12 teaspoon salt
12 teaspoon black pepper
112 (26-ounce) jars no-salt-added
spaghetti sauce
1 (8-ounce) package shredded Italian
cheese blend
1 teaspoon dried basil (optional)

1 Preheat oven to 350F. Grease a 9x13-inch

baking dish.
2 Bring a large pot of lightly salted water
to a boil. Cook ziti, stirring occasionally, until
al dente, about 8 minutes. Drain.
3 While pasta is cooking, heat oil in a large
skillet over medium heat. Cook sausage,
stirring and breaking up lumps, until it starts
to brown, about 5 minutes. Add onion and
garlic and cook, stirring frequently, until onion
is tender, about 5 minutes. [From our
kitchen: The original recipe called for adding
the onion and garlic raw to the cheese mixture,
but we liked the flavor better when it was
cooked with the sausage.]
4 Transfer sausage mixture to a large bowl
(no need to drain), and stir in pasta, ricotta,
egg, oregano, salt, pepper, and one-half jar
spaghetti sauce.
5 Spread one-third jar spaghetti sauce into
bottom of prepared baking dish. Top with half
of pasta mixture, one-third jar of spaghetti
sauce, and half of shredded cheese. Make
another layer in same manner with remaining

pasta, sauce, and cheese. Sprinkle with basil,

if using. Grease a sheet of aluminum foil and
put, greased side down, over casserole,
covering it tightly.
6 Bake until heated through, about
20 minutes. Uncover and bake until cheese
is melted, 5 to 10 minutes more.
[From our kitchen: This dish can be
assembled early in the day and chilled, covered,
then baked at dinnertime. If its coming straight
from the fridge, it will need a little longer in the
oven during the covered bake time. You can
also assemble and freeze before baking. To
cook, either take it out of the freezer the night
before and let thaw in the refrigerator or lower
the oven temperature to 325F and bake
frozen casserole, covered, until heated through,
about 45 minutes, and then uncovered for the
final 5 to 10 minutes.]
PER 112-CUP SERVING 701 CAL; 36g FAT (15.4g SAT); 32g
PRO; 62g CARB; 4.7g FIBER; 886mg SODIUM; 114mg CHOL

YOU SAID
This was pure comfort
food for me! A couple
of tips: If you use
frozen fish, make sure
it is fully defrosted and
blotted very dry with
paper towels prior to
seasoning. This can
be made with leftover
mashed potatoes, but
reheat the potatoes
prior to layering and
baking. BAKING NANA
This is a fantastic
recipe. Ive used tilapia
and included corn with
the spinach. It adds
a nice sweetness and
a little crunch to the
dish. Being a garlic
lover, I also put at
least 4 cloves of garlic
(pressed) into the roux.
RED APRON CHEF

Chef Johns
Fishermans Pie
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SUBMITTED BY

Chef John

PREP 15 min
COOK 1 hr, 10 min
READY IN 1 hr, 35 min
SERVES 6
RATING

27 reviews

My Fishermans Pie gives you flaky

cod mingled with spinach in a garlicand-lemon-scented sauce underneath
a browned crust of creamy, buttery
potatoes. It really does taste fantastic.
CHEF JOHN
FOR POTATO CRUST

3 russet potatoes (134 pounds),

peeled and cut into -inch pieces
3 tablespoons butter
1 pinch freshly grated nutmeg
12 teaspoon salt
18 teaspoon black pepper
1 pinch cayenne pepper
12 cup low-fat (2%) milk
FOR SPINACH

2 teaspoons olive oil

12 ounces fresh baby spinach
18 teaspoon salt
FOR SAUCE

3
3
2
2
2

tablespoons butter
tablespoons flour
cloves garlic, minced
cups milk
teaspoons finely grated
lemon zest
18 teaspoon salt
FOR ASSEMBLY

12 teaspoon salt
12 teaspoon black pepper
2 pounds (34-inch-thick) boneless cod
fillets [From our kitchen: You can
swap in hake or another flaky whitefleshed fish for the cod, as long as its
about 34 inch thick.]
18 teaspoon cayenne pepper
12 lemon, juiced (about 2 tablespoons)
1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives
for garnish
Make potato crust:
1 Bring a large saucepan of salted water to
a boil. Cook potatoes until very tender, about
20 minutes. Drain well. Return potatoes
to pot and mash in butter, nutmeg, salt,
black pepper, and cayenne. Mash in milk
until smooth.
Prepare spinach:
2 Heat oil in a large, deep skillet or

Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Cook

spinach with salt, stirring occasionally, until
spinach has wilted, about 1 minute. (If all the
spinach doesnt fit in pan at once, add some
and once it wilts add more until its all
cooked.) Transfer to a paper-towel-lined
bowl to absorb excess moisture.
3 Preheat oven to 375F.
Make sauce:
4 Melt butter in a saucepan over medium
heat. Whisk in flour and cook, whisking
constantly, until mixture is smooth, has a
nutty aroma, and is slightly browned, about
2 minutes. Add garlic and cook, whisking, until
fragrant, about 20 seconds. Gradually whisk
in milk, then add lemon zest and salt, and
cook, whisking constantly, until sauce has
thickened, about 5 minutes. [From our
kitchen: You can prepare the mashed potatoes,
the spinach, and the white sauce 1 day ahead
and keep them refrigerated until youre ready
to assemble the dish. When youre ready, gently
reheat the white sauce.]
Assemble dish:
5 Generously butter an 8x12-inch flameproof
baking dish.
6 Sprinkle 14 teaspoon each salt and black
pepper in baking dish. Arrange cod in a single
layer and sprinkle with cayenne and
remaining salt and black pepper. Spread
spinach evenly over fish and drizzle with
lemon juice. Spoon sauce over spinach and
give casserole dish several taps to eliminate
air bubbles.
7 Drop heaping spoonfuls of mashed
potatoes over casserole, then spread
smoothly to cover filling. Put dish on a
rimmed baking sheet to catch any drips.
8 Bake until bubbling, about 40 minutes.
Turn on broiler and broil until top of potato
crust is golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes. Let
stand 10 minutes before serving in shallow
bowls. [From our kitchen: Dont be alarmed
by the amount of liquid in the dish; its a
fantastic sauce.] Garnish with chives.
PER 114-CUP SERVING 467 CAL; 19.8g FAT (11.1g SAT);
34g PRO; 37g CARB; 4g FIBER; 773mg SODIUM; 112mg CHOL

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YOU
SAID

Helpful tip: When you

go to remove the potato
innards after baking, just squeeze
gently around the skin, and the
potato pulp pops right out. No
scooping needed! MOLLY
We arent huge sweet potato fans,
so this recipe was perfect because
the ricotta and onions toned
down the sweetness quite a bit.
We added bacon, and it turned
out great. CRITICALMASS
Wonderful flavor! I made it in a
casserole instead of twice baking
the skins. And I used garlic and
finely minced onion instead of
the shallots. CATLICKS

armagazine.com/twice-baked-sweetpotatoes-with-ricotta

A tasty, savory version of twice-baked

sweet potatoes. FRANK11
3
1
2
12
14
14

medium sweet potatoes

teaspoon olive oil
shallots, finely chopped
cup low-fat or fat-free ricotta cheese
teaspoon salt
teaspoon black pepper

14
1
14
2

teaspoon ground ginger

tablespoon brown sugar
cup grated parmesan cheese
teaspoons chopped fresh sage or
12 teaspoon dried

4 Cut potatoes in half lengthwise and

1 Preheat oven to 400F. Pierce potatoes

with a fork and bake on a baking sheet until
soft, about 1 hour. Let potatoes cool until they
can be handled, about 20 minutes.
2 Meanwhile, heat oil in a small skillet over
medium heat. Cook shallots, stirring, until
softened and beginning to brown, about
10 minutes.
3 Reduce oven temperature to 350F.
Grease a large baking sheet.

scoop pulp into a bowl, leaving a thin shell.

Set shells aside. Mash pulp with a potato
masher until smooth. Add ricotta, salt,
pepper, ginger, and sugar, mashing until
smooth. Stir in shallots, parmesan, and sage.
5 Spoon mixture into potato skins. Put
potatoes on prepared baking sheet. Bake
until heated through, about 30 minutes.
[From our kitchen: You can stuff the
potatoes 1 day ahead and chill, covered.
Reheat in a 350F oven until hot.]
PER 12-POTATO SERVING 143 CAL; 2.8g FAT (1.3g SAT); 5.1g
PRO; 25.6g CARB; 3.5g FIBER; 267mg SODIUM; 9.5mg CHOL

SUBMITTED BY

Frank11

PREP 20 min
COOK 1 hr, 30 min
READY IN 2 hr

(includes cooling)
SERVES 6
RATING

78 reviews

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FOOD STYLING: LORI POWELL; PROP STYLING: LORI HELLANDER

TWICE-BAKED
SWEET POTATOES
WITH RICOTTA CHEESE

PEAS AND PANCETTA

armagazine.com/peas-and-pancetta

An Italian-inspired side dish thats

simple but full of flavor. HASTA LUEGO
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 ounces pancetta, chopped (12 cup)
3 tablespoons chopped onion

1 (16-ounce) package frozen peas,

thawed
14 cup dry white wine
112 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme
leaves or 1 teaspoon dried
14 teaspoon salt
14 teaspoon black pepper
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat

until it shimmers. Cook pancetta and onion,

stirring occasionally, until pancetta is
translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in
remaining ingredients and bring to a simmer.
Reduce heat to medium-low and cook until
peas are tender, 3 to 5 minutes more.
PER 23-CUP SERVING 209 CAL; 11.5g FAT (2.6g SAT); 8.6g
PRO; 16.8g CARB; 5.4g FIBER; 349mg SODIUM; 5mg CHOL

SUBMITTED BY

Hasta Luego
PREP 10 min
COOK 10 min
READY IN 20 min
SERVES 4
RATING

6 reviews

YOU
SAID

No ho-hum peas these.

Onion, pancetta, fresh
thyme, and white wine (and
I couldnt help adding a bit of
fresh minced garlic)what a
great, flavorful combination of
ingredients! NAPLES34102
We made this to go with a chicken
dish. The peas were a hit, a real
gourmet side dish for sure! Easy
peasy (pun intended)! HOWARD
Nice change from your ordinary
peas. The thyme really works
well. In a pinch, Im sure bacon
would be a good sub for the
pancetta. MS JEAN
Quick, easy, delicious...need I say
more? To keep the peas bright
green, dont overcook them!
PLATES4U

SUBMITTED BY

Abussone

PREP 15 min
COOK 11 min
READY IN 26 min
SERVES 6
RATING

57 reviews

LIME-CILANTRO
CAULIFLOWER RICE
armagazine.com/lime-cilantrocauliflower-rice

Grated cauliflower stands in for

rice in this grain-free side dish.
ABUSSONE

1 (223-pound) head cauliflower, cored

YOU
SAID

I love Spanish rice, but my

fianc and I are on a no-carb
diet. This was a great substitute!
Super easy to make. DAIS
This is really good. I just cook the
cauliflower rice in a skillet with
coconut oil instead of butter, and
finish it off with some sriracha
sauce for a nice kick. EILEENMA
I was a skeptic, I have to admit.
I hate cauliflower, but I love rice
dishes. I upped the limes to two,
zested and juiced, and it was
perfect. No cauliflower taste, and
there was little to no smell to tip
off the kids! JASMINEMILY
I used basil and lemon with a
little parm and garlic butter to
pair it with my meal. I loved how
fluffy it was. APROPOSOFNOTHING

1
1
12
2
14
14

tablespoon water
lime, zested and juiced
cup chopped fresh cilantro
tablespoons butter (optional)
teaspoon salt
teaspoon black pepper

1 Grate cauliflower or pulse in a food

processor until it resembles rice (youll
have about 8 cups).

2 Put cauliflower and water in a microwavesafe covered dish. Cook in microwave on

High, stirring twice, until tender, about
11 minutes.
3 Stir lime zest, lime juice, cilantro, butter
(if using), salt, and pepper into cooked
cauliflower until combined.
PER 1-CUP SERVING 83 CAL; 6.1g FAT (3.8g SAT); 2.4g PRO;
6.8g CARB; 2.6g FIBER; 228mg SODIUM; 15.3mg CHOL

YOU
SAID

I use blood-orange olive

oil and orange zest for
garnish. Theyre the best beans
ever! Everyone wants the recipe.
AMSAUNTIE

I used frozen haricots verts and

added cracked pepper. They were
quite tasty. LINDA TREM
I never thought orange could go
well with green beans before, but
I do now! SJC22

34 pound fresh green beans, trimmed

12 teaspoon kosher salt or 14 teaspoon
table salt
Black pepper, for sprinkling
(optional)

GREEN BEANS WITH

ORANGE OLIVE OIL
armagazine.com/green-beans-withorange-olive-oil

This is my favorite way to make green

beans. I make more orange oil than I
need and save it for another time. I
normally serve this side dish with
Italian food. SHACKL
412 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 (1x4-inch) orange zest strips plus
1 teaspoon finely grated orange zest

1 Heat oil with orange zest strips in a large

skillet over medium-low heat, stirring, until
oil has been infused with flavor of zest,
about 2 minutes. Discard zest strips. Reserve
12 tablespoon oil for another use. [From our
kitchen: Leftover orange oil is great drizzled
over a salad.]

2 Meanwhile, put beans in a steamer

basket set over 1 inch of boiling water in
a saucepan. Cook, covered, until tender
but still firm, about 6 minutes. Drain well.
3 Transfer beans to skillet with orange oil.
Add salt, then cook over medium heat,
tossing, until beans are heated through,
about 1 minute. Sprinkle with finely
grated orange zest and pepper (if using)
before serving.
PER 23-CUP SERVING 72 CAL; 5.4g FAT (0.8g SAT);
1.6g PRO; 6.1g CARB; 2.4g FIBER; 145mg SODIUM;
0mg CHOL

SUBMITTED BY

Shackl

PREP 15 min
COOK 7 min
READY IN 22 min
SERVES 4
RATING

8 reviews

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YOU
SAID

Fabulous recipe! My
husband had picked some
gorgeous chicken mushrooms,
and I had no idea how to cook
them. We used a combination of
chicken mushrooms (which
looked like the lobster mushrooms
used in the recipe video), shiitakes,
and portobellos. Once again Chef
John has come to my rescue!
KRAZYQUILTS

This was the first time that I can

recall having used fresh marjoram,
and we loved the flavor. I had
to rely on cremini and white
mushrooms, but they were really
good. Thanks for another great
recipe! MARIANNE

CREAMY WILD
MUSHROOM RAGOUT
armagazine.com/creamy-wildmushroom-ragout

This easy mushroom ragout not only

looks and tastes great, its one of those
recipes that shines equally as bright
when you serve it for breakfast, lunch,
or dinner. We call these dishes triple
threats, and theyre important weapons
in any cooks arsenal. CHEF JOHN
2 tablespoons olive oil
14 cup chopped shallot (1 large)
114 pounds mixed mushrooms, trimmed
and thinly sliced [From our kitchen:
Lots of mushroom varieties are
available in supermarkets, and this dish
tastes great with even just 3 kinds. If

SUBMITTED BY

Chef John

PREP 20 min
COOK 20 min
READY IN 40 min
SERVES 4
RATING

5 reviews

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14
2
1
12
2

1
18

you do choose portobellos, scrape

out the black gills, or they will turn
the dish a dark color. Baby bellas
(cremini) are a better option, along
with shiitakes, maitakes, beeches,
oysters, king trumpets, and some
morels and chanterelles in season.]
teaspoon plus 18 teaspoon salt
tablespoons brandy
tablespoon white-wine vinegar
cup low-sodium chicken broth
tablespoons crme frache [From our
kitchen: You can substitute sour cream
or plain Greek yogurt for crme frache,
but if you do, make sure to stir it in at
the very end, just before serving. Unlike
crme frache, It will break if simmered.]
tablespoon chopped fresh marjoram
or 1 teaspoon dried
teaspoon black pepper

1 Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high

heat until it shimmers. Cook shallot, stirring
occasionally, 3 minutes. Add mushrooms
and 14 teaspoon salt and cook, stirring
occasionally, until tender and golden brown,
about 10 minutes.
2 Stir in brandy and vinegar, and cook,
stirring, until evaporated, about 1 minute.
3 Stir in broth, crme frache, marjoram,
pepper, and remaining 18 teaspoon salt
and cook, stirring, until juices are slightly
thickened, 4 to 5 minutes.
[From our kitchen: We especially liked this
served with steak, chicken, or white fish.]
PER 12-CUP SERVING 144 CAL; 10g FAT (2.8g SAT); 4.9g
PRO; 6.6g CARB; 1.8g FIBER; 238mg SODIUM; 10mg CHOL

Blipp to see this recipe in motion, or go to

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SUBMITTED BY

Pamela J
Hagen-French
PREP 15 min
COOK 50 min
READY IN 1 hr, 5 min
SERVES 4
RATING

3 reviews

ROASTED PARMESANGARLIC CARROTS

armagazine.com/roasted-parmesangarlic-carrots

I made this for Christmas, and

one of my guests said the carrots
were off the chain! The flavor was
amazing. PAMELA J HAGEN-FRENCH
112 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon garlic salt

2 pounds whole carrots, peeled [From

our kitchen: For best results,
go for carrots that are 12 to 34 inch in
diameter, so theyll cook evenly.]
12 cup grated parmesan cheese, plus
additional to taste
Black pepper, for sprinkling
(optional)

1 Preheat oven to 375F. Line a baking sheet

with aluminum foil.
2 Stir together oil and garlic salt in a small

YOU
SAID

bowl, then pour into a large zip-top plastic

bag. Add carrots, seal bag, and shake to
coat completely. Arrange carrots on prepared
baking sheet.
3 Roast carrots until just tender, about
45 minutes. Sprinkle with parmesan and
continue roasting until cheese is lightly
browned, 5 to 10 minutes. Sprinkle pepper
and additional parmesan over top, if desired.
PER 23-CUP SERVING 180 CAL; 8.4g FAT (2.3g SAT);
5g PRO; 23.2g CARB; 6.4g FIBER; 577mg SODIUM;
8.6mg CHOL

These were soft, delicious,

and slightly charred
in placesthe perfect amount
of sweet/salty/cheesy. What
little leftovers there were I ran
through the food processor
for my baby, and she loved them,
too! Nice, easy recipe that I had
in the oven alongside some
quartered rosemary red potatoes.
ROCK LOBSTER

These were very good. I used baby

carrots, and they were done in
30 minutes. JOANNE HOWELL
I prefer my carrots soft, so
I steamed them and then followed
the recipe. Roasting time was
shorter since the carrots were
already cooked. DEKING

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Even when they dont turn out perfectly, sugar cookies make the holidays pretty sweet. (The baker
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The big idea: Roll room-temperature dough between sheets of parchment
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breakage, and less cleanup: win-win-win!

1.
ROLL, THEN CHILL.

added flour. It also makes it

easier to transport dough to
the fridge for chilling.

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Using a rolling pin and rolling

away from your body, roll
dough out to an oblong shape
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sheet, lifting and replacing the
top sheet of parchment as
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As dough approaches ideal

well for most cookies), flank it
with two wooden slats of equal
on top of top parchment sheet, and
roll pin over dough until pin edges rest on

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2.
CUT SMART, THEN SLIDE.
Transfer chilled dough to a work surface
and peel off top parchment sheet.

Dip a cookie cutter in flour, set it on

dough, and press cutter straight down with
your palm, rocking palm slightly to ensure a
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up. Repeat, dipping cutter in flour before
each cut, working quickly so dough stays
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If your rolled sugar cookies puff too

much as they bake (that delicate
snowflake now looks more like a
hexagon), try adding a little flour
to the dough before rolling, chilling,
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in the dough can overactivate the
baking powder and cause excessive
puffing. (This is particularly true of
refrigerated dough sold in moisturetrapping plastic packages.)

3.

The best pan liner

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Instead of moving individual cutouts with

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Slide parchment with cutouts onto cookie

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Pat dough scraps back into an oblong
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COOK 30 min
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SERVES 6
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19 reviews

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reserved for breakfast. Dont

Scrambled Egg
Brunch Bread
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brunch-bread

2 (8-ounce) cans
refrigerated crescent
rolls
4 ounces thinly sliced ham,
chopped
4 ounces cream cheese,
softened
12 cup milk
1 large egg, separated
7 large whole eggs
14 teaspoon salt
Black pepper to taste
14 cup chopped red
bell pepper
2 tablespoons chopped
green onion
1 teaspoon butter
12 cup shredded
cheddar cheese

be fooled by the braided

1 Preheat oven to 375F. Lightly

doughits deceptively easy

grease a large baking sheet.

[From our kitchen: We used an

to pull off!

YOU
SAID

I split the dough and

made two different
variations, one with sausage
and the other with spinach,
mushrooms, onion, and
goat cheese. Both came out
excellent! NOVICECHEF

112 allrecipes.com

dec/jan 2016

If youre halving the recipe,

dont reduce the amount of
butter, but do reduce the
cooking time to 18 to
20 minutes. CHARLIED
If youre hesitating
because you think this is

18x13-inch rimmed baking sheet.]

2 Carefully unroll each tube of
crescent dough onto prepared
baking sheet, without separating
along perforations. Make sure
the long sides of each dough
rectangle are parallel with short
sides of sheet. Arrange rectangles
side-by-side so long sides of
dough are touching. Pinch
together seam and perforations
to seal, creating 1 big rectangle.
3 Sprinkle ham lengthwise down
center third of rectangle, leaving
a 1-inch border at both ends.
[From our kitchen: If the dough
is getting a little soft by this point,
chill it in the fridge or freezer while
you follow the next steps.]
4 Whisk together cream cheese
and milk in a bowl until smooth.
Add egg yolk to cream cheese
mixture (reserve egg white). Add
whole eggs, salt, and black pepper
to cream cheese mixture and
whisk until well combined. Whisk
in bell pepper and green onion.

a complicated recipe, it
really isnt. I brushed pesto
on the dough first, used two
wedges of Laughing Cow
cheese instead of cream
cheese, added vegetarian
sausage, and used only

5 Melt butter in a large nonstick

skillet over medium heat. Pour
egg mixture into skillet and
cook, stirring, until just set, about
5 minutes. Spoon eggs over
ham, leaving a 1-inch border at
both ends. Sprinkle with cheese.
6 With a short side of rectangle
toward you, cut horizontal slits
in long sides of dough, 1 inch
apart, stopping about 12 inch
away from filling. Starting at a
short end, fold in alternating
strips at an angle over filling.
Pinch short ends of dough to
braided strips to seal. Beat
reserved egg white and brush
over dough. Bake until golden,
25 to 28 minutes.
PER 212-INCH-SLICE SERVING 558 CAL;
37g FAT (14.1g SAT); 21.7g PRO; 32g CARB;
0.2g FIBER; 1,145mg SODIUM; 293mg CHOL

Blipp to see step-by-step photos

showing how to braid the dough.
(Blipp details are on page 4.)

three eggs. Tasted good

and looked pretty!
POMPLEMOUSSE

Very versatile dish! Wed

give this more than five
stars if we could. CONKYJOE

PHOTO: JAY WILDE; FOOD STYLING: LORI POWELL; PROP STYLING: LORI HELLANDER

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