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Buffalo Wings -- American Classics

Has any recipe caught the public fancy faster than Buffalo Chicken...


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Chinese-Style Street Noodles in Peanut Sauce

My first encounter with Chinese noodles in a spicy peanut sauce came...


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Green Goddess Salad - American Classics

The story of Green Goddess Salad begins back in 1920s San Francisco...


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Cuban Black Bean Soup (Sopa de Frijoles Negros)
 

Cuban Black Bean Soup (Sopa de Frijoles Negros)


By Caroline Bates, Posted Mar 31st 2011

AlamyIn this installment of Global Cook, Caroline Bates shares her Cuban Black Bean Soup recipe and tips on making a Sopa de Frijoles Negros that would make the Coach House proud. Red beans, pink beans, yellow beans. Black beans, brown beans, white beans. Beans speckled like Appaloosa ponies and beans that sport cranberry stripes. I love dried beans and their ... Read More# AlamyIn this installment of Global Cook, Caroline Bates shares her Cuban Black Bean Soup recipe and tips on making a Sopa de Frijoles Negros that would make the Coach House proud. Red beans, pink beans, yellow beans. Black beans, brown beans, white beans. Beans speckled like Appaloosa ponies and beans that sport cranberry stripes. I love dried beans and their ...#
Brunswick Stew -- American Classics
 

Brunswick Stew -- American Classics


By Jean Anderson, Posted Mar 9th 2011

Jean AndersonJames Beard cookbook-hall-of-famer Jean Anderson's monthly column features America's great classic recipes; here she looks at Brunswick Stew. Virginia claims it. Georgia claims it -- so who wins bragging rights for having created the Southern family reunion staple Brunswick Stew? This hearty muddle of chicken, butter beans, corn, and tomatoes is ... Read More# Jean AndersonJames Beard cookbook-hall-of-famer Jean Anderson's monthly column features America's great classic recipes; here she looks at Brunswick Stew. Virginia claims it. Georgia claims it -- so who wins bragging rights for having created the Southern family reunion staple Brunswick Stew? This hearty muddle of chicken, butter beans, corn, and tomatoes is ...#
French Beef Bourguignon
 

French Beef Bourguignon


By Caroline Bates, Posted Feb 15th 2011

AlamyIn this installment of Global Cook, Caroline Bates shares her Beef Bourguignon recipe and tips on making a Boeuf Bourguignon that would impress Julia Child. "There are more ways than one to arrive at a good boeuf bourguignon," wrote the late Julia Child, whose Mastering the Art of French Cooking was first published 50 years ago. Both the cookbook and its ... Read More# AlamyIn this installment of Global Cook, Caroline Bates shares her Beef Bourguignon recipe and tips on making a Boeuf Bourguignon that would impress Julia Child. "There are more ways than one to arrive at a good boeuf bourguignon," wrote the late Julia Child, whose Mastering the Art of French Cooking was first published 50 years ago. Both the cookbook and its ...#
Chiffon Cake - American Classics
 

Chiffon Cake - American Classics


By Jean Anderson, Posted Feb 2nd 2011

Jean AndersonJames Beard cookbook-hall-of-famer Jean Anderson's monthly column features America's great classic recipes; here she looks at Chiffon Cake. Back in 1927, rumors of a wondrous new "chiffon" cake began ricocheting around Hollywood. Described as a cross between angel food and pound cake, it was the talk of A-list movie stars and before long, it landed ... Read More# Jean AndersonJames Beard cookbook-hall-of-famer Jean Anderson's monthly column features America's great classic recipes; here she looks at Chiffon Cake. Back in 1927, rumors of a wondrous new "chiffon" cake began ricocheting around Hollywood. Described as a cross between angel food and pound cake, it was the talk of A-list movie stars and before long, it landed ...#
Chili Con Carne - American Classics
 

Chili Con Carne - American Classics


By Jean Anderson, Posted Jan 10th 2011

Jean AndersonJames Beard cookbook-hall-of-famer Jean Anderson's monthly column features America's great classic recipes. Here she looks at Chili Con Carne. Is any American classic more controversial than chili? Is any more steeped in myth? Here are just a few of the tales handed down about the origin of chili, some of them still taken as gospel. So what's fiction? ... Read More# Jean AndersonJames Beard cookbook-hall-of-famer Jean Anderson's monthly column features America's great classic recipes. Here she looks at Chili Con Carne. Is any American classic more controversial than chili? Is any more steeped in myth? Here are just a few of the tales handed down about the origin of chili, some of them still taken as gospel. So what's fiction? ...#
Japanese Nori-Wrapped Salmon with Somen Noodles
 

Japanese Nori-Wrapped Salmon with Somen Noodles


By Caroline Bates, Posted Dec 30th 2010

AlamyIn this installment of Global Cook, Caroline Bates shares a recipe for Japanese Nori-Wrapped Salmon with Somen Noodles that's easy to make at home. As a New England kid, seaweed to me meant the shiny, treasure-laden stuff that washed ashore in drifts. I loved combing it for a sand dollar or a shard of beach glass. It was fun to play with, too. I jump-roped with ... Read More# AlamyIn this installment of Global Cook, Caroline Bates shares a recipe for Japanese Nori-Wrapped Salmon with Somen Noodles that's easy to make at home. As a New England kid, seaweed to me meant the shiny, treasure-laden stuff that washed ashore in drifts. I loved combing it for a sand dollar or a shard of beach glass. It was fun to play with, too. I jump-roped with ...#
Scandinavian Pork Loin with Apricots and Cherries
 

Scandinavian Pork Loin with Apricots and Cherries


By Caroline Bates, Posted Dec 17th 2010

Bon Appetit / AlamyIn this installment of Global Cook, Caroline Bates shares a Scandinavian Pork Loin with Apricots and Cherries recipe that's perfect for Christmas dinner or any other festive meal. In my second winter in New York, I fell in love with glogg, trolls, straw goats, and wooden elves with red-felt caps in a little Greenwich Village shop that might have ... Read More# Bon Appetit / AlamyIn this installment of Global Cook, Caroline Bates shares a Scandinavian Pork Loin with Apricots and Cherries recipe that's perfect for Christmas dinner or any other festive meal. In my second winter in New York, I fell in love with glogg, trolls, straw goats, and wooden elves with red-felt caps in a little Greenwich Village shop that might have ...#
Joe Frogger Cookies -- American Classics
 

Joe Frogger Cookies -- American Classics


By Jean Anderson, Posted Dec 7th 2010

Jean AndersonJames Beard cookbook-hall-of-famer Jean Anderson's monthly column features America's great classic recipes. Here she looks at Joe Froggers. Two cookie classics have come out of Massachusetts: the hugely popular Toll House (or Chocolate Chip) Cookies and nearly 150 years earlier, the best-selling Joe Froggers. These pungent, rum-spiked molasses cookies ... Read More# Jean AndersonJames Beard cookbook-hall-of-famer Jean Anderson's monthly column features America's great classic recipes. Here she looks at Joe Froggers. Two cookie classics have come out of Massachusetts: the hugely popular Toll House (or Chocolate Chip) Cookies and nearly 150 years earlier, the best-selling Joe Froggers. These pungent, rum-spiked molasses cookies ...#
Portuguese Kale Soup - Caldo Verde
 

Portuguese Kale Soup - Caldo Verde


By Caroline Bates, Posted Nov 29th 2010

Getty ImagesIn this installment of Global Cook, Caroline Bates shares a recipe for Caldo Verde or Portuguese Kale Soup that's easy to make at home. Caldo verde (literally, "green soup"), the national soup of Portugal, also happens to be among the great regional dishes of southeastern New England, where it's also known as "Portuguese soup." We have generations of ... Read More# Getty ImagesIn this installment of Global Cook, Caroline Bates shares a recipe for Caldo Verde or Portuguese Kale Soup that's easy to make at home. Caldo verde (literally, "green soup"), the national soup of Portugal, also happens to be among the great regional dishes of southeastern New England, where it's also known as "Portuguese soup." We have generations of ...#
Turkey Tetrazzini -- American Classic
 

Turkey Tetrazzini -- American Classic


By Jean Anderson, Posted Nov 16th 2010

Jean AndersonJames Beard cookbook-hall-of-famer Jean Anderson's monthly column features America's great classic recipes. Here she looks at Turkey Tetrazzini. My mother's favorite way to recycle the Thanksgiving turkey was to turn it into Tetrazzini, an easy casserole that transforms gobs of big bird leftovers into something children and adults both adore. Needless to ... Read More# Jean AndersonJames Beard cookbook-hall-of-famer Jean Anderson's monthly column features America's great classic recipes. Here she looks at Turkey Tetrazzini. My mother's favorite way to recycle the Thanksgiving turkey was to turn it into Tetrazzini, an easy casserole that transforms gobs of big bird leftovers into something children and adults both adore. Needless to ...#