This week's SK Digest addresses the seasonal tug-of-war that is March weather with a collection of recipes that suggest spring, even when the warmth has yet to arrive. Plus, a new recipe and an interview with Tanya Bush, whose cookbook is out tomorrow.
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Chocolate-marbled, cheesecake-filled, crisp and buttery hamantaschen -- triangular filled cookies for the Jewish holiday of Purim -- are everything I've ever wanted in a bite-size and highly portable cheesecake.
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This bowl of soup is the coziest thing on the menu at Veselka, a beloved Ukrainian restaurant in my neighborhood, and soon, your kitchen as we push through, I hope, the last gust of winter chill. The splash of sauerkraut juice at the end is ...chef’s kiss.
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These small-batch pancakes are tall and fluffy but also one-bowl, no-fuss (nothing ghastly like separated eggs or random ingredients) which means you can make them half-asleep, as I usually do.
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A lemon curd tart for home cooks like us: Whole eggs, no rolling pins, no pie weights, no thermometer. It’s fancy enough to be served to the fanciest people at the fanciest brunch, but simple and sunny enough to make an endless winter feel brighter. Shall we?
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Snow again? I think it calls for this spin on rajma, a longtime favorite weeknight dinner. It’s a spicy mix of beans, chopped and sauced tomatoes, ginger, onion, garlic and spices that can be on the table in 20 minutes.
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Wild rice, roasted sweet potatoes and broccoli and a miso-ginger-tahini dressing all piled into one bowl make this one of my favorite everyone-approved weeknight dinners -- use any kind of rice or combination of vegetables you've got; the dressing is the star.
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New snow day baking project just dropped: A plush banana cake that's crisp with a flaky layer of cinnamon sugar on top and studded with a quilt of chocolate chips is an update of one of my family's favorite cakes, and it's caused just as much of a commotion.
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Plus, we have an interview with the fabulous Ella Quittner whose new cookbook, Obsessed with the Best, is out tomorrow. You're going to love it.
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Today's Smitten Kitchen Digest is about higher-protein recipes -- wait, come back! -- for the reluctant, that is, no bland egg whites or chicken breasts, but recipes that I hope feel joyful. And by joyful, I mean peanut butter cookies.
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Chicken pot pies are a snow day-perfect meal in a self-contained, even-better-than-you-remember-them package: tender chicken and vegetables in a creamy but unheavy soup base with an impossibly flaky but easy pastry lid. The weather commands us to make these.
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Thank you!
Old-school banana pudding with one little twist: double "nilla" wafers with a hint of sea salt because there was no going back after trying them. Snug and cozy in little dishes, this is a perfect snow day treat.
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The second I made this, it became one of our favorite winter meals. Budget friendly, hearty, so simple it involves not a single chopped vegetable, I had no idea stuffed cabbage could taste like this.
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I forgot about this!
The perfect freezer-to-toaster waffle [cough, Deb-Os] and it couldn’t be easier: a one-bowl, butter and yogurt-enriched batter that smells like heaven. I share all the tricks I’ve learned to ensure they come out of the toaster crisp outside and tender inside.
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I have a hunch that it's too long since we last made White Russians -- they're cozy and lightly sweet while packing a sneaky punch, so perfect for staying in.
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Cacio e pepe, one of my favorite dishes, as good at you’d have in Rome -- that is with only cheese, pepper, pasta, and water and not one other thing. You could be eating this in 20 minutes.
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The crispy, toasty, nutty object of my late (sigh) City Bakery cookie obsession, tweaked with brown butter and extra sea salt. The flavor and texture of these cookies is a dream; it always seems impossible that a single cookie could be so good.
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An unboring carrot soup with a lemony tahini swirl, smoky spices, crispy chickpeas as croutons that's vegan and magical, mostly because it was inspired by one of my favorite snacks, carrots dipped in hummus.
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A one-skillet, weeknight-friendly chili with a simple ingredient list that requires little planning ahead, which is awesome because despite years of opportunities to practice, I’ve not mastered planning far enough ahead to not be in a rush when making dinner.
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To make the most plush, moist, tender-crumbed vanilla-scented confetti cupcakes? Skip the eggs and butter. These cupcakes are vegan, one-bowl, and can be entirely finished in under an hour.
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A salty-spicy-acidic-sweet tray of winter squash and crispy tofu from @dianahenryfood that always hits the spot.
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A fork-mixed, one-bowl whole wheat pancake that's miraculously not compromised in taste or texture. It goes from assembly to plates and mouths in 15 minutes, which means even a human who slacks as much as I do most mornings can pull them off.
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In this week’s Smitten Kitchen Digest, we’re dreaming about vacation with foods that remind us of travel. Plus, a new recipe for a one-pot miso chicken and rice and an interview with Anna Ansari, whose cookbook, Silk Roads, takes us on a culinary tour.
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My core recipe for a perfect-every-time vegetable burrito, one that’s filling, hearty, and exactly the way I like it: rice optional, ingredients that flex to what you have around, and as good from the freezer as they are fresh.
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The best homemade french fries are also the easiest: no peeling, soaking, twice-frying, or even temperature monitoring for crispy, golden, perfect-every-time fries. It’s my kinda love story.
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A towering dark chocolate muffin as pretty as I usually gaze longingly at in coffee shops, made simply at home: one bowl, unfussy ingredients, heavenly aroma.
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Two perfectly-sized molten chocolate cakes that take under 15 minutes to both mix and bake, are flourless, mixed in one bowl, and use ingredients you probably have around are, almost without question, the very most perfect dessert for a date night at home.
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A few moderately controversial opinions about risotto led me to this almost stir-free, broth-free, perfectly flavored risotto. The oven does most of the work while you walk away, and delight in your newfound free time.
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