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Dark, Fudgy Brownies with a Very Unusual Ingredient
Recipe Reviews

Look at these dark, fudgy brownies, all studded with walnut nubs. But look closer: these have a very, very unusual ingredient. Do you know what it is? Hint: these brownies are gluten-free....

What's In This Mushroom Casserole?
Anatomy of a Recipe

We all have those recipes that we go back to again and again. They're so good and satisfying, and they come out perfectly every single time. Ever wonder why? Today, we're taking a look at one of our f...

Recipe: Tortellini and Spring Vegetable Salad

Last summer, we talked about Slate's 12 steps to better pasta salad. With our first pasta salad of the year, we followed several of the suggestions: cook the vegetables, go light on the acidity and us...

Recipe Review: Baked Doughnuts from Heidi Swanson

Apparently we're on a bit of recipe spree with Heidi Swanson and 101 Cookbooks these days. First her mushroom casserole, then the salt-kissed buttermilk cake, and now these baked doughnuts! Well, can ...

Recipe Review: Salt-Kissed Buttermilk Cake from 101 Cookbooks

Until it showed up in the bulk bins at our local co-op, we had no idea that whole-wheat pastry flour even existed! When we asked what recipes we should try first, one of the recommendations was the sa...

Light Eating: Giant Chipotle White Beans

Beans are the star this month, as we focus on Eating Light in January -- but without losing the comfort of hot, creamy winter foods. And these beans have been whispering to us since we first saw them ...

Recipe Recommendation: Mushroom Casserole from 101 Cookbooks

You know how sometimes you see a recipe, or even just hear someone talking about it, and you just know you're going to have to make that for yourself very soon? That was this mushroom casserole recipe...

2008 James Beard Award Nominees Announced

The 2008 James Beard Award nominees were recently announced, and they read like a who's who in cooking and food media right now. But what would you expect - the Beard Awards are one of the highest sta...

Recipe Review: Yeast-raised Cornbread

We were immediately intrigued by this Yeast-raised Cornbread by Heidi of 101 Cookbooks. It looked different - a cornbread that wasn't cakey or heavy. This is made with a yeast dough, unlike most cornb...