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Spiced Shaved Fennel Salad -- the kind of garden dish that tastes like it took all day but does not.
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Our seafood kitchen turns prawn skewers into something special, with Sea Salt and Thyme, ready in roughly 55 m...
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Slow-Cooked Escalivada -- a spanish plate that comes together in about 42 minutes with pantry staples and a co...
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Our breakfast kitchen turns shakshuka into something special, ready in roughly 77 minutes start to finish.
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Bright, herb-forward chicken thighs that proves fire cooking is about restraint, not shortcuts.
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Bright, herb-forward orecchiette with Pomegranate that proves pasta cooking is about restraint, not shortcuts.
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This avgolemono with Sea Salt and Thyme leans on good olive oil, bright acid, and fresh herbs -- simple ingred...
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This gratin dauphinois leans on good olive oil, bright acid, and fresh herbs -- simple ingredients treated wit...
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Bright, herb-forward bean bowl with Warm Spices that proves grains cooking is about restraint, not shortcuts.
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Simple Cauliflower Steak, the way the vegetable coast does it, with Pomegranate -- generous, unfussy, and made...
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Stuffed Peppers with Chili and Mint
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Marinated Butter Bean Casserole with Charred Onion
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Grilled Cauliflower Steak with Lemon and Oregano
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Spiced Paccheri with Preserved Lemon
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Pantry
Building a Mediterranean Pantry From Scratch
A short list of oils, tinned fish, legumes, and spices turns weeknight cooking from a chore into a fifteen-minute pleasu...
Ingredients
Why We Cook With Olive Oil, and How to Buy It
The single most important ingredient in this kitchen is also the most misunderstood. A guide to reading a label and gett...
Technique
The Art of Mezze: How to Build a Table of Small Plates
Mezze is less a recipe than a philosophy: many small, generous dishes, a slow pace, and a table designed for lingering....