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Simple Apricot Tart with Fig and Honey -- the kind of sweets dish that tastes like it took all day but does no...
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Our fire kitchen turns charred peppers into something special, ready in roughly 89 minutes start to finish.
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Our garden kitchen turns cucumber salad into something special, in Herbed Oil, ready in roughly 55 minutes sta...
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Simple Marinated Olives with Feta and Dill -- a mezze plate that comes together in about 35 minutes with pantr...
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Weeknight-friendly quinoa pilaf with a grains accent, with Sea Salt and Thyme, finished with a squeeze of lemo...
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Weeknight-friendly fish stew with a seafood accent, finished with a squeeze of lemon and a shower of herbs.
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Simple Gratin Dauphinois with Olives and Capers -- a french plate that comes together in about 91 minutes with...
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Weeknight-friendly sardine toast with a seafood accent, with Pomegranate, finished with a squeeze of lemon and...
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Simple Chimichurri Chicken, the way the fire coast does it, with Preserved Lemon -- generous, unfussy, and mad...
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Honey Date Cookies, the way the sweets coast does it -- generous, unfussy, and made for sharing.
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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....