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Recipes for rainy days

If your tastebuds are set on an outdoor barbecue but the weather just won’t co-operate, don’t fret. Rain is no reason to cancel plans when there are many barbecue-inspired recipes that can be cooked in your oven. Craving chicken on the grill? How about oven-baked slider sandwiches made ...

Elevate summer hosting with refreshing grape recipes

FAMILY FEATURES — Gearing up for outdoor entertaining this summer calls for seasonal decor, plenty of seating, yard games and more, but just about everyone’s favorite element is the main attraction: the food. Make fresh, delicious Grapes from California the star of your summer show to ...

Fragrant Nigerian-inspired fried rice is easy enough for a weeknight

Nigerian fried rice, seasoned with curry powder, dried thyme and a handful of aromatics, inspired this weeknight-easy meal-in-a-skillet. Beef liver and an assortment of vegetables are classic ingredients, but in this recipe from our cookbook “ Milk Street 365: The All-Purpose Cookbook ...

Strawberries in a patch near you

I was listening to the radio the other evening and an ad came on for a pick your own strawberries farm. Let me tell you I was more than delighted to learn the berries are ready and waiting in a patch near me. In my opinion there’s really no dish that couldn’t benefit from a few strawberries. They add spark to salads, make morning cereal special and when turned into salsa, take grilled meat and chicken to a new level. And then there are the desserts — shortcakes, pies, crisps, cobblers, puddings and so much more. Sadly, the berry season is short, but flash freezing makes it easy ...

Saffron brings a golden hue to this fresh combination of zucchini and pasta

This pasta dish, a riff on an offering served at Trattoria Bertozzi in Bologna, Italy, is a golden, fresh combination of guanciale (cured pork cheek), fragrant saffron, summery zucchini and short, curly pasta. In this recipe from our cookbook “Milk Street Backroads Italy,” we opted for ...