Follow this technique using dark or milk chocolate to create thin, flexible sheets of chocolate perfect for wrapping around the edges of a cake or creating other decorative details. Jacques Torres prepared...
These baked coconut chips are sweetened with brown sugar. Add them to a coconut cake for garnish. From the book "Lucinda's Authentic Jamaican Kitchen," by Lucinda Scala Quinn (Wiley).
Food stylist and editor Frances Boswell's recipe for this Spanish roasted red pepper and almond sauce calls for two different kinds of paprika -- sweet smoked and hot. Serve alongside Shrimp and Clams...
Many holiday recipes call for dried fruits that have been steeped in alcohol. Make a batch in advance to have on hand, adapting the fruits and liquors to your taste.
Give your party festive flavor with these hors d'oeuvres. Each mini, pumpkin-shaped bite, made with store-bought puff pastry, is filled with grated Gruyère and Parmesan cheeses and Dijon mustard.
This vegetarian chili is light yet hearty. Perfect for a weeknight dinner, it comes together in minutes with ingredients you might have handy in your pantry.
For a slightly different take on the usual potatoes, pumpkin and braised Swiss chard are mashed along with the spuds for a dish still wholly suited to the holiday table.
This perennially popular side dish is often so laden with butter and hot cream that the flavor of the potato gets lost in the mashing. Our rendition derives its velvety texture from butter and skim milk,...
Simple, affordable, and a complete protein-there's a reason why rice and legumes are a staple meal in so many different cultures. Here, tender white rice and quick-cooking lentils make a hearty and satisfying...