Issue 74
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Table of Contents
Roll With It4
We share our best-tasting dinner rolls ever and our flour of choice, plus tricks of the trade for accurate measuring.
Redefining Alfredo6
Primo taste, half the calories: Dinner doesn't get any better.
Tomato Vinaigrette7
From our Readers: Tips & Timesavers8
A super-speedy dessert sauce; tricks for making french fries, thawing chicken, and more - plus a favorite Cuisine recipe.
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Chocolate Bread Pudding
This bread pudding is by far the best thing that's happened to sliced bread in a while.
Ingredients
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips (12 oz.)
1 cup brown sugar
1 stick unsalted butter, cubed
2 cups whole or 2% milk
3 eggs
2 Tbsp. vanilla extract
2 tsp. instant espresso powder
1⁄2 tsp. table salt
13 slices Texas toast, staled and cut into 1-inch cubes (1 lb.)
Directions
Preheat oven to 350°. Coat a 9-inch springform pan with 1 Tbsp. softened unsalted butter.
Melt chocolate chips with brown sugar and butter in a saucepan over low heat. Stir frequently until chips are smooth, about 8 minutes.
Whisk together milk, eggs, vanilla, espresso powder, and salt and pour over bread cubes. Toss well so the bread absorbs most of the liquid and begins to lose its shape.
Fold melted chocolate into bread mixture, then transfer to the prepared pan. Bake for 1 hour, or until the center of pudding springs back when gently pressed. Cool on a rack for 15 minutes, remove sides of spring form pan, and slice pudding.
Per slice: 562 calories; 16g saturated fat; 26g total fat; 76g carb.; 411mg sodium; 4g fiber; 10g protein; 82 cholesterol; 50 sugars
Greek Salsa Chicken9
Magic Beans10
The more of them you eat, the greater the health benefits.
Q&A12
What does it mean to "sweat"? What's the difference between curry powder and curry paste? The bottom line on convection cooking, how to buy fennel, and more.
Pan-Seared Flatiron Steak14
Chicken Salad with Orange & Fennel16
Orange Freeze17
Vegetarian for a day18
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner: Try three inspired meals that taste terrific and let you give meat a day off.
Caprese Eggs 'Benedict'20
Pozole Burritos21
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Avocado-Cilantro Crema
Ingredients
1 avocado, peeled, pitted, and mashed
1⁄2 cup sour cream
1⁄4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
2 tsp. lime juice
1 tsp. minced garlic
salt to taste
Directions
Combine avocado, sour cream, cilantro, lime juice, garlic, and salt in a bowl until blended. Cover crema and chill until serving.
Per 1 Tbsp: 36 calories; 1g saturated fat; 3g total fat; 1g carb.; 4mg sodium; 1g fiber; 1g protein; 5 cholesterol
Mulligatawny Risotto with coconut-crusted tofu22
Try Some Dim Sum24
Who doesn't adore elegant, exotic little Asian dumplings? We spill the secrets for making these spectacular-looking, great-tasting Cantonese delights in your own kitchen.
Wheat Flour Dough and Wheat Starch Dough25
Beef Dumplings with Scallions26
Shrimp Dumplings with Bamboo Shoots27
Pot Stickers27
Chile Garlic Oil27
Soy Sesame Dipping Sauce27
Mushroom Dumplings28
Bun Dough30
Barbecued Pork Buns31
French crepes32
Smoked Salmon Crepes34
Ham, Asparagus & Swiss Cheese Crepes with mustard sauce35
Portable power36
We take hand-held mixers for a spin. Learn which ones we like best and why.
BLT (Bacon, Leek & Tomato) Souffle38
White Bean & Spinach Souffles40
Chocolate Almond Souffles41
Rhubarb-Apple Crisp42
A sparkling dessert that's a springtime jewel.
Sit-Down Sunday Dinner44
Rosemary-Crusted Potatoes46
Strawberry Salad with Pecans & Feta Cheese46
Snap Pea Sauté47
Classic Carrot Cake48
Crab Shack Delicacy50
Crab cakes take a back seat to this regional specialty