Season 5 (2005)

Appetizers
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January 1, 2005 • 25m

We've chosen recipes that deliver big flavor without much work. Recipes - Spiced Pecans with Rum Glaze - Pita Chips - Cream...Read more

Simple Soups
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January 8, 2005 • 25m

Have you ever been tempted to prepare a restaurant recipe only to be disappointed with the results? The recipe sounded great, but ...Read more

A Soup Supper
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January 15, 2005 • 25m

Soup for supper is an appealing concept, especially on a cold, snowy night. But for soup to work as a main course, it better be he...Read more

Regional Classics
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January 22, 2005 • 25m

On occasion local dishes become so popular that they transcend their region. Gumbo is a taste of Louisiana in a big old bowl. Its ...Read more

Pork Chops and Gravy
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January 29, 2005 • 25m

It sometimes seems like the simplest recipes suffer the worst fate in modern cookbooks. Maybe it's because no one really cares eno...Read more

Two Roast Chickens
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February 5, 2005 • 25m

Despite its apparent simplicity, roast chicken is a hard recipe to get right. Recipes - Crispy Roast Lemon Chicken - Chicken...Read more

Flash in a Pan
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February 12, 2005 • 25m

Dinner in less than 20 minutes is the holy grail of weeknight cooking. Many recipes make good on this promise, but most ultimately...Read more

Family Favorites
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February 19, 2005 • 25m

Cooking for a family isn't as easy as it was once. In Norman Rockwell pictures, the entire clan (with aunts, uncles, cousins, and ...Read more

Restaurant Cooking Comes Home
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February 26, 2005 • 25m

Have you ever been tempted to prepare a restaurant recipe only to be disappointed with the results? The recipe sounded great, but ...Read more

Texas Rib House
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March 5, 2005 • 25m

In Texas, good beef ribs are the secret handshake between experienced grillers. Recipes - Texas-Style Barbecued Ribs - Southe...Read more

Grill-Roasted Beef Tenderloin
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March 12, 2005 • 25m

We don’t part easily with money, but we will on occasion break the bank and buy a beef tenderloin. The tender, buttery interior is...Read more

New Flavors from the Grill
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March 19, 2005 • 25m

Even expert grillers can get in a rut. They make the same four or five recipes over and over again. Sure, the steaks are great, bu...Read more

Mexican Favorites
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March 26, 2005 • 25m

There's a significant disconnect between real Mexican food (as prepared in Mexico) and the food served in "Mexican" restaurants in...Read more

Quick Pasta
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April 2, 2005 • 25m

Pasta is usually quick, but all too often quick pasta dishes taste like little time or effort was expended during their preparatio...Read more

A Passage to India
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April 9, 2005 • 25m

Indian food has a reputation for being spicy (most of it is not) and hard to prepare at home (tell that to one billion Indians). H...Read more

Pissaladière
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April 16, 2005 • 25m

Pissaladière is Provençal street food, a fragrant, pizza-like tart prized for its contrast of salty black olives and anchovies aga...Read more

In an Italian-American Kitchen
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April 23, 2005 • 25m

In the test kitchen, we enjoy authentic Italian dishes such as pasta all'amatriciana (episode 18-Italian Classics) and osso buco a...Read more

Italian Classics
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April 30, 2005 • 25m

There seems to be an endless supply of "classic" Italian dishes. Just when we think we've mastered the canon, we realize there are...Read more

Winter Supper
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May 7, 2005 • 25m

Stew and starch is a familiar and comforting winter combination. Stew-and-starch pairings include everything from beef stew and ma...Read more

Bistro Classics
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May 14, 2005 • 25m

Who doesn't like bistro food? It offers the panache of fine French cooking but in a casual setting. The dishes are rustic, hearty,...Read more

Ultimate Sticky Buns
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May 21, 2005 • 25m

Sticky buns are things of breakfast-time debauchery. In bakeries, they are often plate-size buns, warm and glistening, heady with ...Read more

Bake-Sale Favorites
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May 28, 2005 • 25m

Every afternoon around three, editors come sniffing around the test kitchen looking for cookies fresh from the oven. Given how man...Read more

Holiday Cookies
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June 4, 2005 • 25m

Making cookies is a favorite holiday activity. Many people who bake infrequently during the year throw themselves into marathon co...Read more

There's a Hole in Your Cake
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June 11, 2005 • 25m

Cakes baked in Bundt pans and tube pans are popular for a variety of reasons. Recipes - Chocolate Sour Cream Bundt Cake - Ang...Read more

Pumpkin Cheesecake
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June 18, 2005 • 25m

Pumpkin cheesecake stands second to the traditional pumpkin pie as a holiday dessert. Those who suffer from pumpkin pie ennui embr...Read more

Four-Star Desserts
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June 25, 2005 • 25m

When our test cooks eat in restaurants, they always come back to the kitchen and talk about the dessert. Dramatic and artful prese...Read more