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  • Rainbow Ice Cream Cake

    Rainbow Ice Cream Cake

    Ingredients Directions Tips To make ahead: Freeze, covered, for up to 1 week.

  • Pumpkin Cake with Dried Cranberries

    Pumpkin Cake with Dried Cranberries

    Ingredients Cake Glaze & Garnish Directions Tips Make Ahead Tip: 12-cup Bundt pan Tip: Whole-wheat pastry flour is milled from soft wheat. It contains less gluten than regular whole-wheat flour and helps ensure a tender result in delicate baked goods while providing the nutritional benefits of whole grains. Find it at large supermarkets and natural-foods…

  • Apple-Cinnamon Cake

    Apple-Cinnamon Cake

    Ingredients Directions Tips Equipment: 12-cup Bundt pan, stand mixer To make ahead: Wrap cooled cake airtight and store at room temperature for up to 1 day.

  • Simple Roast Chicken

    Simple Roast Chicken

    Ingredients Directions Equipment Kitchen string, roasting pan

  • Lemon and Parmesan Fish

    Lemon and Parmesan Fish

    Ingredients Directions

  • Baked Chicken with Onions

    Baked Chicken with Onions

    Ingredients Directions Tips Tips: When using a combination of thighs, drumsticks and breasts, cut each breast in half crosswise to make pieces about the size of an average chicken thigh. And if you buy whole legs, separate the drumsticks and thighs. When all the pieces are about the same size, they’ll all cook at the…

  • Parmesan-Crusted Chicken Tenders

    Parmesan-Crusted Chicken Tenders

    Ingredients Directions Tips Note: We like Ian’s brand of coarse dry whole-wheat “Panko breadcrumbs.” Find them in the natural-foods section of large supermarkets. To make your own breadcrumbs, trim crusts from firm sandwich bread. Tear the bread into pieces and process in a food processor until coarse crumbs form. (To make fine dry breadcrumbs, process…

  • Quick Chicken Tikka Masala

    Quick Chicken Tikka Masala

    Ingredients Directions Tips Garam masala, a blend of spices used in Indian cooking, usually includes cardamom, black pepper, cloves, nutmeg, fennel, cumin and coriander. It is available in the spice section of most supermarkets.

  • Balsamic Marinated Chicken

    Balsamic Marinated Chicken

    Ingredients Directions

  • Paprika-Herb Rubbed Chicken

    Paprika-Herb Rubbed Chicken

    Ingredients Directions Tips Make Ahead Tip: Store the rub in an airtight container for up to 3 months; coat the chicken with the rub up to 30 minutes before grilling or broiling. Notes:Herbes de Provence is a mixture of dried herbs commonly used in the south of France. You can find commercial mixtures in well-stocked…

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