national dishes
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You Should Cook Your Pasta in Leftover Bean Broth
For a country that could fit inside the state of Nevada, Italy seems disproportionately affected by hyper-regionality, particularly when it comes to food. Take pasta e fagioli, for instance, which translates to “pasta and beans.” Easy enough, but travel the country from the top down, and you’ll find tons of variations on the dish. I…
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Every Thanksgiving Recipe You Can Microwave (and Those You Can’t)
Choreographing a lavish Thanksgiving meal is a high-pressure project to say the least, and when you’re juggling a dozen-odd dishes, every square inch of stove and oven space is precious real estate. A microwave oven can streamline even the most ambitious prep schedule, as long as you make good choices—some recipes just aren’t meant to…
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You Should Make Yakamein in Your Instant Pot
Yakamein is a fascinating dish. Believed to be a fusion of Chinese and/or Korean and Creole cuisine, the beef noodle soup has often been referred to as New Orleans’ “best kept secret,” or at least it was until the late Anthony Bourdain featured Chef Linda Green on an episode of No Reservations. I was born…
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Turn Your Leftover Holiday Cheeseball Into Gooey Mac & Cheese
On a cold winter’s night in 2017, a friend brought a 567 g walnut- and bacon-covered cheeseball to my Christmas party. It was my first holiday cheeseball experience and I instantly became enamoured with the novelty of having access to a gigantic sphere of nearly endless dip. But when the next day dawned, I was…