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Pecan Sugar Shortbread Cookies

This buttery, sophisticated shortbread cookie recipe inspired by a famous NYC pastry chef is loaded with toasted pecans, rolled in rustic turbinado sugar and baked for sweet, festive results.

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Pink Mulled Apple Cider

Mulled apple cider is winter’s best drink: festive, warm, and fragrant with spices and citrus. This recipe uses fresh cranberries for a special pink punch. Ready in minutes.

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Pecan Pumpkin Bread

Pumpkin bread feels so autumnal and perfect right now. This recipe is truly excellent, with just the right combination of pumpkin, sweetness, and spice. Bake this into homey loaves, or make a seasonal layer cake or cupcakes.

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Classic Italian Meatballs

Great meatballs come from an important combination of great ingredients and good technique. This authentic, classic Italian meatball recipe is easy to make, and deeply flavorful from cheese, onion, garlic, and just the right meat blend.

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How to Make Real Buttercream

Swiss meringue buttercream is the fluffy, smooth, versatile, and just-sweet-enough alternative to powdered sugar frosting. This recipe takes you (and your cake) step by step to meringue magnificence.

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Fried Crispy Chickpeas

A recipe for pan-fried chickpeas, a quick dish that requires almost zero effort but has maximum flavor from salt and smoky paprika.

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A Recipe for Better Pumpkin Pie

The Rules of Thanksgiving say that dessert MUST include pumpkin or sweet potato pie. Pumpkin pie, custardy and fragrant with baking spices, is always great, but even BETTER pumpkin pie needs this simple pastry technique that takes the crust from limp to luscious.

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Book Club Pick: Save Me the Plums

November’s food book club pick is Save Me the Plums by Ruth Reichl. This memoir is a highly readable, personal look at the Gourmet editor’s tenure there.

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Travel Food Guide: West Village NYC

The West Village has charm, history, and LOTS of good food. Unpeeled shares where to find all the best food, from breezy breakfasts to a sumptuous chophouse.

Perfect Pie Dough

How to Make Perfect Pie Dough (With Recipe)

Homemade pie dough can intimidate even accomplished home bakers. No more. Here is a pro pastry chef’s step-by-step guide to perfect pie crust, with step-by-step photos and a recipe.

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