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JUAN GARCIA/DMN

Pecan pie is a staple of the autumn table, particularly at Thanksgiving and in Texas. But even the standards can use a new edge, a different flavor to keep diners coming back for more. Food stylist Karen Elizabeth Watts assembled this collection that takes basic pecan pie and adds flavor boosters from coconut to chocolate. You'll also find ways to dress up a bakery or frozen pie.

Bacon-Wrapped Roasted Turkey With Pan Gravy

Easy Asian Beef and Noodles
I think it was Martin Yan who so succinctly summarized the first thing a novice needs to know about Chinese cooking: lots of preparation, very little cooking time. This recipe goes easy on the preparation time with surprisingly satisfying results.

11/17/2009

Dinner Tonight: Green Chile Swiss Steak

Green Beans With Hazelnuts and Gorgonzola

Thanksgiving side dishes that go with smoked turkey

We got ideas from local cowboy cooks for giving the annual feast a western twang. (The best part: Start with a purchased smoked turkey.)

More Thanksgiving recipes and advice

Smoked Turkey Roll-Ups

11/16/2009

Turkey guide: Make the perfect meal

JUAN GARCIA/DMN

It's turkey time, the highest-stakes meal of the year. Here's everything you need to cook a perfect bird.
Defrosting guide
Holiday recipe database
Wines to buy
Video: How to carve a turkey

11/15/2009

Cured Italian bacon flavors two dishes
Pancetta is Italian bacon, cured rather than smoked, that comes from the side of the animal rather than the belly. You can find it with sliced meats in most grocery stores, or in the deli section.

11/10/2009

Quick, savory whole-grain garlic knots
It takes just minutes to make the master dough used to make these whole-grain garlic knots with parsley and olive oil from Jeff Hertzberg and Zoë François' Healthy Bread in Five Minutes a Day (St. Martin's Press, $27.99). The recipe makes 4 pounds of dough. Each pound produces 5 knots. If you want to make just 5 knots at a time, the remaining dough can be refrigerated, covered, for 14 days.

Rachael Ray's Broken Florentine Lasagna Bake

Pear Cranberry Hazelnut Crumble

Panko-Crusted Chicken With Maple-Ginger Sauce

Dinner Tonight: Pork Chops With Balsamic Onions
Balsamic onions make a delicious condiment for any meat. Serve with a side of store-bought Major Grey's chutney and parmesan mashed potatoes. Jane Jarrell

Sloppy Joes

Desperation Dinners: Edamame Soup big on nutrition, flavor
The convenience of already-shelled edamame means busy cooks can incorporate this nutritional powerhouse into mainstream meals.

Citrus sauce and pan searing cut catfish calories

11/11/2009

Fall oatmeal that even kids might like
Research shows that the soluble fiber in oatmeal eaten as part of a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol may reduce the risk of heart disease: a 1 ½-cup serving of cooked whole-grain oats provides 3 grams of soluble fiber. Of course, kids just want to know how it tastes.

11/08/2009

Hearty, spicy appetizers for football-watching
Fall and football call for simple, hearty appetizers.

11/05/2009

Jalapeno-Artichoke Dip spices up appetizer trays

11/03/2009

Herb-Roasted Salmon

11/04/2009

Dinner Tonight: Spinach and Sausage Frittata

Creamed Baby Spinach: Just tell the kid it's good for him

Three quick dips hit the sweet spot

11/03/2009

Crazy, colorful (and delicious!) cauliflower

Evans Caglage/DMN

Steamed is one way to prepare it, or you could just eat it raw. But have you tried roasting it? How about a smooth cheese sauce?

More recipes featuring cauliflower

Cheddar Scones can be adapted to a variety of tastes and occasions

Eat for Life: Beef With Beans and Tomatillos

A sweet and tangy dessert for diabetics
The hallmark of a great recipe for diabetics is when it sounds so good, you forget it's a specialized recipe.

Dinner tonight: Sausage and Sauerkraut
Sausage and sauerkraut gets a healthy, tasty makeover with this easy supper plan. Organics brand chicken and apple sausage (sold at Tom Thumb supermarkets) is a reduced calorie and lower fat alternative to pork sausage or bratwurst. And finely shredded bagged cabbage cooked in apple juice combines with bottled sauerkraut (sold in the refrigerator case) to boost its nutritional content and tone down the tartness. Tina Danze

11/02/2009

Holiday planner: Thanksgiving recipes you can make now and freeze

EVANS CAGLAGE/DMN

As you plan ahead for Thanksgiving dinner, don't forget your freezer. It could be your ticket to a memorable feast - without sacrificing time with family and friends. Here's a guide to what you can make ahead so you can breathe easier when it counts.
More Thanksgiving recipes

10/27/2009

Chicken Teriyaki Meatballs With Vegetables
Meatballs with an Asian twist are an alternative to the traditional Italian-style beef meatballs. The sauce is sweet and salty, making the steamed vegetables extra tasty.

Simple Carrot Cake

Beef Stew in Red Wine with Onions and Mushrooms (Beef Bourguignon)

Desperation Dinners: Faux Maque Choux

Amaretto Apricot Chews

'Gourmet Today' cookbook's author seeks to incorporate diverse ingredients
Gourmet magazine may have printed its last issue, but disappointed fans may at least take some solace in the publication of a new cookbook, Gourmet Today .

Dinner Tonight: Steak Biscuits With Apple Slaw
Flank steak makes an easy meal. Marinate the meat ahead with your favorite store-bought marinade for a tastier flavor. Apple slaw adds a sweet and crunchy accompaniment. Serve with raw vegetables and dip.

Whole-grain pasta and turkey sausage combine in tasty entree
When my daughter was a toddler, I created an edible masterpiece – a throw- it-together-I'm- exhausted- from-work pasta dish featuring refrigerator staples: cubes of ham, frozen peas and crumbles of feta cheese.

10/24/2009

Savor this inexpensive cut of meat
Some of my favorite inexpensive cuts of meat are flatiron or flank steaks. Both cook quickly and make a memorable, casual meal for entertaining. Flank steak is best when cooked medium rare; medium well may not be as tender.

09/16/2009

Bite-size cake balls are popular new treat with home cooks, bakeries

Cake balls are popular bite-sized confections.

EVANS CAGLAGE/DMN

Ooh la la, what's this? A bite into chocolate-flavored coating reveals a rich, moist, cakey interior – the perfect proportion of cake to frosting. The lovely treat is a cake ball, a recipe making the rounds among creative home bakers.

11/07/2008

Thanksgiving shortcuts to make the meal easy

No holiday puts on the do-it-all-from- scratch pressure quite like Thanksgiving. Here are shortcuts you can make whether you're cooking from scratch, or taking an easier route for some of your dishes.

11/04/2008

Cream-cheese frosting decorates beautiful brownies

02/01/2008

Decadent desserts from your blender
How many times have your watched friends decline dessert but then give in to just one bite? You may remember pots de crème, a rich, soft chocolate served in demitasse cups, or decadent buttermilk pie, a Southern favorite. These miniature versions are made in a blender, poured into small pastry shells and are ready in minutes. Only the pie requires baking.

10/15/2007

Mom's fudge sauce is still the best
My mother's hot fudge sauce is the yardstick by which I judge all ice cream sauces. Others fall short, mostly because when this sauce flows down the cold ice cream, it evolves into a caramel-chewy indulgence. And the melted ice cream melds with the sauce in the bottom of the bowl, yielding spoonfuls of sweet-warm-chewy-cold nirvana.

09/18/2008

Puff pastry shells make for easy entertaining
Try Puff Pastry Shells With Chive-and-Cream Cheese Scrambled Eggs, Puff Pastry Shells With Sautéed Mushrooms and Lemon Curd and Berry-filled Pastry Shells

01/24/2008

How to make the best steak you can - at home

EVANS CAGLAGE/DMN

Learn how to make a perfect steak at home.

Before you ruin another perfectly good porterhouse by charring it - la Fred Flintstone, take our expert course on the basics of buying and grilling steak.

Video Part 1: How to select and season your steak
Part 2: Handling the steak on the grill or stove
Part 3: Is it done?

06/26/2007

Bruschetta Cups

Jumbo Sugar Cookies

06/23/2007

Paula Deen's Baked Cheese Spread

06/11/2007

Salmon with olive tapenade
Broil this salmon with potatoes and asparagus.

06/12/2007

Frank X. Tolbert's chili
The chili recipe used at Tolbert's Restaurant in Grapevine is somewhat different from this old-fashioned dish, described by Frank X. Tolbert in his book A Bowl of Red. His daughter, restaurateur Kathleen Tolbert Ryan, says they use chili powder and a little tomato sauce – but the precise mix of Tolbert's chili is a well-guarded family secret.

05/23/2007

Perfect Rob Roy

05/08/2007

Stack up layered salads in a drink glass for simple stylish entertaining

EVANS CAGLAGE/DMN

Here's a smart secret for the busy host. These individual stacked salads are made a day ahead of time in rocks glasses, the short, wide glasses used for mixed drinks. We'll show you how it works, and give you a variety of salads to try.

05/02/2007

Grilled Shrimp Tacos

05/01/2007

Cowgirl Steaks with Pink Peppercorns and more

04/25/2007

Pasta with Olives, Tomatoes and Herbs

04/24/2007

Spicy Shrimp and Broccoli

04/03/2007

Trader Vic's recipes: Eat up and drink 'em down

03/28/2007

Seafood Filé Gumbo

03/21/2007

Buttermilk Cinnamon Coffee Cake

Crisp and Spicy Cheese Twists

02/26/2007

Corn, Tomato and Chile Soup

02/24/2007

Hot dips warm up the party
Remember when party food meant your mom proudly setting out a Pyrex dish or hollowed-out sourdough round filled with gooey, warm dip, heavy on the mayo and cream cheese? It may seem so yesterday. It is so not.

02/22/2007

A fast and easy meatball dinner
Prepackaged fully cooked meatballs in the freezer and a couple of quality convenience products in the pantry mean a fast and tasty dinner. The meatballs come in flavors, so try several and decide which you like best. We used Rosina Italian Style Meatballs.

02/06/2008

Black-Bean Chili

02/06/2007

5 great soups to warm you up and save you cash

EVANS CAGLAGE/DMN

As the weather begins to get nippy, hot soup seems ever more appealing as an easy, money-saving option for lunch or dinner. Here are recipes for making and freezing big batches that you can come back to whenever you're hungry.

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