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Egg Drop Soup with Crispy Fried Wonton Strips

Egg drop soup with crispy fried wonton strips is smooth, savory, and finished with real crunch instead of just a garnish. The simple broth, tender egg ribbons, and a crispy topping make the whole bowl more interesting. Egg Drop Soup, From Behind the Scenes There is a very specific smell I still associate with high school, and it is not…
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French Dip Sliders

French dip sliders are soft Hawaiian sweet rolls stuffed with roast beef, melted provolone, then baked together, and served with au jus for dipping. They are hot, savory, messy-in-a-good-way, and impossible to eat just one. French Dip Sliders, The Aggressive Dipping Version There is something about hot bread, melted provolone, thin roast beef, and a cup of salty brown liquid…
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Nutella Chocolate Cookie Cups

Nutella chocolate cookie cups are soft chocolate chip cookie cups filled with a smooth Nutella chocolate center and finished however heavy-handed you feel like being with toppings. They’re bite-sized, baked in a mini muffin tin, pressed twice, and made for grabbing straight off the tray. Nutella Chocolate Cookie Cups, For Movie Nights That Mean Something There’s a movie I’ve been…
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Chipotle Jalapeño Popper Stuffed Salmon Rolls

Chipotle jalapeño popper stuffed salmon rolls are salmon rolled with a jalapeño popper-style filling, baked, and cut into thick, substantial pieces that feel a little extra without being complicated. Warm, smoky, cheesy, and very hard to stop eating. Chipotle Jalapeño Popper Stuffed Salmon Rolls, When Game Day Gets Smaller For a long stretch of my life, sports food meant feeding…
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Baked Manicotti

Baked manicotti is tender pasta shells stuffed with a ricotta and spinach filling, baked in marinara, and finished with a very serious layer of sharp cheddar. It’s cheesy, true comfort food, and very hard to stop eating. Baked Manicotti, Strip Mall Edition An irate, fully authentic little Italian man taught me how to make the most feral Americanized version of…
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Crispy Hawaiian Mochiko Chicken with Mango Aioli

Hawaiian mochiko chicken is crispy, the right kind of chewy, fried chicken made with sweet rice flour and a soy-ginger marinade. The outside crackles, the inside stays tender, and the mango aioli ties a bow around it. Once you’ve had it, you don’t stop thinking about it. Hawaiian Mochiko Chicken, Where I Learned to Want This Food I’m sitting on…
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Italian Hangover Cake

Italian Hangover Cake is a syrup-soaked Bundt made with olive oil, butter, ground almonds, citrus zest, and a liqueur finish. It’s moist, fragrant, and even better the next day. Italian Hangover Cake, Unsupervised & Reclaimed I could disappear back then, and not in a sad way, in a feral, golden-hour, no-metadata way. There were no pins, receipts, or share-location dots…
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Chicken Tortellini Soup

Chicken tortellini soup with vegetables, broth, milk, and cheese-filled tortellini. Everything cooks together in one pot for a simple dinner option any night of the week. Chicken Tortellini Soup, With the Sound On People have asked me what I listen to when I’m cooking, and the question always comes loaded. There’s an assumption baked in, like the answer should confirm…
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