Recipes & Food

It's difficult to make good bread today, but it's darned easy to make hot, fresh, world-class bread tomorrow. This focaccia, topped with olives, rosemary, and pistachios, requires no kneading or stretching and results in a crisp, olive oil-scented crust and a puffy, moist, well-risen internal crumb with just the right amount of tender chew.

Pizza need not have sauce or cheese in order for it to be insanely delicious. Exhibit A: Pizza Bianca. The long, flat, lightly dimpled, flecked-with-coarse salt, crisp-on-the-outside, just barely chewy bread sold by the square in Rome (or Sullivan street, if you prefer). Jeffrey Steingarten wrote at length about finding the perfect slice of pizza bianca at Forno, a bakery in Rome's Campo de' Fiori. I've been there. It's f*&king phenomenal (just ask Ed—he tasted pretty much the whole menu last May. My goal this week at The Pizza Lab is to bring some of that crisp, chewy, olive-oil soaked magic into my own kitchen.

This truly is THE best Instant Pot Chicken Noodle soup recipe. It is creamy, thick, and chock full of veggies and homemade noodles. Just read the reviews!

Chicken gets brined in flavorful buttermilk before hitting the fryer for a crisp, golden crust.

Using potato starch in the batter yields a super crispy and substantial crust.

How to make, use, and store Thai curry pastes, one of the most versatile base ingredients.

Roast beef bones, fresh vegetables, and warm spices make for a traditional, soul-warming Vietnamese beef pho.

Homemade Instant Pot applesauce is healthy, delicious, and flavorful. This recipe has no added sugar and is done in just 30 minutes or less.

Salty, sweet, spicy, and crunchy soy sauce pickles.

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[Photograph: Leela Punyaratabandhu] Sour, sweet, and salty, this dish represents what people love about Thai cuisine. It may look complicated to make but it's quite easy. If you have hard-boiled eggs on hand, these son-in-law eggs will be ready in...

This spicy, creamy, red bell pepper pasta sauce is a rare pasta sauce that I’ve only found in a jar in a supermarket in Italy, today I set out to recreate this nostalgic sauce. Felicetti Cavatappi (10% off, use code “NACS” at checkout): https://shopfelicettipasta.com/collections/felicetti-organic/products/organic-felicetti-cavatappi-pasta ITALY TRIP BOOKINGS: https://www.trovatrip.com/trips/italy-with-stephen-cusato-oct-2022 SHRIMP SCAMPI https://youtu.be/LlL_SeCDWWU STUFFED SHELLS https://youtu.be/JFAsBJOoi3Q RED WINE RISOTTO https://youtu.be/TV-al5gj2RY PASTA DOUGH https://youtu.be/3mVSVef6irE RECIPE https://www.notanothercookingshow.tv/post/spicy-red-pepper-pasta (Website Design by: https://www.kristasdesignstudio.com/ PATREON: https://goo.gl/5Nr1oB HATE LESS COOK MORE HOODIE: https://teespring.com/stores/notanothercookingshow MUSIC BY FROOK

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The secret to unlocking the toasted sweet taste of zucchini in this amazing spaghetti recipe for two is deep-frying it and letting it sit overnight in the fridge.

A last-minute drizzle of balsamic adds a tart glaze to these crispy sprouts.

Fresh tomato, basil, olive oil, garlic, red pepper flakes, and breadcrumbs are all you need to whip up this rapid, wonderfully fresh Sicilian pasta sauce.

Sweet, silky, and absolutely delicious, this breading-free version of eggplant parm made in Italy is well worth trying, especially in late summer when eggplant (and tomatoes!) are at their best.

Chinese Cooking at Home

A funky and hearty vegetable stew.

One of the products of Nikkei cuisine, the cooking that resulted when Japanese immigrants moved to Peru in the 19th century, tiradito combines elements of sashimi with ceviche, for absolutely brilliant results.

Crispy, succulent egg-battered fried eggplant stuffed with seasoned ground pork.

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If you love BBQ and crispy roasted chickpeas, this is the recipe for you! We combined our go-to BBQ spice mix with our Actually Crispy Chickpeas method

If you grow your own summer squash, belong to a CSA, or just shop at a farmers market, the weekly haul of zucchini and corn can be overwhelming. Our solution? Shred it, squeeze it, mix it into a cheesy batter, and fritter it away. Literally. Next thing you know, you'll be wanting even more.

Deep-fried artichokes may be one of the best examples of the Roman-Jewish mastery of deep frying techniques. Shatteringly crisp outside, tender within, and as pop-able as potato chips, this is the way we all should usher in spring.

Crisp, juicy shrimp and vegetable fritters paired with a spiced vinegar for dipping.

This fried chicken is coated with a layer of super light, extra crunchy craggy-ness thanks to a tight packing of fine 00 flour coupled with a low-temperature shallow fry. It's finished with a drizzle of toasted honey butter, allowing the hot and flavorful spice dust to stick to every nook and cranny. It's also not a coincidence that this recipe combined with Stella's waffle recipe uses exactly one quart of buttermilk, so fire up those waffle makers...

Rice, the "Holy Trinity" of vegetables, ground meat, and chicken giblets make a delicious side dish that goes with just about anything.

Gata is a buttery Armenian pastry that comes in many shapes and sizes. This version has a tender yeasted crust and a filling of walnuts, butter, sugar, and vanilla.

These Instant Pot Ribs cook in less than an hour and they'll fall-off-the-bone! This is an easy Instant Pot recipe! No smoker needed for baby back ribs