Pasta With Peas, Prosciutto and Lettuce

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Since I began eating more plants and less meat, I’ve experimented with using small amounts of meat in ways that exploit its flavor without making it central to the dish. In this recipe — pasta with spring vegetables — the meat is literally a garnish, but one with huge impact.…

Zuni Café’s Hamburger Recipe

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Made to exacting standards, the hamburger at Zuni Café, in San Francisco, is legendary. First, grass-fed beef is salted well in advance of grinding, which gives the meat its succulence.…

The Revolution That Wasn’t: Disillusioned Ukrainians Head to Polls

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A bus passes a campaign poster of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in Lviv, Ukraine. His re-election bid trails the frontrunner in Sunday’s vote.…

What Makes This Soup So Good?

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THIS IS JUST LIKE religion to me. That’s how I think about it,” Jim Golden said, sitting on his tin-roofed porch overlooking the Buckhannon River in north-central West Virginia. It was early December and Mr.…

We Put 4 Potato-Mashing Techniques to the Test

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On ), mashed potatoes are, for many, an integral part of the meal, with its craters serving as tidal pools for gravy and cranberry sauce. To mess them up is a tragedy disappointment.…

A Proper English Roast in a Half Hour

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HOT HEAD Little Gem lettuce has juicy, substantial leaves that sweeten nicely with a very quick braise.…

Why Serious Cooks Are In Love With Frozen Food

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_Maybe you think of frozen food as over-processed and overpriced, a wasteland of pizza rolls and tater tots. If so, may I suggest a stroll down your supermarket’s iciest aisle? There, a new wave is cresting.…

The Simplest Steak Dinner

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HOT TIP A quick blanching of the green beans draws out their sweetness and helps release starch to lend body to the sauce.…

Mexico’s New Focus to Stem Violent Culture: Children

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PUEBLA, Mexico—When Lupita Pérez Parra was a young girl, struggling to learn how to read, her mother would punish her by pricking her fingers with a sewing needle. Years later, when Ms. Pérez became frustrated at her own children, she found herself meting out the same painful punishment.…