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Melissa Roberts

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Lebanese Style Stuffed Eggplant

Don’t resist this dish’s charm. Slicing through the silky flesh to reveals a seasoned lamb and rice stuffing, that is absolutely satisfying.
August 2009
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Eggplant Tarte Tatin with Black Pepper Caramel

Here’s a sexy dessert that puts the night back into nightshade. Eggplant that cooks up like a fruit turning it into a French tarte Tatin.
August 2009
food + cooking

The Test Kitchen: Eggplant Challenge

Two cooks came up with four delicious, creative new uses for eggplant. Watch as this often-overlooked vegetable becomes the star ingredient for jelly donuts and a tarte tatin, then vote for your favorite!...
08.01.09
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All-Butter Pastry Dough

An all-butter pastry dough is easy to handle. It’s a little less flaky than a dough made with a blend of butter and shortening.
September 2009
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Concord Grape Sorbet

Although uva means “grape” in Italian, Concords are native to North America. A velvety sorbet brings out their inky, foxy intensity.
September 2009
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Pear Butterscotch Pie

When thoughts turn to pie, why not pear? Bartletts, which are usually eaten out of hand, are also excellent baked. Brown sugar provides the butterscotch.
September 2009
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Vinegar-Glazed Grilled Chicken Livers and Onions

Eating liver and onions is not a trial when you use grilled red onion wedges and tender chicken livers glazed with a Spanish-influenced sweet-and-sour sauce.
July 2009
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Chocolate Pudding Pie

This dessert has a flaky piecrust and a filling of rich, homemade chocolate pudding (which is as easy to make as, well, pie).
August 2009
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Frozen Fudge Pops

These homemade fudge pops, which call for just five ingredients you may already have on hand, will bring your memories to life.
August 2009
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Southern-Fried Sweetbreads

Sweetbreads, the thymus gland of calves (and occasionally lambs), are some of the easiest offal for beginners to love.
06.29.09