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Potato Gnocchi

Potato Gnocchi

What's the secret to transforming two heavyweight ingredients—flour and potato—into featherweight dumplings? It comes down to the simplest of strategies: precision.

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Main Dishes

Glazed Salmon

Glazed salmon usually falls victim to the harsh heat of the broiler. We turned down the heat to bump up the flavor.

Soups & Stews

Broccoli-Cheese Soup

When simply adding more broccoli didn’t generate enough vegetable flavor in our soup, we did some further research—and then threw out the rule book on vegetable cookery.

Breakfast & Brunch

Buttermilk Waffles

How do you get waffles to come out crisp yet fluffy every time? Step one: Stop treating them like bumpy pancakes.

Just Desserts

Ultimate Chocolate Cupcakes

There’s only so much chocolate you can cram into a cupcake before the texture literally falls apart. To get our fill, we had to think beyond the batter.

Inside The Test Kitchen

Menu: Steakhouse Dinner at Home

All your classic steakhouse recipes in one place: Garlic Mashed Potatoes, Spinach with Garlic Chips, and of course, perfectly Pan-Seared Steaks. Finish it off with a generous slice of New York-Style Cheesecake.

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