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Spiced Shaved Fennel Salad -- the kind of garden dish that tastes like it took all day but does not.
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Spiced Rfissa with Fresh Herbs -- a moroccan plate that comes together in about 27 minutes with pantry staples...
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Spiced Rfissa -- a moroccan plate that comes together in about 93 minutes with pantry staples and a confident...
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Simple Vegetable Gratin with Feta and Dill -- a vegetable plate that comes together in about 46 minutes with p...
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A garden favorite: grain bowl with Chili and Mint, cooked low and slow so every layer of flavor has time to se...
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Weeknight-friendly leek soup with a soups accent, finished with a squeeze of lemon and a shower of herbs.
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Comfort with a spanish soul: tortilla espanola, built on caramelized aromatics and a slow, steady simmer.
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A rustic take on vermicelli with Basil Oil. Expect deep, savory flavor from a short list of honest ingredients...
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This vegetable skewers with Tomato and Basil leans on good olive oil, bright acid, and fresh herbs -- simple i...
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Oven-Baked Chimichurri Chicken -- a fire plate that comes together in about 58 minutes with pantry staples and...
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Lemon Fig Toast with Toasted Almonds
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Smoky Spinach Pie
71 min · Advanced · 4.8 stars 03
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Skillet Pincho
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Wood-Fired Zaalouk with Yogurt and Sumac
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Pantry
Building a Mediterranean Pantry From Scratch
A short list of oils, tinned fish, legumes, and spices turns weeknight cooking from a chore into a fifteen-minute pleasu...
Ingredients
Why We Cook With Olive Oil, and How to Buy It
The single most important ingredient in this kitchen is also the most misunderstood. A guide to reading a label and gett...
Technique
The Art of Mezze: How to Build a Table of Small Plates
Mezze is less a recipe than a philosophy: many small, generous dishes, a slow pace, and a table designed for lingering....