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Always impressive, caramel-drenched flan is easy when you know a few tricks

Always impressive, caramel-drenched flan is easy when you know a few tricks

Flan, also known as crème caramel, is an elegant dessert with smooth but firm custard topped with caramel sauce. Despite its impressive presentation, flan is quite simple to make with the right technique.

 
5 big salad recipes to anchor your next get-together

5 big salad recipes to anchor your next get-together

When it comes to American entertaining, salads are often an afterthought. They’re traditionally treated as a light starter or side to accompany a main course and round out a meal. But when they get bulked up with more substantial ingredients, such as meat, beans or bread, salads can easily become a centerpiece-worthy way to feed a crowd.

 
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What’s the best lime seltzer? 15 top-selling brands ranked

What’s the best lime seltzer? 15 top-selling brands ranked

Nailing a natural lime taste is apparently tough business. But testers found enough consensus in an epic fizz-a-thon to name a winner — and to help shoppers decide which brands might line up with their own preferences. Here are the waters that bubbled to the top, and those that simply fell flat.

 
Quick prep, then slow cook Sam Way’s sticky-glazed pork ribs

Quick prep, then slow cook Sam Way’s sticky-glazed pork ribs

This recipe from Sam Way’s cookbook “Sam’s Eats” features slow-cooked pork ribs with a honey-paprika marinade and cucumber slaw. The ribs are marinated overnight, slow-cooked for 2 hours, then finished under the broiler with reduced pan juices for a sticky glaze.

 
The canned chickpeas in your pantry belong in these Trinidadian flatbreads

The canned chickpeas in your pantry belong in these Trinidadian flatbreads

This boldly flavored chickpea curry, served on warm, crisp flatbread to fold and eat taco-style, is inspired by the popular street food Trinidadian doubles. In this shortcut version, canned chickpeas and store-bought bread allow the meal to be on the table in about an hour.

 
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A spiced nuts and seeds recipe from Linda McCartney’s plant-based ‘Family Kitchen’ cookbook

A spiced nuts and seeds recipe from Linda McCartney’s plant-based ‘Family Kitchen’ cookbook

This recipe is excerpted from the cookbook “Linda McCartney’s Family Kitchen.” Linda was ahead of her time on plant-based eating in the ‘80s and ’90s. It is much easier to follow a plant-forward lifestyle today than when she wrote her first cookbooks.

 

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