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Recipe: Mama’s Kotleti from Polina Chesnakova’s newest book, “Chesnok.”
Polina Chesnakova recently stopped by my place to show me her mother’s kotleti recipe while we chatted about the cuisine and identity across Eastern Europe. You can find the full interview and transcript ad-free on Patreon, or over on my YouTube channel. The recipe below is being shared from her new
Mar 18, 2026 0 1
Cookbook Club Recipe #2: Hambagu (ハンバーグ) Au Poivre (Pepper-Crusted Japanese Hamburg Steak with Mushroom Brandy Cream Pan Sauce)
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By the Glow of the Refrigerator Light: English Muffin Pepperoni Pizza Sandwiches
Hey folks. Welcome to my new series about the kinds of foods that are best eaten by the glow of the refrigerator light. The late night snack that you make for yourself after you've finished reading just one last page of Harry Potter to your tween and before your 4-year-old has woken up to crawl into
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The Keys to Better Meatballs: Easy Meatballs with Pecorino and Burrata are a Potluck Favorite
The other day I was headed to a potluck at Alicia's school. As usual, I had forgotten to plan ahead and had to make do with the ingredients that were already in my fridge. Fortunately, I had a bit of ground beef and ground pork left over from a meatloaf recipe I was working on, which meant meatballs
Oct 11, 2025 0 21
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Sanshoku Don is Japanese Comfort Food for All Ages
This is the meal I make when Alicia is hanging upside down on the rope ladder in our tiny play room, Wombat is in the bathroom trying to look at his own butt, and the cats are dissecting another roll of toilet paper. In other words: it’s quick, easy, and will get zero complaints from the kids when i
Jun 20, 2025 0 11
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The Food Lab Recipe Update: Extra-Crispy Baked Buffalo Wings
An updated version of my 2010 recipe, now even crispier and juicier. The original recipe for oven-fried buffalo wings is fifteen years old. Fifteen! A lot has changed in the last fifteen years. I’m writing this article on an iPad, the first generation of which came out that year! There’s been a new
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