Dining Down Under: Chicken, Bacon and Mushroom Pie

An Australian interpretation of a German chicken pie borrowed from the English and the French. Confusing? No, delicious.

Frangipane Plum Tart

This delicious tart has a buttery crust filled with almond frangipane filling studded with plums.

That’s Ssäm Duck at Momofuku Ssäm Bar

It appears as if David Chang has done it again, this time with a duck as good as any in Chinatown, and perhaps just a little more special.

Cooking the Magazines: Butterscotch Blondie Bars with Peanut Pretzel Caramel

A blondie base made with brown butter is topped with a homemade caramel, roasted peanuts, and crushed pretzels.

Colorful Quinoa with Butternut Squash, Fennel and Radicchio

Butternut squash, fennel, and radicchio brighten up this hearty batch of wintery quinoa.

Chipotle Shrimp Tacos With Mango Salsa and Guacamole

Use as much heat as you like in the marinade and salsa for these shrimp tacos. And use the barbecue to cook the shrimp if it’s handy.

Spicy Haddock Fish Cakes

Crab cakes tend to be more popular in general, but these spicy haddock fish cakes, when done correctly, are just as tasty and rewarding.

Cherry Cake
Balkan Cherry Cake Recipe

This lovely Balkan Cherry Cake from Milica Cvetkovic can be served hot – straight from the oven.

Meet the Team – Tamara Novacoviç from Bite my Cake

In this second installment of our Meet the Team segment, we meet the woman behind the popular Bite my Cake blog.

Mumbai – Savory Panki Chatni Pancakes at Swati Snacks

Sasha Gora discovers savory Panki Chatni pancakes in a corner of Mumbai that tastes like the Gujarat region.

Turkey Meatball Sandwich
Turkey Meatball Sandwich

Turkey meatballs smothered in spaghetti sauce and provolone cheese and sandwiched between a lightly toasted hoagie roll.

Yogurt Cream Cake

Tamara Novacoviç serves a perfectly refreshing yogurt cream cake.

Kumatos Mozzarella Hors D’Oeuvres

Brown Tomatoes and Mozzarella marinated in port wine for a simple yet pleasing hor d’oeuvres…

Baby Bok Choy and Avocado Salad with Sweet Soy Vinaigrette and Butter Roasted Sesame Cashews

This baby bok choy and avocado salad is fun, fresh, unique and as Chris Scheuer’s husband says, “amazingly delicious”.

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Eight Ways To Take Your Coffee From Average To Amazing

Mike Crimmins with some fantastic tips on how to make your coffee taste much better.

Indo Chinese Honey Mustard Chicken with Rainbow Vegetables

This honey mustard chicken medley, is a lively and colorful dish in the Indo Chinese tradition of cooking – a perfect meal in 30 minutes.

Vegan Pecan Pear Crisp with Blackberries

Dig into Amie Valpone’s Vegan Pecan Pear Crisp recipe – it’s vegan, healthy, delicious and sure to please all tastes.

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Herbed Falafel in a Rich Almond Sauce

An Indian twist to a Mediterranean street food. Herbed falafel dunked in rich almond sauce.

Quick Bread 101 – Date and Carrot Bread

Sawsan shares one of her favorite quick bread recipes along with a few basic technical notes to guarantee your success in making quick bread every time.

Curried Chickpeas

High in protein content and dietary fibre, the delightful chickpea gets a curried makeover.

Mint Coriander Pesto

Tired of the same old pesto? Try this mint-coriander pesto for some variation.

Video – Stockholm, Nobis Hotel and Caina Restaurant

The Nobis Hotel in Stockholm is the Swedish capital’s newest five star hotel. Kalle Bergman checked out both the accommodations and the food and came back with this video report.

Indian Ricotta Rasmalai

Ricotta Rasmalai is one of Eastern India’s most popular desserts.

Meet the Team: Emiko Davies, Renaissance Woman for the Internet Era

In this new series, you will meet the many fantastic contributors that make up Honest Cooking. First out is Emiko Davies, who has been called “Renaissance Woman for the Internet Era” by Food 52’s Amanda Hesser.

Hoisin Chicken Rice Bowl
Hoisin Chicken Rice Bowls

Hoisin chicken rice bowls is a healthy Asian entree loaded with chicken, red peppers, and mushrooms.

Lemongrass Pandan Drink

This lemongrass pandan lemonade is a well balanced sweet, aromatic, citrusy drink.

Red Wine Spaghetti with Spicy Rapini

A colorful spaghetti cooked in red wine and paired with spicy broccoli rabe.

Tandoori Gobhi with a Twist – Curried Oven Roasted Cauliflower

Succulent cauliflower marinated with tandoori spices and grilled to perfection.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Souffle Recipe

A deliciously simple chocolate souffle with the added charm of peanut butter.

Miami – Om Nom Nom Vegan Cookies

In a vegan desert of Miami, Anthea Ponsetti and Andrew McLees are changing the rules with cookies that are vegan, and 100% natural.

Indian Style Black Eyed Peas

Black eyed peas are an excellent source of calcium, and rate high in terms of nutritious value. They also blend well with Indian spices.

Candied Clementine Peel Dessert

This candied clementine peel dessert is one of many candied orange and citrus peel recipes that Sawsan Abu Farha makes in the winter.

Soft and Fluffy Dhokla Recipe

Anamika Arun recreates her childhood tea time tradition with an easy microwave dhokla recipe.

Cooking the Magazines: Wilted Greens and Sweet Potato Winter Salad

A savory side salad featuring roasted sweet potatoes and wilted greens tossed in a lemon garlic dressing.

Apple, Almond and Red Pepper Chutney

Red peppers have a beautiful flavor and are incredibly delicious as chutneys and spreads.

Tequeños – Fried Venezuelan Cheese Sticks

Tequeños are small sticks of cheese wrapped in slightly sweet dough and fried to golden perfection. It wouldn’t be a party without them

Beef Stew
Boeuf Bourguignon: Burgundy Beef Stew Recipe

A rich Burgundian beef stew inspired by recipes from Julia Child, Clotilde Dusoulier and Robert Carrier. Perfect to warm the cockles of your heart.

Black Eyed Pea Dip – Mississippi Caviar Recipe

A delicious vegetarian black eyed pea dip from the banks of the Mississippi.

Golden Mango Upside Down Cake

Instead of baking the caramelized mangoes with the usual sponge cake batter, here, they are paired with a golden yellow cake.

Cooking Like Heston: Scotch Eggs

Eric Isaac gets inspired by Heston Blumenthal’s recipe for Scotch Eggs, and decides to give it a spin.

Thai Bird Chili Truffles – Deliciously Spicy Chocolate

These Thai Bird Chili Truffles combine a “sneaks-up on you spice,” with the complex sweetness of dark chocolate ganache.

The Secret to the Perfect Salsa Verde

Francesca Re Manning learns the secret to the perfect salsa verde recipe from a hole in the wall in Testaccio, Rome.

Um Ali, Egyptian Bread Pudding

Um Ali is a dessert that combines the creaminess of bread pudding and cinnamon nut stuffing of baklava.

Poached Pears in Red Wine

A simple and elegant dessert, poached pears in red wine is a classic crowd pleaser. Here’s our favorite recipe.

Almond Poppy Seed Cupcakes
Almond Poppy Seed Cupcakes

Kelsey Hilts celebrates her blog’s two year birthday with some lovely cupcakes.

Cooking Within a Community: Lemon Curd

Pour in a tart shell and top with ice cream, add to a trifle dish with berries and amaretto cookies, or serve firm with gingersnaps- the possibilities are endless.

Herbed Garlic Butter

There’s almost nothing that vamps up a piece of bread like some herbed butter.

A Bite of Britain: Welsh Bara Brith Tea Cake

Today is St. David’s Day, and since St. David is the patron saint of Wales, Ruby Moukli celebrates with a classic Welsh tea cake.

Your Best Recipe Winner: Guyere Stuffed Purple Potato Dumplings

Trix Middlekauff won our own Nancy Lopez-McHugh’s monthly YBR contest over at SpicieFoodie.com. Part of the price is having the recipe featured right here on Honest Cooking.

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Pan-Fried Shad Roe with Lemon Parsley Sauce

This straightforward way of cooking shad roe gives it a deliciously garlicky, lemony, buttery flavor, a crispy exterior, and a creamy interior.

Kale and Potato Salad with Tahini Dressing

There’s something about the way a tahini-lemon dressing complements dark, leafy greens.

Three Lilly Soup

Whatever you decide to call this soup, it’s not only simple to prepare, but healthy and delicious as well.

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Chioggia Beet and Fennel Salad

Chioggia Beet and Fennel Salad – quick and easy, with julienned raw beets.

Rainbow Cake with Natural Dyes
Rainbow Cake with Natural Dyes

Appreciate the natural beauty of colorful fruits and vegetables by making this Rainbow Cake with natural dyes.

Wine Poached Pear with Chocolate and Mint sauce

These lovely poached pears can easily be prepared in advance, and then reheated or served cold.

Cashew Date Spread

A healthy raw cashew and date spread, perfect for snacking without breaking any resolutions.

Cheese Steak Panini

Thinly sliced rib eye, sauteed onions and bell peppers, loads of cheese, stuffed between sourdough bread toasted on a hot panini press until the cheese is oozing out.

Greek Golden Loukoumades

Pam Kanavos says opa! and serves up a batch of golden Greek Loukoumades.

Queijadas
Queijadas, Portuguese Cheesecake Tarts

Queijadas is Rochelle Ramos’ favorite Portugese way to accessorize an espresso.

Mangosteen – The Queen of Fruits

Despite its deceptive name, the mangosteen has no connection to the mango – except that it is also sweet and delicious.