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Bone Broth – Nourishing and Versatile

Bone Broth – Nourishing and Versatile

Bone broth is no ordinary stock. It is a gelatin-rich brew that is believed to heal the gut, aid digestion, keep skin vibrant, and build strong bones. Chicken bone broth is the most convenient and versatile of the bone broths, and adds great depth to a variety of cold...

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Beyond Chicken – Other Great Choices for Poultry

Beyond Chicken – Other Great Choices for Poultry

Doesn’t turkey (lean, protein-rich and densely nutritious) deserve more time on your table than a holiday or two a year? Once you have these easy, delicious and extraordinary methods for cooking fowl, you’ll be able to delight and impress your guests. The menu...

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Moroccan Bastilla Party

Moroccan Bastilla Party

This much-loved Moroccan dish (say basteeyah) a melange of scrumptious ingredients is snugly placed in multi-layered phyllo dough and baked to a wonderful crispness. The classic combination features chicken, ground almonds, onions, and eggs, with signature seasonings....

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Persian Herbal Opulence

Persian Herbal Opulence

Herbs are concentrated forms of flavor and nutrition. So many Persian dishes are replete with fresh herbs, and no Persian meal is complete without a dish of sabzi khordan, or edible herbs. The Persian New Year Narooz menu always includes dishes with herbs to represent...

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Handmade Pita Bread + The Best of the Middle East

Handmade Pita Bread + The Best of the Middle East

Pita is the original hold everything bread which splits open horizontally to form a pocket. Join Myra and learn how to prepare these whole-grain and wholly nutritious breads from scratch. Then, when they emerge from the oven puffed and fragrant, you’ll partner them...

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Stress-Free Summer Party Food

Stress-Free Summer Party Food

“Summer party”-two little words that conjure up a vision: The heat of the day relenting, friends in good company, glasses clinking, ice tinkling, exquisite food. At this party, all dishes are perfect served at room temperature and all can be prepared in advance with...

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Eggs: The Basics and Beyond

Eggs: The Basics and Beyond

Using fresh-from-the-farm pastured eggs, in this techniques class you’ll learn and practice the best ways to prepare eggs, first, simply scrambled, fried, poached, and hardboiled then magnificently as French-and American-style omelets, Italian frittata, Persia kuku,...

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Authentic Indian Curries

Authentic Indian Curries

Curry is a traditional Indian style of cooking in which food is braised with seasonigs over low heat and not as most of us think a yellow spice that comes in a jar. Here you make four classic curries, any of which serves beautifully as a main course, along with...

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Bold Southwest Vegetarian Entrees

Bold Southwest Vegetarian Entrees

As the change of weather looms ahead, this is a great time for these Southwestern just-spicy-enough, somewhat heartier vegetarian main dishes. Guided by Myra’s sure hand, you will stuff chiles, make tamales, roast vegetables, layer tortillas, bake muffins, and way...

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Classic Techniques for an Italian Spring Feast

Classic Techniques for an Italian Spring Feast

Enjoy the beauty of spring this year with a delectable menu fresh from the land that invented the word 'primavera'. Working in teams (and every team will prepare the full meal), you’ll make handmade pasta, learn how to work with artichokes, stuff mushrooms, form...

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