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How To Make Perfect Mashed Potatoes for Thanksgiving — Cooking Lessons from The Kitchn

Making mashed potatoes is a needed thing at Thanksgiving. More important is making good mashed potatoes. Though the author likes a food mill there is no problem with staying with a masher. The potatoes are key though. Stick to russet or Yukon gold. The waxy red bliss won’t work as well in the mash. The […]

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Apple Compote Is an Elegant Topping (and Delicious on Its Own)

Apple Compote Is an Elegant Topping (and Delicious on Its Own)

Today, compote is normally a topping. Stella Parks’ created a recipe to prepare apple compote the old fashioned way, as a dessert dish. She uses a mix of apples. They are peeled, cored, and sliced. Extra care is used to pare down any sharp edges. They are then poached in a syrup of apple cider […]

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