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This is a delicious late summer dinner , and a one-pot meal at that, if you're willing to turn on your oven. I tweaked a lot of the amounts in the original recipe — the biscuits get really puffy and there weren't enough veggies the way it was written imo. Also for the record, I've tried adding zucchini to this but I don't recommend. INGREDIENTS    3 pints  cherry tomatoes, not cut, any kind (you can also chop big tomatoes in here but take out the pulp and seeds so it doesn't get too watery) 6   ears' worth of fresh corn kernels 1   bunch green onions whites and greens, chopped handful of fresh basil, chopped For the biscuits: 1½   cups  AP  flour 2 1/2   teaspoons   baking powder 3/4   cup   shredded cheddar or swiss cheese, or probably anything a little sharp is fine 3/4   cup  milk with a splash of vinegar or lemon juice (recipe calls for  buttermilk but I haven't been able to tell a difference) ⅓   cup ...

This is my cousin's recipe and it's perfect! I'm afraid it will disappear from her website someday, so I'm copying it here. Best Challah Ever Ingredients : 1 Tablespoon active dry yeast (note that this is more than 1 packet – measure it, please) 1 cup warm water 4 1/2 cups bread flour (I have no idea what the difference is between this and regular flour, but I’ve tried both and the bread flour is better, by a mile.) 3 eggs 1/2 cup sugar 1 1/2 Tablespoons salt 6 Tablespoons vegetable oil, plus a little extra for greasing the bowl. 1 egg, beaten Sesame seeds, poppy seeds, or both The one on the left was stuffed with apples, and it was divine. Directions : Use two sheet pans or baking sheets, so the bottom of the challah doesn’t get too brown. Put a piece of parchment paper sprayed with cooking spray on the top pan, and then simply stack the two pans. Mix yeast with the cup of warm water and let it sit until it is nice and foamy (about 10 minutes). In the bowl of a stand ...

I've found baking with my bread machine -- I have this one -- to be a lot harder than I anticipated. For me, it's harder to get bread right using the machine than using the traditional way, especially if you want to make anything except plain white bread.  Challah and sourdough are non-starters (haha look at my sourdough joke there). My mix-ins never distribute right, and I've never had any success at all with rye or whole wheat or any kind of whole grain. The moment you sub in any other kind of flour, it all goes to hell and I wind up with an extremely dense, totally inedible doorstop. Also a lot of bread machine recipes use milk powder, which I never have and never can remember to buy.  This King Arthur recipe , with slight tweaks below, is the best one I've found and reliably produces solidly A-/B+ bread. The only mishap I've had is that once, on a really hot day, making the large loaf (which I'd made before just fine!!) created a huge rise that spilled out ...

From Epicurious. L loves these, and I’m always losing this recipe, so putting it here — it’s a good way not to have to turn the oven on in the summer. Ingredients :  18 jumbo pasta shells (about 6 oz.) 1 1/2 tsp. kosher salt, divided, plus more 2 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil 1/2 lb. crimini mushrooms, thinly sliced 1 tsp. freshly ground black pepper 1/2 cup dry white wine or vermouth 5 oz. baby spinach 6 garlic cloves, thinly sliced 2 Tbsp. unsalted butter 3 cups marinara sauce 1/2 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes 2 cups whole-milk ricotta 3 oz. finely grated Parmesan (about 1 cup), plus more for serving 3 Tbsp. finely chopped oregano, divided Preparation Step 1 Cook shells in a large pot of boiling salted water, stirring occasionally, until very al dente, about 9 minutes; drain. Run under cold water to stop the cooking; drain again. Step 2 Meanwhile, heat oil in a large skillet over high. Add mushrooms and cook, stirring occasionally, until they release juices, then are dry again an...

This is my Rhinebeck friend E’s recipe. It makes two big baking dishes or trays — one for you, one for the freezer or someone else who needs it. Boil 2 boxes of pasta until it's not quite done, then drain. Mix 4 eggs, about 15 oz  sour cream, about 2.5 lbs of shredded cheese (yes that’s pounds and not cups). In my experience, sharp cheddar should make up at least half of that.  Sprinkle on some more cheese (I usually put some shredded Parm in this part) until covered. Add the hot pasta. Bake at 350 until it’s golden, at least half an hour.