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      14 Classic Recipes You Should Know by Heart

      Commit a few — or all — of these dishes to memory, and you’ll always have a delicious meal at the ready.

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    2. PhotoFennel seeds give everything a licorice note, but you can swap in more pepper or coriander seeds if you prefer.
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      A Good Appetite

      Pasta Aglio e Olio Gets a Plus One

      Adding fried pepperoni to a classic recipe with garlic and olive oil gives it a bacon-like brawniness and a chile kick.

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      A Wedding Dish Worthy of Weeknight

      Chicken steam roast is a centerpiece at Pakistani weddings, but it’s also become a dinnertime staple.

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  1. Wine School

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    Through 3 Whites, the Art of Blending Wines

    Different grape varieties are not the only things that winemakers put together. In some form or other, most wines are compositions.

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  2. The Pour

    PhotoPoplar trees act as a wind break at the estate vineyard at Analemma in Mosier, Ore., where a stiff breeze blows regularly.
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    Great Oregon Wines Beyond the Willamette Valley

    The Columbia River Gorge technically crosses into Washington State, but its energetic wines are pure Oregon in character. Here are four excellent producers.

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  3. The Veggie

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    The Best Everyday Dals

    These nourishing pots of lentils can be as simple or as extravagant as you’d like.

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  4. Five Weeknight Dishes

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    The Most Adaptable Pesto Pasta

    Yotam Ottolenghi’s recipe absolutely delivers with whatever substitutions you throw in.

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  1. What to Cook

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    What to Cook This Weekend

    Make use of the fresh beans at the market with Gabrielle Hamilton’s braised black-eyed peas with baby turnips.

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  2. What to Cook

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    A Menu for Midweek

    A sweet and spicy roast chicken for those observing Yom Kippur, and mooncakes for those gearing up for the Mid-Autumn Festival.

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    Let’s Play Recipe Matchmaker

    I pair reader requests with dishes from the New York Times Cooking database.