Black-Bottom Hazelnut Pie

Black-Bottom Hazelnut Pie

Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Anna Stockwell Here’s a sophisticated riff on classic pecan pie for chocolate lovers. This pie features a coating of bittersweet chocolate underneath the gooey, espresso-infused hazelnut filling, as well as a delectable…

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Sausage, Peppers, and Onions

Sausage, Peppers, and Onions

Such a satisfying combo! Italian sausages cooked with bell peppers, sweet onions, crushed tomatoes, and garlic. Served on a hoagie roll or over pasta or polenta. Mmmmm. Mmmmm. Mmmmm. Sausage and peppers with onions. This is one of those classic…

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Best Ever Sloppy Joes

Best Ever Sloppy Joes

Best Ever Sloppy Joes! These cook in one pot, with ground beef, onions, garlic, carrots, and celery, in sweet-and-sour tomato sauce. Served messy on purpose, over hamburger buns. Just hearing the words “sloppy joes” from my mother used to send…

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Best Ever Tuna Salad Sandwich

Best Ever Tuna Salad Sandwich

What makes the best ever tuna sandwich? It’s all in the combination of ingredients—the best tuna you can find, cottage cheese and mayo, and good use of fresh dill, parsley, and more. My parents started making tuna salad sandwiches this…

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Pulled Pork Sandwich

Pulled Pork Sandwich

Pulled pork sandwich made with pork butt shoulder roast, slow cooked in a spicy sauce until the pork meat pulls apart easily with a fork. This is my father’s pulled pork sandwich recipe, and is, in my humble opinion, the…

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Mexican Shrimp Cocktail

Mexican Shrimp Cocktail

Coctel de camarones, a classic Mexican shrimp cocktail with shrimp, tomatoes, hot sauce, celery, onion, cucumber and avocados. Hello weekend! Sacramento can’t decide if it wants to be hot or cool right now. But the weather has been cooperating gloriously…

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