You might need to buy:
  • toasted pine nuts
  • Homemade Pesto:
  • walnuts
  • pignolis
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • good olive oil
  • freshly grated Parmesan cheese
serves 6
You might need to buy:
  • coarse-grain mustard
  • butter
  • elbow macaroni
ready in about 30 minutes; serves 4
You might need to buy:
  • lean ground beef
  • kosher salt and black pepper
  • marinara sauce
  • ricotta
serves 4
You might need to buy:
  • shredded rotisserie chicken
  • low-sodium chicken broth
  • chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
serves 24
You might need to buy:
  • kosher salt and black pepper
  • extra-virgin olive oil
  • black beans
ready in about 35 minutes; serves 45
You might need to buy:
  • crushed peppermint candies
  • semisweet or bittersweet chocolate
  • unsalted butter
ready in about 35 minutes; serves 18
You might need to buy:
  • unsalted butter
ready in about 50 minutes; serves 16
You might need to buy:
  • unsalted butter
  • unsweetened cocoa powder
  • baking powder
  • large eggs
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If you don’t have a double boiler, use a metal bowl set over a pot of simmering water.

You might need to buy:
  • large candy canes
  • peppermint oil

Cook’s Note

Use flour on utensils to keep dough from sticking: Dip the cookie cutters, and dust the spatula before transferring uncooked dough to a sheet. Rolling dough between two sheets of floured parchment will keep it from sticking to the rolling pin.

ready in about an hour and 40 minutes; serves 32
You might need to buy:
  • Ingredients
  • baking powder
  • salt
  • unsalted butter