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Chicago Thin-Crust Pizza

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS The trick for making an ideal Chicago Thin-Crust Pizza—a thin, crisp alternative to its doughy cousin—at home was to make the dough in a food processor. Because of the high speed of the blade, the processor brought the dough together quickly, which prevented too much gluten from...

Thin, Crispy Chocolate Chip Cookies

Posted in Cookies, Desserts, Recipes.

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS To get a recipe for thin, crisp chocolate chip cookies that would still be tender and flavorful, we had to find just the right ingredients in just the right proportions. We used a combination of light brown sugar and white sugar to get a butterscotch flavor and sufficient crunch....

Wonder Sauce

Posted in Recipes, Sauces.

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS Our inspiration was tare—a Japanese term for an all-purpose dipping sauce used for yakitori, noodles, sushi, even hot pot dishes. But ask anyone how to make it, and you’ll never get a straight answer. It’s essentially thickened soy sauce and sugar with anything else to make it...

Creamless Creamy Tomato Soup

Posted in Main Courses, Recipes, Soups, Vegan.

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS We wanted a creamy tomato soup recipe that would have velvety smoothness and a bright tomatoey taste, without added cream. We started with canned tomatoes because they had better flavor than supermarket tomatoes and were already peeled. Finding that butter muted the tomato flavor,...

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