Update Your Chicken Noodle Soup For National Homemade Soup Day

[1] The original chicken noodle soup has flat noodles, but try some of the many fun shaped pastas—bow ties, corkscrews, wagon wheels, etc. (photo © Good Eggs. [3] How about chicken noodle soup Asian-style, with ramen noodles and sliced chicken? You can use traditional American vegetables—celery, carrots, onions—and stock; or accent the stock with ginger,…
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RECIPE: Super-Easy Brownie Cheesecake

[1] Top any cheesecake with brownie cubes and drizzle with caramel sauce (photo © iGourmet). [2] Want cake without all the chocolate? Go for blondies instead (photo © Valrhona Chocolate). [3] Key lime or lemon bars also do the trick, although are more jiggly than brownies and blondies (photo © Baking Obsession).   If you…
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Leftover Steak For Breakfast & The History Of The Doggie Bag

When life gives you leftover steak, make steak and grits. That’s what we did when we happily brought home a doggie bag from a midtown steakhouse Friday night. The next morning the leftovers became part of breakfast (or brunch*, if you prefer). You can make steak and eggs, of course; but we don’t have grits…
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