Fun ingredient of the week: Labneh.

Cooking with my mom recently, I encountered an ingredient I hadn’t tried before: labneh (also spelled labna) or Middle Eastern yogurt cheese. In a nutshell, it’s plain yogurt that has been strained for several days to remove the …

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Sweet and salty appetizer.

When I spotted a box of gorgeous fresh figs in the produce section at The Fresh Market last week, one thing immediately came to mind: grilled figs wrapped in prosciutto. This appetizer recipe could not be …

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Pretty homemade herb crackers.

I spotted the idea for this on the new Martha Stewart iPad app and figuratively bookmarked it to try. These little herb crackers are so pretty, and the recipe couldn’t be easier: pie dough, some fresh …

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Spicy nuts.

I am my father’s daughter when it comes to nuts of all kinds: I. Can’t. Stop. Eating. (Well, except for Brazil nuts. Seriously, who likes those? Oh, and I hate macadamias too.) One of my contributions …

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Homemade cheese straws.

What’s better than cheese and crackers? Why cheese IN a cracker, of course. For years, one of my mom’s go-to cocktail snacks has been cheese straws. They’re not complicated to make—just butter, flour, cheese, salt and …

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