Miscellaneous with back

1 clove garlic ½ tbsp ginger ½ whole Thai bird chili 1 stem fresh thyme ¼ stalk fresh lemongrass 1 each star anise ¼ cup sake ¼ cup soy sauce ¾ cup cold water[...]

1 cup sugar 1/2 cup butter sweet, melted 3 tablespoons brandy 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 teaspoon almond extract * 1 cup almonds unsalted, chopped * 3 large[...]

Quick weeknight chicken pho from expert Andrea Nguyen! Shortcut version of traditional Vietnamese noodle soup. 30-minutes. Gluten-free. Print Photography[...]

FOR THE CAKE 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, at room temperature, for the pan 1 1/2 cups plus 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour One 12-ounce bottle (1 1/4 cups)[...]

Chicken: 8 bone-in, skin-on chicken breasts or legs, rinsed, dried 1 medium onion, halved 5 cloves garlic Kosher salt Mole: 8 dried mulato chiles, wiped[...]

5 lb Long Island duck - (to 5 1/2 lbs), thawed     if frzn 4 1/2 quart Duck stock saved from a prior roasting     (or possibly Basic Chicken Stock, or[...]