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F&W Handbook: Best May Recipes

By Food & Wine
Updated April 25, 2017
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The best recipes to cook in May include crispy oven-fried chicken, moist blueberry muffins for Mother's Day, potatoes five ways and frosty 7-minute strawberry milk shakes.
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Oven-Fried Chicken by the Bucket

Oven-Fried Chicken by the Bucket

Genius Idea: Rolling chicken pieces in crushed potato chips before baking is like having a pre-fried crust. The Big Dish: Thick-cut potato chips in this crust stay more crispy than the standard kind. Salt-and-pepper is delicious here, but any flavor works beautifully—even barbecue.

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Spiced Chicken Dosas

Spiced Chicken Dosas
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Oven-Fried Chicken Leftover One: These wraps—seasoned with cumin and coriander and flavored with curry yogurt—make a quick and delicious lunch.

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Vietnamese Chicken-Noodle Salad

Vietnamese Chicken-Noodle Salad
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Oven-Fried Chicken Leftover Two: This dish is a terrific meal-in-one, with cool rice noodles, shredded fried chicken and fresh vegetables and herbs.

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Crispy Quinoa Sliders

Crispy Quinoa Sliders
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These crispy, light little patties are fantastic as mini vegetarian burgers, but they'd be great served alongside a salad as well.

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Grain Salad with Scallion Dressing

Grain Salad with Scallion Dressing
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This vegetarian recipe combines hearty grains with crunchy nuts, creamy chickpeas and a roasted scallion dressing.

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Blueberry Muffins with Banana Butter

Blueberry Muffins with Banana Butter
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Ideal for a Mother’s Day breakfast, these muffins are crisp on top with light, fluffy centers and plenty of big juicy blueberries. They’re terrific spread with sweet, creamy banana butter.

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Accordion Potatoes

Accordion Potatoes
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A showstopper, these crisp, smoky potatoes are actually super-easy to make.

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Potato, Snap Pea & Pickle Salad

Potato, Snap Pea and Pickle Salad
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This is a terrific springtime version of a warm potato salad, with lots of scallions and little bites of half-sour pickles.

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Grilled Potatoes with Tomato Dip

Grilled Potatoes with Tomato Dip
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As a lighter alternative to french fries, try grilling thin potato slices and serving them with this sweet and spicy dip.

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Boiled Potatoes with Sage Butter

Boiled Potatoes with Sage Butter
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Sage lovers will adore this recipe, which is superb for breakfast or brunch, especially with a side of eggs.

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Smashed Potatoes with Caraway

Smashed Potatoes with Caraway
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When you cook potatoes this way, they get crunchy on the outside and stay creamy on the inside.

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Cucumber-and-Radish Salad with Burrata

Cucumber-and-Radish Salad with Burrata
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The delicious dressing for this salad comes from the juices that form while the cucumber macerates with the other ingredients.

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Frosty Strawberry-and-Cream Milk Shakes

Frosty Strawberry-and-Cream Milkshakes
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7-Minute Dessert: A quick puree of fresh strawberries and lemon zest creates a delicious fruit floater for this ultra-creamy milk shake.

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Coconut Tapioca Pudding with Mango and Lime

Coconut Tapioca Pudding with Mango and Lime
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In this elegant dinner party dessert, chunky, fresh mango with tangy lime is a great counterpoint to the creamy, tapioca pearl pudding.

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Almond Waffles

Finely ground roasted almonds add terrific flavor to these crispy buttermilk waffles.
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Finely ground roasted almonds add terrific flavor to these crispy buttermilk waffles.

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    1 of 15 Oven-Fried Chicken by the Bucket
    2 of 15 Spiced Chicken Dosas
    3 of 15 Vietnamese Chicken-Noodle Salad
    4 of 15 Crispy Quinoa Sliders
    5 of 15 Grain Salad with Scallion Dressing
    6 of 15 Blueberry Muffins with Banana Butter
    7 of 15 Accordion Potatoes
    8 of 15 Potato, Snap Pea & Pickle Salad
    9 of 15 Grilled Potatoes with Tomato Dip
    10 of 15 Boiled Potatoes with Sage Butter
    11 of 15 Smashed Potatoes with Caraway
    12 of 15 Cucumber-and-Radish Salad with Burrata
    13 of 15 Frosty Strawberry-and-Cream Milk Shakes
    14 of 15 Coconut Tapioca Pudding with Mango and Lime
    15 of 15 Almond Waffles

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