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Humble Ingredients, Incredible Recipes

By Food & Wine
Updated May 24, 2017
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These simple recipes include chicken liver crostini and cumin-spiced red lentil burgers.
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Spicy Roast Chicken

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Chickens raised on grass have such superior taste that Adam Perry Lang of NYC's Daisy May's BBQ USA wants to get into chicken farming.

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Caramelized Broccoli with Garlic

Credit: © Tina Rupp
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Irresistible is the best word to describe chef David Gingrass's richly browned broccoli that is seasoned with garlic, lemon juice and red pepper.

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Chantilly Potatoes with a Parmesan Crust

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This dairy-rich and delicious recipe calls for both whipped cream and cheese.

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Cumin-Spiced Red Lentil Burgers

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The red lentils in these spicy, Indian-inspired vegetarian burgers don't need to be soaked and cook superquickly. The rest of the ingredients are common household spices and pantry staples.

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Grilled Chicken and Watercress Salad with Canadian Bacon

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This dish offers a fitness-minded mix of lean chicken and calcium-packed watercress. Canadian bacon, with just a fraction of the calories and fat of bacon, gives the salad a slightly sweet and salty flavor.

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Hearty Braised Chicken Legs

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Pureeing garlic, onion and cilantro, then cooking them with white mushrooms, gives this tomato-based sauce an incredible depth of flavor.

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Creamed Spinach and Parsnips

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This luscious side dish can be prepared up to three days ahead. The duo of sweet parsnip and creamy spinach is unbeatable.

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Double-Chocolate Pudding

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This recipe from the late, great cookbook author Richard Sax has everything one could ask for in a chocolate pudding—an intense flavor and a silky texture that's still firm enough to stand a spoon in. For the best possible pudding, use top-quality cocoa powder and chocolate.

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Slow-Braised Osso Buco

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Osso buco translates as "hole in the bone," referring to the delectable marrow in the center of the veal shank bone. This is a great dish for entertaining because the flavor improves if it's made in advance.

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Chicken Liver Crostini

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This beautifully silky puree is accented with sweet sautéed apples, smoky bacon and a splash of brandy, then served on crunchy toasts. For a healthier version, omit the 4 tablespoons of chilled butter in Step 4.

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Apple Dumplings

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Apples baked in flaky pastry (use frozen puff-pastry sheets to save time) with cinnamon sugar are irresistible, especially when served with vanilla ice cream.

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Smoked Ham with Apple-Riesling Sauce

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Ham is great for feeding a crowd, and leftovers are great for lots of other dishes.

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1 of 12 Spicy Roast Chicken
2 of 12 Caramelized Broccoli with Garlic
3 of 12 Chantilly Potatoes with a Parmesan Crust
4 of 12 Cumin-Spiced Red Lentil Burgers
5 of 12 Grilled Chicken and Watercress Salad with Canadian Bacon
6 of 12 Hearty Braised Chicken Legs
7 of 12 Creamed Spinach and Parsnips
8 of 12 Double-Chocolate Pudding
9 of 12 Slow-Braised Osso Buco
10 of 12 Chicken Liver Crostini
11 of 12 Apple Dumplings
12 of 12 Smoked Ham with Apple-Riesling Sauce

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