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Latkes (potato pancakes)

Latkes (potato pancakes) by Lydia (The Perfect Pantry)

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Pressure cooker Pima "baked" beans {gluten-free}

Pressure cooker Pima "baked" beans {gluten-free} by Lydia (The Perfect Pantry)

Have I told you about my love affair with my electric pressure cooker? I never thought I'd say this, but I can't imagine life without pressure cooking some of my own homemade pantry ingredients: beans, lots of beans, and chicken broth. I make other things, like risotto, soups, and roasts, too. I adapted the recipe for these Pima…

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Thai red curry chicken and dark leafy greens {gluten-free}

Thai red curry chicken and dark leafy greens {gluten-free} by Lydia (The Perfect Pantry)

In a pinch, on the days when meal planning is at the bottom of my list, I go to my go-to recipes. Well, they're not so much recipes; they're basic combinations of ingredients I know work well together, to which I add whatever I find in my refrigerator. Like omelets and soups, Thai red curries fall into that go-to category. I've always…

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Black olives: like or dislike?

Black olives: like or dislike? by Lydia (The Perfect Pantry)

Welcome to Like or Dislike, where you get to share how you really feel about ingredients from the pantry, ingredients I'm thinking about adding to my pantry, other seasonal foods, and favorite cooking gear. The things you like are sure to find their way to the recipes here on The Perfect Pantry, so do tell.I'm the kind of olive lover…

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Quick and easy arroz con pollo (rice with chicken)

Quick and easy arroz con pollo (rice with chicken) by Lydia (The Perfect Pantry)

Arroz con pollo means "rice with chicken." To many, the name connotes a particular recipe, and if you are one of those people with a traditional arroz con pollo recipe in your heart, this quick and easy version might come as a bit of a shock. But it is rice with chicken, with many of the traditional seasonings of a more involved arroz…

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Oatmeal: like or dislike?

Oatmeal: like or dislike? by Lydia (The Perfect Pantry)

Welcome to Like or Dislike, where you get to share how you really feel about ingredients from the pantry, ingredients I'm thinking about adding to my pantry, other seasonal foods, and favorite cooking gear. The things you like are sure to find their way to the recipes here on The Perfect Pantry, so do tell.My love affair with oatmeal…

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Pesto potato salad {vegetarian, gluten-free}

Pesto potato salad {vegetarian, gluten-free} by Lydia (The Perfect Pantry)

Amazingly easy? Ridiculously easy? Mind-bogglingly easy? Kinda green? I couldn't think of what to call this potato salad, made with store-bought basil pesto, a bit of mayonnaise, and some baby red-skinned potatoes. When we lived in the log house, my large herb garden gave me more than enough basil every summer so I could stock the…

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Grandma's beef brisket {gluten-free}

Grandma's beef brisket {gluten-free} by Lydia (The Perfect Pantry)

Grandma's beef brisketFrom the pantry, you'll need: seasoned salt, olive oil, onions, black peppercorns, bay leaf, dry red wine.The original version of this recipe calls for Manischewitz kosher wine, but it's too sweet for me. If you have time, make this at least one day ahead, and store in an airtight container in the braising liquid…

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Instant-read thermometer: like or dislike?

Instant-read thermometer: like or dislike? by Lydia (The Perfect Pantry)

Welcome to Like or Dislike, where you get to share how you really feel about ingredients from the pantry, ingredients I'm thinking about adding to my pantry, other seasonal foods, and favorite cooking gear. The things you like are sure to find their way to the recipes here on The Perfect Pantry, so do tell.As confident a cook as I am,…

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Three Sisters soup {vegan, gluten-free}

Three Sisters soup {vegan, gluten-free} by Lydia (The Perfect Pantry)

Five years ago, I shared a version of this Native American Three Sisters Soup on my soup blog, and because I believe in the magic of the Three Sisters (beans, squash and corn, planted together in a mutually supportive ecosystem), I thought I'd freshen up the recipe and post it here. After all, who couldn't use some magic in their…

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