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Black vinegar is a dark, grain-based vinegar with a complex malty flavor. Here is how to use Chinese Chinkiang vinegar in dipping sauces, noodles, braises, glazes and familiar American dishes.

Buying the oven is the beginning. Choosing the right first pizzas is what turns it into a habit. These five reliable recipes cover the styles you should master to turn out restaurant-quality pies. Classic Margherita Pizza Tomatoes, mozzarella, basil, olive oil, and dough leave nowhere for weak ingredients—or weak technique—to hide. That is precisely why a Margherita is the ideal first pizza. It teaches the cook how quickly the crust colors, how often it needs to be turned, an

An icebox cake is made by layering crisp cookies or crackers with whipped cream and refrigerating the assembled dessert for several hours—preferably overnight. As it rests, moisture from the cream slowly softens the cookies, transforming them into tender, cake-like layers. What began as a stack of store-bought ingredients emerges from the refrigerator cool, creamy and scrumptious. Icebox cakes feel light and refreshing. They are also ideal for entertaining. Most require littl

Clafoutis is a wonderfully uncomplicated French desserts that looks far more sophisticated than it is and is quite easy to make. Pronounced kla-foo-TEE, it originated in rural south-central France. The traditional version—clafoutis aux cerises—is made by arranging fresh black cherries in a buttered baking dish, pouring over a thin batter of eggs, milk, flour and sugar, and baking until puffed, golden and just set. The fruit softens and releases its juices as the batter develo