15 Recipes for Comfort Food From Around the World — Recipes from The Kitchn

I’ve been watching a lot of the Olympics this past week. Figure skating, hockey, curling, the biatholon –– it all works up an appetite. So I’m considering cozy recipes from around the world to accompany the Winter Games: comfort food from China, Italy, Thailand, and beyond. I’m talking savory fried rice, and sweet and chewy gluten-free bibingka from The Philippines. Or perhaps classic boeuf Bourguignon, Korean steamed egg custard, or a tray of honey-crisped baklava from Greece.

I can’t decide! Can you help?

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On Why I Think You Should Tell Us Your Kitchen Secrets — Weekend Meditation

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Do you or your family have secret recipes? You know, Nonna’s amazing apple cake or that noodle dish or salad dressing whose secrets you will never reveal? Not me! I’m a big fan of sharing the love (and the deliciousness) so I’m more than happy to let you know how I made something or my favorite, magical, transformative ingredient. But I know this is not true for everyone.

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