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Cacciucco (Tuscan Seafood Stew)
This Tuscan soup traditionally uses fish considered "bottom of the boat"—those left behind after more valuable fish have sold.
Homemade Tomato Paste
Tomato paste lends depth and flavor to many dishes.
The Best Damn Meyer Lemon Cake
This recipe accompanied Rita Williams's essay "A Giving Tree" (April 2008). We based this stalwart recipe on one from baking maven Maida Heatter, and we really do think it is the best damn Meyer lemon cake we've ever had.
Ragù alla Napoletana
This recipe is based on one that Sandro Manzo, an Italian art dealer who now lives in New York, learned from his mother during his youth in southern Italy.
This classic Ethiopian dish may be served either raw or cooked.
Pirozhki
There are as many recipes for these delicious, bite-size savory pastries as there are Russian cooks.
Boiled Beef with Horseradish Sauce
This hors d' oeuvre can be found in a traditional Russian feast.
Pozharsky Cutlets with Mushroom Sauce
Not quite croquettes and not quite chicken kiev, these rich, butter-stuffed chicken cutlets are delicious.
Ethiopian Lentil Stew
The small lentils (variously called red lentils, pink lentils, Egyptian lentils, and, in South Asia, masoor dal) used for this dish turn yellow when cooked.
Injera, the spongy, crêpe-like sourdough flatbread usually made from tef, a hardy Ethiopian grain, can be easily replicated at home with all-purpose flour, yeast, and a nonstick skillet.
This classic beet soup is traditionally served with savory pastries called pirozhki.
Ethiopian Spiced Butter
This seasoned, clarified butter is a key component of many Ethiopian dishes.
An Ethiopian favorite, these flavorful greens have an interesting addition–cottage cheese.
Ethiopian Spice Mix
Berbere, whose name means hot in Amharic, is a chile-spice blend that's essential to many Ethiopian dishes.
This stew of chicken and hard-boiled eggs is one of the most recognized dishes of Ethiopia.