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Using the pasta method for making rice results in fluffy, tender grains every time. This method also works well for quinoa, farro and barley.

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Try our modern, Japanese-inspired take on traditional beef bourguignon. Kick it up with sake and mushrooms.

Every Christmas, Chantal Braganza's nonna-in-law would make an exceptional (and exceptionally labour-intensive) lasagna bolognese. Having made it herself for a few years now—and made it her own—she can confirm that it is absolutely worth the work. Don’t do pork? Switch to lean beef. Want more mozzarella content? Be her guest! But do not break Nonna’s two rules: no oven-ready dry noodles (though packaged fresh pasta is great) and no ricotta, ever. 

The giant timpano (spaghetti pie) in the movie Big Night is one of those dishes we'd love to eat, but it looks too overwhelming to make! Instead, we've created a magnificent homemade mushroom meat lasagna.