In a small bowl, combine the fish sauce with the lime juice, sugar, water and chile, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Bring a medium saucepan of water to a boil. Stir in the vermicelli and cook until ...

In a small saucepan, whisk the Marsala with the sugar and vanilla bean seeds and bring to a boil. Remove from the heat. Meanwhile, bring a medium saucepan of water to a simmer; turn the heat to ...

1. Preheat the oven to 350°. Wrap the garlic cloves in foil and bake for about 30 minutes, until soft. Squeeze the garlic from the skins into a small bowl. 2. Meanwhile, in a medium skillet, cook the ...

1. Make the cookies: In a medium bowl, whisk the flour with the cocoa powder, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, ground cloves, baking soda, baking powder and salt. In the bowl of a standing electric ...

1. In a large bowl, whisk the vinegar with the fish sauce, canola oil, ginger and sugar. Add the shredded beef, mixed greens, dried noodles, radishes, cilantro and mint and toss. Serve right away.

1. In a small skillet, heat the oil. Add the garlic and cook over moderate heat until golden, about 2 minutes. Let the oil cool, then discard the garlic. Transfer the oil to a bowl and add the celery, ...

1. Preheat the oven to 500°. Preheat a pizza stone or generously oil a large baking sheet. In a medium saucepan, melt the butter over moderate heat. Stir in the 3 tablespoons of flour until a paste ...

In a large, nonreactive saucepan, toss the strawberries with the sugar and let stand, stirring occasionally, until the sugar is mostly dissolved, about 1 hour. Squeeze the lemon over the strawberries, ...

1. In a standing electric mixer fitted with the paddle, beat the butter until creamy. Add the brown sugar and beat at medium-high speed until fluffy, 3 minutes. Beat in 1 teaspoon of the vanilla and ...

1. Make the Cookies: Preheat the oven to 375°. Spread the nuts in a pie plate and toast for 8 minutes; let cool, then chop. 2. In a bowl, mix the flour, baking soda and salt. In the bowl of a standing ...

1. In a large pitcher, combine the Hoegaarden with the ginger beer. Stir in most of the lemon slices and mint springs. Fill 6 rocks glasses with ice. Add the remaining lemon slices to the glasses and ...

Preheat the oven to 450°. In a bowl, toss the tomatoes with the 2 tablespoons of oil, the vinegar and thyme sprig and season with salt and pepper. Arrange the tomatoes cut side down on a rimmed baking ...