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A Sunday Feast You'll Dream About All Week Long
Take your time with this menu: Over the course of a weekend, you'll whip up a braised pork feast with all the fixings—plus a luscious pear cake for dessert.
By Cal PeternellPhotography by Andrew Purcell
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Olive-Oil Toasts with Greens, Pine Nuts, and Raisins
The secret to making these toasts perfectly crunchy? Starting with slightly stale bread.
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Three-Day, Twice-Cooked Pork Roast with Fried-Herb Salsa Verde
Yes, it takes three days. But this impressive main is actually fairly hands-off.
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Green Salad with Radishes and Creamy Mustard Dressing
Cooked egg yolks give this dressing its signature creaminess.
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Cannellini Beans with Sweet Paprika and Garlic
Stirring a sofrito of sauteed onions into the beans after they've cooked intensifies their savory depth.
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Roasted Carrots and Parsnips with Citrus Butter
Pretty much any root vegetable will taste delicious when roasted and topped with a bright, citrus-infused butter.
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Pear and Walnut Upside-Down Cake with Whipped Crème Fraîche
Making your own crème fraîche isn't necessary for this cake—but it does take it next-level.

Go ahead, stay in bed—you can make this menu in your sleep.
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Buttery steaks. Crispy potatoes. No expense account needed.
Diana Yen

Making a delicious soup is easy. Put a big ol' pot of seafood on the stove, light the burner, and follow Food Editor Rhoda Boone's simple tips.
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Peel-and-eat shrimp, corn on the cob with basil butter, three-ingredient peach floats, and more.
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These are the varieties you’re most likely to come across in American markets.
Join Epicurious for a behind-the-scenes look at a 160-year-old rice cracker factory in Japan, where one of the country’s most popular traditional snacks, senbei, is still made by hand using time-honored techniques. Senbei are sweet, crispy rice crackers often enjoyed with green tea and have been a staple of Japanese cuisine and culture for over a thousand years. Discover the process behind crafting these ancient snacks and how this historic factory has preserved its artisanal methods across generations.