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I like a challenge and was excited to see a notice for a contest to create a recipe using California walnuts. The goal was to submit a blog post and recipe using walnuts in either a sweet or savory recipe. Well, I love walnuts and so I jumped at the chance to enter the contest. However, by the time my walnut samples arrived in the mail and I figured out what to make, I’d missed the deadline. I made my recipe anyway. It is a soothing yogurt cheesecake — very healthy, too — I added a salty pretzel crust (savory)...

So when I was taking stock of what was on hand the other day, the puzzle pieces started to move into place in my head, and I saw everything I needed to make a glorious loaf of banana bread. Yogurt banana bread, to be exact. Why yogurt? Read on to find out. Homemade Banana Bread with Yogurt and Walnuts Why Add Yogurt to Banana Bread? Yogurt is a great ingredient for adding to banana bread and other baked goods. It keeps the bread moist, tender, and super delicious without using a ton of butter or oil. You’ll want to use plain...

From Los Angeles to Atlanta to Chicago to New York, restaurants all over the country are dealing with trying times. Steakhouses, sushi bars, taquerias and bistros — we miss them all, and they miss us. We reached out to a dozen chefs and proprietors, to hear a little about their stories and their worlds today. And we have a great recipe from each, so you can recreate a little of their food in your kitchen. Takeout-Style Sesame Noodles Hwa Yuan, New York City Craig Lee, The New York TimesTakeout-style sesame noodles in Richmond, Calif., Aug. 17, 2017. While you’re stuck...

As the stay-at-home orders continue, more are turning to new hobbies to keep themselves busy or distracted from the news — including baking. Adding in the practicality of trying to avoid heading out to the grocery store, many of those are trying their hand at making bread. “I love to cook. During this quarantine, I’ve been enjoying the extra time to try new recipes — things I’ve never tried or had time for before,” said Kathleen Phipps, of Elida. “I have always had this ceramic dish and never used it much and realized it is perfect for bread. I used...

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