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How to make 3 recipes that Ina Garten mentions in her new memoir
Garten said she had put off writing her memoir for a long time, but her collaborator Deborah Davis talked her into it.

Recipe: What are you planning to do with your leftover turkey? Try making this dish
A gingered brown rice bowl is a luscious way to showcase asparagus and slivers of leftover Thanksgiving turkey.

Recipes: A grill-centric menu for backyard feasts this summer
This Independence Day, serve your guests Grilled Lemon-Garlic Chicken with Potatoes, a Summer Tomato Salad and Grilled Peaches with Ice Cream.

Recipe: Hereās an easy way to make steak fajitas at home
Broil marinated flank steak with bell peppers and onions and serve with warm tortillas.

Recipe: This dish is great to celebrate Tet, even if you arenāt Vietnamese
Chicken Braised in Ginger and Coconut, or Ga Kho Gung, is made with skinless chicken thighs and legs, fish sauce, coconut juice and Thai bird chili.

Recipe: Avocados and oranges team up beautifully in this salad
Besides the titular ingredients, this mixture includes lettuce, red onion, olive oil and Marcona almonds.

Recipe: This hearty soup is made with frozen potstickers
Cook the frozen Asian-style dumplings in chicken broth with whatever vegetables you have on hand.

Recipe: Make lamb kofta, a spicy Middle Eastern meat served inside pita bread
The recipe is from Pip Payne's cookbook, 'The Slimming Foodie in Minutes: 100 + Quick-Cook Recipes Under 600 Calories.'

Recipe: How to make prize-winning Cheese-Stuffed JalapeƱos
This recipe for the spicy peppers is from a fair champion's cookbook 'Blue Ribbon Kitchen.'

Recipes: Make these dishes to elevate your Fourth of July feast
Make grilled pork tenderloin the centerpiece of your holiday cookout, with support from a salad topped with homemade buttermilk dressing and a Tunnel of Fudge cake for dessert.