The 14 Best Recipes to Cook This Winter

These recipes are sure to warm you up inside and out during the winter.

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Winter time calls for some stick-to-your-ribs, comforting food. Something you could eat and hypothetically hibernate for a while. We’re talking stews, like the cassoulet, and spice bombs like mapo tafo. Give these recipes a shot, and let them warm up your body inside and out.

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Italy’s Version of Macaroni and Cheese Is Better, Faster and Easier

Straight from Rome to your kitchen.

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A Donabe Will Revive Your Kitchen This Winter

Crock-Pots are convenient, but the donabe, or Japanese hot pot, is worth the extra effort.

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Make These Baked Beans from Scratch and You’ll Never Look Back

With a slow cooker, there’s no excuse to not make beans from scratch. Start here.

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Meet the King of Hearty Winter Stews

A 14th-century invention, cassoulet is a hearty, caloric flavor bomb. And it’s perfect for winter nights.

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A Simple and Hearty Curry for Busy Weeknights

No hassle, all flavor.

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Just get an Instant Pot? Here are 25 of the absolute best things to make in it.

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One-Pot Sticky Wings to Carry You Through the Football Playoffs (and Beyond)

From Andrew Zimmern, the indomitable palate behind Bizarre Foods. (Stack of napkins not included.)

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How to Make Mapo Tofu, a Spice Bomb Served as a Meal

Danny Bowien’s take on Mapo Tofu exemplifies what makes Mission Chinese the go-to spot in SF and NYC.

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To Get the Most From Your Slow Cooker, Make Bone Broth

Broths and stocks are the keys to unlocking restaurant-level cooking at home, says famed chef Hugh Acheson. Here’s his go-to for bone broth.

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A Better Tortilla Soup, Perfect for Cold Days

A recipe straight from Colorado’s Western Slope.

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Koreans Have Discovered a Cure for Hangovers — This Soup

Put down the coconut water and make haejangguk instead.

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The 25 Best Things to Cook When You Get a Dutch Oven

There’s an argument to be made for the Dutch oven as the most multifunctional cookware out there. So why are you only making chili in it?

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How to Make a Healthy and Meat-Free Stew from One of California’s Best Restaurants

Serve with grilled bread for a hearty, healthy, meat-free stew.

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How to Make: Spoon-Lickin’ Texas-Style Chili con Carne

James Beard-winning author Robb Walsh’s fail-proof recipe for classic Texas-style chili.

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How to Make Butternut Squash Soup and Charred Eggplant Dip

These two recipes from Rohan Anderson’s Whole Larder Love cookbook are perfect for cold weather (and for a salsa replacement on NFL Sundays).