DAY Recipe

A hearty stew-like soup inspired by Vietnamese pho. The hot and sour elements are great paired with Asian beer. Start preparing this soup one day before serving.

Makes 6 servings.

INGREDIENTS
5tablespoons peanut oil
3 1/4pounds meaty oxtails, patted dry
2large onions, chopped
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INGREDIENTS
gingerbread cookie dough

2 3/4 cups unbleached all purpose flour

1 teaspoon ground ginger

3/4 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

1/4 cup solid vegetable shortening, room temperature

1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup unsulfured (light) molasses

1 large egg

citrus sugar cookie dough

2 cups unbleached all purpose flour

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1/4 [...]

This recipe, all the rage at the turn of the previous century, makes the quintessential layer cake—old-fashioned and toothsome.
Active time: 1 1/2 hr Start to finish: 3 1/4 hr

Serves 8

INGREDIENTS
for cake layers

1/2 cup milk (not nonfat)

1 [...]

Sometimes seen with a lemon filling, this is one of the oldest “fancy” layer cakes and a great southern tradition. The fresh coconut makes you realize why this cake has always been special.
Active time: 1 1/4 hr Start to finish: 3 hr

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Perhaps no other dessert typifies the excess of the 1980s more than this flourless chocolate cake—which makes for an interesting parallel to the fancy cakes of the 1880s. This version was inspired by the one Narsai M. David served at his eponymous restaurant, in California’s Bay Area, during the early ’80s.
Active time: 30 min [...]