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Spinach and Artichoke Melts

Your favorite creamy dip—but in a form you (and your kids) can happily eat for dinner.
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No Picky Eater Wants to Eat Broccoli—Until You Add Ketchup

How a throw-together pantry sauce became Deb Perelman’s secret weapon.
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Sheet-Pan Chicken Meatballs and Charred Broccoli

This weeknight dinner takes its cue from Japanese grilled chicken meatballs (tsukune), and the glossy, sweet-and-sour sauce that comes with it.
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This Garlic Bread Is the Secret to Converting Bean Haters

How a saucy ragù turned Deb Perelman’s two naysayers into devoted fans.
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Weeknight Beans on Toast

This recipe will make more ragù than you need, but the leftovers can be repurposed as a quick topper for pasta on another night.
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Cheesy Kale and Mushroom Strata

Here's how to convince kids to eat mushrooms and kale for dinner.
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A Cheesy, Bready Dinner to Please the Pickiest Eaters in Your Household

The secret to getting your kids to eat mushrooms and kale? Ask Smitten Kitchen’s Deb Perelman.
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Marble Bundt Cake

Using melted white chocolate in the vanilla portion of this marble cake adds a complex toastiness, and makes a luxurious textural match for the chocolate swirls—even if you don't like white chocolate, give it a try.
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Pretzel Linzers With Salted Caramel

Deb Perelman's recipe for salty-sweet cookies that have a caramel filling you can totally pull off at home.
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Kale-Dusted Pecorino Popcorn

Given that this popcorn is green and has the word "kale" in the title, it has proved to be shockingly popular among the preschooler set (to whom I'd bring it for class snacks when it was our turn) as well as adults.
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Herb and Garlic Baked Camembert

Baked Brie and Camembert, rescued from the ordinary, are even better with an herby garlicky mess slathered over them before hitting the oven.
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A Pasta for Lovers