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This salsa can also be spooned over grilled shrimp, fish, chicken, or lamb.

The easiest way to coddle eggs is to place them in egg coddlers, special containers with tight-fitting lids, but you can also use ramekins or custard cups covered tightly with foil. Fines herbes is a combination of chopped fresh herbs, most often those below, but sometimes including others such as marjoram or savory.

These biscuits are inspired by the oyster crackers that traditionally accompany bowls of creamy clam chowder. You can make the biscuits up to 1 week ahead; store them in an airtight container at room temperature.

For this version, make a basic tomatillo salsa, then puree it with avocado. This recipe makes extra salsa you can serve on its own along with tortilla chips. The salsa’s acidity preserves the color of guacamole; it can be refrigerated, in an airtight container, up to 1 day.

This classic Mexican sauce is often used in enchiladas or served with tamales.

Refrigerate the vinaigrette in an airtight container up to 3 days.

You can substitute dried cranberries or raisins for the dried cherries in this recipe.

This recipe was inspired by the tableside version prepared at Rosa Mexicano in New York City. To ripen hard avocados, leave them in a closed paper bag at room temperature for a few days.

Yeast is used as part of the leavening to give these biscuits the light, airy texture that inspired their name.

These British scones, created by the mother of Martha Stewart Living design director James Dunlinson, resemble small, thick pancakes.

Fingerlings are grown in yellow, pink, and blue varieties. For a special touch, use an assortment of them. Any small potatoes will work just as well as fingerlings.