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If You Can Put It on Pasta, You Can Put It on Beans

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By Claire Lower 
| Milk Street Magazine
I wouldn’t call beans “neutral,” but they do adapt well to various flavor profiles across countless cuisines. They have more flavor—and fiber—than wheat pasta, and they’re right at home in meaty ragù, pesto, or even a verdant Roman broccoli sauce. If you can put it on pasta, you can put it on beans. I recommend browsing this collection of our favorite pasta sauces for inspiration—then putting those sauces on beans—but if that approach is too casual for you, we have full-fledged recipes, too.
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Sauce Your Cutting Board for Better Steaks

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By Claire Lower 
| Milk Street Magazine
A good sauce lets me overlook a multitude of sins—I’m thinking of the garlic sauce from a particular pizza chain. But takeout aside, the right sauce can save an overcooked piece of meat or lackluster rice bowl. And while I’m not usually the type to sauce my steak—I like to let the meat speak for itself—it is quite handy to have a few board sauce recipes in my back pocket, come grilling season. Board sauces are a concept that originated with Chef Adam Perry Lang.
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Everything You Need for a Memorial Day Cookout

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By Claire Lower 
| Milk Street Magazine
Monday is Memorial Day, what most consider to be the unofficial first day of summer. Here you’ll find everything you need to kick off the season, including meaty mains, tons of side salads, dips, grilled vegetables, many desserts and a few cocktails. You’ll also find guides for turning your humble charcoal grill into a pizza oven, batching freezer door cocktails, and “baking” a shockingly moist cake on the grill.
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