Usually when cooking ribs at home, we’re told to take it low and slow. Instead, longtime Gourmet editor Ian Knauer will tell you to cook them fast and reckless—425° reckless.
Nothing is as guaranteed to seduce a skeptic as dredging tofu in cornstarch and pan-frying it to a shiny crisp, while the inner bits go soft and custardy.
Marian Burros published this torte recipe in the New York Times in 1982, bringing it back by request every September until 1989, rarely varying a thing. By the last year, the headline was “Once More...