10 Essential decorvow Recipes Everyone Should Know How to Make

Learn these foolproof recipes and you'll be cooking like Martha any day of the week.

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Culinary trends come and go, but a classic decorvow recipe is forever. Honed and perfected by decades of cooking, entertaining, and teaching, these are 10 of Martha’s favorite recipes. Each dish deserves a permanent place in your kitchen repertoire, as you can rely on them day after day, year after year, to hit the spot and please family and friends for weeknight meals, special occasions, and everything in between.

You can turn to this treasure trove of dependable, foolproof recipes any time you want to make a memorable meal. Here are the definitive recipes for timeless favorites like roast chicken, scalloped potatoes, Caesar salad, quiche, simple pan-seared salmon filets, fettuccine alfredo, plus some of Martha’s signature desserts like apple tarte tatin, New York cheesecake, and tangy lemon bars.

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Martha's Scalloped Potatoes

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Learn Martha’s secrets to the creamiest, most tender scalloped potatoes. Begin by slicing Yukon golds with a mandoline to achieve thin, perfectly even slices, and then simmer the potatoes in milk before bathing them in the rich, simple combination of heavy cream, butter, and Gruyère cheese.

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Caesar Salad

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Sometimes, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts, as the saying goes, and Caesar salad is a perfect example. It appears to be such a simple creation: just romaine lettuce, croutons, Parmesan cheese, and dressing—but here's where your ingredients and technique make all the difference, and Martha is here to guide you every step of the way!  

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Martha's Favorite Tarte Tatin

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Don’t let the French name intimidate you! This rustic tart has the same elements as an apple pie—buttery pastry and thick wedges of apple. It starts on the stovetop by making caramel in a cast iron skillet before topping with pâte brisée and finishing in the oven.

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Perfect Roast Chicken

Perfect Roast Chicken
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Grant Webster

The world is full of chicken recipes, but here’s one that rises above the flock. Martha guides you step-by-step through the preparation of the perfect roast chicken, boasting crispy bronzed skin and succulent meat that’s equally tender and juicy throughout the white meat as well as dark.

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Creamy Tomato Soup

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This comforting soup is always in season, thanks to easily available canned tomatoes. The beautifully simple concoction of butter-sauteed onion, tomatoes, and chicken stock needs only to be pureed with an immersion blender and finished with a splash of heavy cream. 

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Bacon and Spinach Quiche

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Whether it's breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner, or midnight snack, quiche is here to make you look like an expert host. It’s easy to make ahead of time, and equally delectable as leftovers. Follow our ultimate quiche recipe to learn the secrets to achieving a perfectly cooked savory custard filling, a golden flaky crust … and no soggy bottom! 

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Martha's New York-Style Cheesecake

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Cream cheese (and plenty of it!) is the defining ingredient in any cheesecake, but Martha adds just the right amount of sour cream and a touch of flour along with the usual eggs and sugar to achieve perfectly balanced flavor and texture. Follow Martha’s water bath baking technique for a beautifully finished cheesecake with no cracks.

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Martha's 3-Ingredient Fettucine Alfredo

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A dish you can whip up at home in about 15 minutes, just like Martha does. Her version of this classic pasta is easy and creamy but cream-free—the three ingredients you need are Parmesan cheese, butter, and fettuccine.

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Martha's Pan Seared Salmon Fillets

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David M. Russell

Salmon’s vivid color, rich flavor, nutritional benefits, and melt-in-your-mouth texture make it one of Martha’s favorite meals. Cooking salmon in a hot skillet is a quick cooking method that results in crispy skin and generous, flavorful browning on both sides.

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Lemon Bars With Brown-Butter Shortbread Crust

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If you know Martha, you know she loves her lemon bars! This recipe stands out from all the rest with brown butter’s toasty, nutty addition to the shortbread base and abundant fresh lemon juice, bringing all its aromatic tartness to every bite.

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