Your recipe for the day: Curried lamb pasties with spicy sweet potato and tamarind

We're taking a look back at the L.A. Times Test Kitchen's recipes from 2010 as we bicker over which should make our top-10 list, which we'll publish next week. This was a popular one: Curried lamb pasties with spicy sweet potato and tamarind.

What do you think is the best recipe to come out of the L.A. Times Test Kitchen in 2010?

-- Rene Lynch
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12 baking days 'til Christmas ...

 
Yes, Christmas is just around the corner. But you've still got time to bake some holiday sweets. Your recipe for the day has the politically correct title of Gingerbread people. But what we really love about this recipe from the L.A. Times Test Kitchen is that the dough must chill for at least two hours -- and up to one week. That means that if you plan accordingly, you can have freshly baked gingerbread through the holiday.

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Your recipe for the day: Winter root vegetable soup

 
This rich soup is on the menu at the Lido Restaurant in Shell Beach. Luckily, they shared it with us. Click here for the recipe for this cozy soup.

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Your recipe for the day: Frozen fruit slices

 
Thanksgiving was so last week.

Now, let's turn our attention to holiday baking, shall we? Today's recipe from the L.A. Times Test Kitchen: Frozen fruit slices.

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Your Test Kitchen recipe for the day: Grilled romaine with walnuts, Parmesan and anchovy dressing

 
Today's recipes from the L.A. Times Test Kitchen should make all you Walnut Wednesday fans happy: Grilled romaine with walnuts, Parmesan and anchovy dressing.

-- Rene Lynch
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Your L.A. Times Test Kitchen recipe for the day: Three-bean and hominy chili

 
Let's see. It's cold and rainy here in L.A. It's Monday (which means half of you are starting a diet, or looking for Meatless Monday options, or both). And we're in the midst of the #unprocessed October challenge (see note below).

Well, I think I have something to make everyone happy.

Your L.A. times Test Kitchen recipe for the day is three-bean and hominy chili. Our Test Kitchen manager, Noelle Carter, says you won't miss the meat. And check out the calorie count on this dish -- you'll want to make a big batch so you can have plenty of leftovers. (That's my single favorite reason for choosing a recipe.)

Note: You'll notice the recipe calls for canned tomatoes and beans. Andrew Wilder over at Eating Rules says this still qualifies for the #unprocessed October challenge because you could, technically, can your own tomatoes and beans. However, feel free to use dried beans and homegrown canned tomatoes to hew closer to the challenge guidelines. And if you are buying canned goods, be sure to check the labels: You want to avoid additives.

Want more recipes? Go to www.latimes.com/recipes. And keep checking back. We're always adding more.

-- Rene Lynch
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Recipe for the day: Rustic vegetable soup with rye croutons and parsley-savory 'pistou'

When the weather is damp like this, I want a big bowl of something warm and cozy. So Tuesday's recipe from the L.A. Times Test Kitchen is rustic vegetable soup with rye croutons and parsley-savory 'pistou.'

Enjoy!

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-- Rene Lynch
Twitter / renelynch

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Your recipe for the day: Hickory-smoked brisket with Southwestern coffee-infused barbecue sauce

Somebody went and declared today National Coffee Day. So your L.A. Times Test Kitchen recipe for the day is hickory-smoked brisket with a Southwestern coffee-infused barbecue sauce. We first published this recipe as part of a story on creating your own signature barbecue sauce.

Anything else going on for National Coffee Day that you know about? Someone, somewhere has to be offering free coffee, no? Let us know in the comments section below.

-- Rene Lynch
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Your recipe for the day: Goat cheese ice cream

 
It's still pretty hot out there, so today's recipe from the L.A. Times Test Kitchen is cool and somewhat calorie-friendly: Blue Velvet's goat cheese ice cream.

-- Rene Lynch
Twitter.com / renelynch

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Your recipe for the day: Walnut praline shortbread cookies

Hey walnut lovers, it's Walnut Wednesday!

That's why your L.A. Times Test Kitchen recipe for the day is for walnut praline shortbread cookies.

Want more test kitchen recipes? Go to www.latimes.com/recipes.

--Rene Lynch
Twitter.com / renelynch

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