Opening the vault: The top 12 recipes of 1986

Dec. 20, 2009 8:02 PM PT

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Join us as we count down the best recipes to come out of the L.A. Times Test Kitchen over the last 25 years.

These are, by definition, the best of the best dishes.

So what were we cooking in 1986? Fairy Pie, Baseball Bars, Beef Paprikash for Two, Vacuum Cleaner Cookies...

-- Rene Lynch
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Rene Lynch

Rene Lynch is a former writer and editor with the Saturday section, where she worked across a variety of coverage areas, including wellness, design and food. She also edited the weekly L.A. Affairs column.