Rasta Pasta Boasts a Lot of Flavor With Little Effort
Rasta pasta isn’t just a fun recipe name—it’s a bridge between classic Jamaican cooking and Western influences widely shaped by the diaspora of Caribbean peoples. I didn’t grow up with this recipe, but...
View ArticleCheesy Italian Weddings: An Adaptable Soup for Wintertime Comfort
I’ve written about the satisfaction of bowl food at this time of year, but there’s another style of food that’s equally comforting in the winter: meatballs. After all, who doesn’t like a good meatball?...
View ArticlePizza Night Takes a Surprising Turn When It’s Scooped, Not Sliced
This pizza and mac and cheese mash-up recipe is perfect for those times when you just can’t choose. It’s decadent and over-the-top in all the right ways, but mainly it’s just downright delicious. And...
View ArticleRancho de Chimayó’s Carne Adovada (New Mexico Braised Red Chile Pork)
Carne adovada, one of New Mexico’s most celebrated dishes, features pork marinated and then braised in a thick, fiery sauce made with dried New Mexico red chiles. The restaurant Rancho de Chimayó...
View ArticleLemon, Herbs, and Butter Flavor This Fancy Fish Dinner
As we all know, at the start of each new year, many people want to eat healthier. This dish is a great way to add a healthier option to your weekly menu. It’s a straightforward recipe using a...
View ArticlePaella Is Perfect for a Family Dinner on a Cold Day
This is such a fabulous family dish. It can stay warm for up to 45 minutes after cooking. The paella becomes the center of the table and offers lots of conversation. This is also seriously simple to...
View ArticleTop a Simple Salad With This Healthy Chicken for an Easy Dinner
Using everything bagel spice is a quick way to season and add extra crunch to breadcrumbs for chicken tenders. If you can’t find any premixed, make your own by combining equal parts dried minced onion...
View ArticleThis No-Cook Breakfast Is the Perfect Grab-and-Go Meal in the Morning
It takes just minutes to assemble these healthy, no-cook overnight oats, and you’ll have meal-prepped grab-and-go breakfasts on hand for the rest of the week. Top these delicious vegan oats—inspired by...
View ArticleCréme Brûlée With a Citrusy Surprise
It’s citrus season, and there’s no better way to embrace it than with blood oranges. Despite their graphic name, blood oranges are sweet, delectable, and unique. They are smaller than standard oranges,...
View ArticleThis Easy Frittata Recipe Is Perfect for Brunch, Lunch, or Dinner
Frittatas are like omelets, only easier to make—and they taste great hot, warm, or cold. This vegetable-packed version is spiked with Mediterranean flavor and paired with a cool salad of lemony...
View ArticleA Cake That’s Worth the Wait
What do Pat Benatar, George Foreman, and I, your humble columnist, have in common? We were all born on the same day: Jan. 10! I only know this because someone gave me a 768-page book simply titled “The...
View ArticleThis Homemade Oat Milk Takes 5 Minutes to Make
Easy, homemade, and as flavorful as anything you can buy in a store, our basic oat milk recipe can be prepared in any blender. Even without a fancy high-speed appliance, this recipe is done in five...
View ArticleThe Family Table: Memories of Albania: Simple Dishes, Beach Picnics, and Food...
Submitted by Elda Capuni-Lemmon, Apalachin, New York My childhood food memories are of simple cooking, big and small family gatherings and celebrations, and food lines and rations. I was born in...
View ArticleA Bright Seafood Stew From the Brazilian Coast
The smell of fried garlic hit me as soon as I opened the door. It’s quite possibly the most intoxicating aroma on earth. Alas, I feared it meant that Edna hadn’t waited, and that made me sad. I was...
View ArticleA Secret Ingredient Gives This 45-Minute Ragu All the Flavor of a...
When it comes to Italian comfort food, a bowl of spaghetti tossed with a tomato-rich meat sauce ranks high. If I’ve got the time, I love spending the afternoon slowly simmering a Bolognese sauce. More...
View ArticlePreserved Lemons
An essential ingredient in North African, Mediterranean, and Middle Eastern cuisines, this powerful condiment adds brightness and complex tang to a variety of dishes. Once you start using them, you’ll...
View ArticleChicken Tagine With Lemons and Olives
I am calling this a tagine because the original recipe is made in an earthenware tagine, but after making this dish so many times, I’ve found a large sauté pan with a lid works just as well. The point...
View ArticleLemon Risotto
Bright, creamy, and flavorful, this lemon risotto is all about showing off the citrus. Risotto takes a bit of time to make, but really it is a sensational dish and one that is always impressive to...
View ArticleStuffed Mushrooms With a Mediterranean Accent
A mixture of tomatoes, spinach, feta, olives, and fresh oregano gives portobellos a Mediterranean vibe in this healthy stuffed mushroom recipe. Serve these along with chicken, fish, or tofu as a...
View ArticleThe Family Table: Spaghetti Clam Sauce, a Family Favorite From the Pantry
Submitted by Linda Johnson, Kalispell, Montana I grew up in the Bronx in New York in the 1950s, and oh, was it fun! It was such an eclectic neighborhood—every nationality was represented. The smells...
View ArticleHow to Make the Best Buttery, Flaky, Berry-Studded Scones for Breakfast
One key to flaky, tender scones is the ingredients you use, but another is the temperature of those ingredients. Using chilled butter—and mixing everything together quickly, before it warms up—helps...
View ArticleA Recipe for Wanderlust: North African Lamb Stew With Figs and Chickpeas
It’s wanderlust time, and this year it’s a doozy. Thanks to the seasonal convergence of cabin fever, post-holiday decompression, and (elephant in the room) pent-up travel cravings, the urge to flee to...
View ArticleGot Potatoes? Make Spud Bisque
Congee is a pan-Asian dish beloved wherever rice is grown. It goes by other names, and comes in many different flavors, but the core principle never changes. Cook the rice into a starchy cloud,...
View ArticleMaking Your Own Italian Seasoning Couldn’t Be Easier
The one seasoning blend I reach for every week is a mixture of my favorite dried herbs. A sprinkle of homemade Italian seasoning adds flavor to roasted potatoes, simmering marinara sauce, juicy roast...
View ArticleWinter Minestrone
Minestrone is an Italian word that describes a soup made with a selection of diced seasonal vegetables, all cooked together until thick and flavorful. Every region has its own version: In Liguria, for...
View ArticleTurning Scraps Into Liquid Gold: How to Make Your Own Vegetable Stock
My approach to cooking with vegetables radically changed about two years ago, during the first lockdown of the pandemic in Italy. At that time, I was three months pregnant, living next door to my...
View ArticleA Crowd-Pleasing, Cold-Weather Dessert: Apple and Dried Cherry Custard Crisp
Fruit crisps might have been one of the first American desserts recorded. Still, they never seem to go out of style. Early Americans created fruit desserts with some very funny names like pandowdy or...
View ArticleThe Family Table: In Granny’s Pound Cake, Memories by the Slice
Submitted by Pamela M. Saunders, Suffolk, Virginia I grew up next door to my grandmother. She and I were each other’s eyeballs. Every Saturday, I went next door and we baked her pound cake. I remember...
View ArticleSmash Your Burger
My Midwestern family has what I call an adversarial relationship with meat: Cook that stuff completely or we may all die. “How would you like that done?” Done? Yes, please. I survived to adulthood to...
View ArticleThese Sweet and Salty Pancakes Are Delicious Any Way You Dress Them
The combination of sweet and salty is always a good idea. These pillowy-soft pancakes take on a hint of earthy aroma from peanut butter. (Our cross-tester confirmed that the taste is subtle and...
View ArticleGo Big or Go Home With This Layered Shellfish Stew
As noted, I view January as bowl-food month. Therefore, I shall close out the month with an ambitious stew. I won’t lie—it’s a bit of a project. But hey, since many of us are homebound and hunkering...
View ArticleThis Sweet and Salty Steak Salad Is Packed With Flavor
Here’s an easy salad recipe to kick off the new year. It’s salty, sweet, and sour with a hint of spice, the traditional flavors that round out a Thai dish. It’s easy to pull together and will have more...
View ArticleLemon Sorbet
Refreshingly tangy, lemon sorbet is often served in between courses to clean the palate. I love it as an easy-to-make dessert all year round. Sorbet is easy to make, with or without an ice cream maker,...
View ArticleLighter Moussaka
Ground lamb is essential in making this Greek-inspired dish, first browned, then simmered with tomato sauce, rosemary, and warm spices for depth of flavor. The meat sauce is layered with baked eggplant...
View ArticleOrange and Pomegranate Salad
Any kind of citrus fruits, such as navel or blood oranges, tangerines, or even grapefruit, work well in this wintry salad. Crumbles of blue cheese—or goat or feta cheese, if you prefer—add creaminess...
View ArticleSukiyaki (Japanese Beef Hot Pot)
To make sukiyaki at home, you can buy a special wrought-iron sukiyaki pan, or simply use a large skillet. Sukiyaki is best enjoyed when cooked at the table with a portable stove, but you can certainly...
View ArticleHow to Make the Perfect Lemon Tart With a Foolproof Filling
There are recipes where taking a few shortcuts or starting with store-bought components is just fine. And then there are recipes where the very best version takes some extra time and effort, but the...
View ArticleThe Family Table: 30 Years of Sourdough Biscuits, Made With Love
Submitted by Jared K. Vawter, Bakersfield, California Sourdough is not an ingredient; it is a relationship. If you care for and nurture your sourdough, it will return to you all the love and devotion a...
View ArticleKids Can’t Get Enough of These Pull-Apart Pizza Rolls
Tear-and-share bread, monkey bread, bubble bread—they’re all different names for the same kind of dish: balls of dough, baked close together in a pan, that are served warm and pulled apart with your...
View ArticleA Blend of Spices Adds Nice Flavor to Chickpea Curry
My husband’s family is from the UK, and they love a good curry, so I’m always experimenting with curry recipes to impress them. Chickpea curry with potatoes and peas is my latest creation, which had...
View ArticleSoup Dupe: This Zuppa Toscana Recipe Outdoes the Popular Olive Garden Menu Item
If you crave Olive Garden’s zuppa Toscana, you need to make this recipe. It hits the spot in just the same way, and it might even be better because you have a big ol’ pot to yourself. Plus, coming in...
View ArticleTurn This Classic Childhood Drink Into a Decadent, Chocolatey Treat
A cold glass of chocolate milk is hard to beat. Sure, you can buy a bottle of the pre-made stuff or even chocolate syrup. But for the chocolate milk enthusiast looking to level up, this recipe is for...
View ArticleThe Perfect Protein-Packed Breakfast for Busy Mornings
Protein-packed omelet muffins, or baked mini omelets, are a perfect breakfast for busy mornings. Make a batch ahead and freeze for breakfast on the go, or serve these fresh with fruit salad for a...
View ArticleWinner, Winner, Chicken Wing Dinner
Yes, you can buy a box of chicken wings and bake them in the oven. But, chances are, they’ve been fried, then frozen, and contain way too many ingredients. It’s just as easy to bake fresh chicken wings...
View ArticleFor Some, It’s the Food That Makes the Super Bowl Super
I have to be honest about sports. I’m there for the good times: the World Series, the Olympics, and, of course, the Super Bowl. Even then, for me, it’s all about the food. I’m right there, front and...
View ArticleHash and Egg, a Perfect Combo for Any Mealtime
A comforting dish with a healthier profile, this hash and egg dish is great for breakfast or brunch and even satisfying served as a light dinner. Corned Beef Hash Serves 4 Active Time: 35 minutes Total...
View ArticleRadicchio Salad With Apples, Pomegranate, and Hazelnuts
Bitter radicchio pairs well with sweet apples and buttery hazelnuts in this super simple fall vegetable salad. Microgreens or sprouts are a delicious addition, and while any variety will do, radish or...
View ArticleRed Kuri Squash Soup
With a flavor reminiscent of roasted chestnuts, red kuri squash isn’t to be missed. You can find this orange-skinned, teardrop-shaped squash at farmers markets and most natural foods stores in the...
View ArticleShort on Time? This Healthy Chicken Skillet Comes Together Quickly
This easy chicken skillet recipe comes together in just 30 minutes to help you put a healthy meal on the table fast. Sweet red grapefruit is a favorite for this dish, but any variety will do. Serve...
View Article1 Tasty Fruit Helps Heal Nasal Allergies, Lower Blood Pressure, and Prevent...
Hay fever (allergic rhinitis) is an annoying medical condition that once plagued my colleague Zac. Recently, he shared an interesting recipe with me—and drew my attention to kiwis (Chinese...
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