Author: Molly Wizenberg
Crab cakes are so popular in Baltimore, they're even sold at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Use lettuce instead of a bun, and serve with a squeeze of lemon.
Author: Bon Appétit Test Kitchen
An indication of knowing someone really well is knowing which foods they love, like, and hate. My father loves this recipe, and I was told by Kyria Loula, who knew him as a boy, that it had to go into...
Author: Alexandra Stratou
This dish-both a backyard staple and street food treat in the Philippines-is slightly sticky when cooked and develops a nice char while the dark thigh meat stays tender and juicy.
Author: Nicole Ponseca
A popular Southern dessert said to originate in England, chess pie consists of staple ingredients: eggs, butter, and sugar, bound with cornmeal, flour, or both. While some recipes rely on tangy buttermilk...
Author: Sarah Jampel
Purée grilled bell peppers, almond butter, sherry vinegar, and garlic into an irresistibly smoky-sweet sauce that's great served with a crunchy grilled chicken salad.
Author: Anna Stockwell
Lebkuchen recipes are many and diverse-some are flourless, made with almond and hazelnut meal; some are made in bar form and others in cookie form; some are glazed with chocolate and others with a thin...
Author: Megan Scott
Made with fresh herbs, garlic, lemon, and warm spices, this Moroccan chermoula sauce makes a great marinade and finishing sauce for grilled steak and seafood.
Author: Fred Thompson
To prepare the brussels sprouts before cutting them, be sure to pull off the tough outer leaves. Thin slicing and simple seasonings will convert those who aren't fans of brussels sprouts. Petrale sole,...
Author: Jill Silverman Hough
Refresh after a grueling workout or exhausting day with this electrolyte-packed water, with a natural boost of energy, vitamins, and minerals.
Author: Katherine Sacks
This Middle Wastern limonana recipe is a bright-green combination of lemon and mint inspired by the drinks found on tables throughout the Middle East.
Author: April White
A vegetarian pasta dinner that's full of so much fresh arugula, it almost feels like eating a salad. In a good way.
Author: Anna Stockwell
Jarred roasted red peppers, canned white beans, and a bunch of pasta water make this pasta sauce flavorful, thick, creamy, and totally vegan. But the crunchy topping may be the best part of all.
Author: Kendra Vaculin
Author: Gina Marie Miraglia Eriquez
Our idea of salad for dinner in the height of summer means minimal cooking, lots of fresh greens, and enough protein to feel filling. Here, that means quickly blanched green beans, canned white beans,...
Author: Anna Stockwell
Make this dish before you do any cooked asparagus dishes, at the start of the season when you get pristine spears. At first glance, the dish looks kind of "meh," but once you taste it, the flavor and texture...
Author: Joshua McFadden
Enhance the flavor of store-bought chicken broth for a hearty soup packed with farro, white beans, kale, and plenty of lemon.
Author: Katherine Sacks
Author: Mary McCartney
With the nearly year-round availability of zucchini and cherry and grape tomatoes, this dish brings color and flavor to the table any time you'd like. Just be sure to choose a firm, light-flesh fish that...
Author: Mindy Hermann, RDN
Author: Melissa Roberts
Author: Jean Thiel Kelley
At Maydan the lamb shoulder is cooked sous vide until meltingly tender and then finished in the hearth until crisp and golden brown. We adapted their recipe for the oven to similar effect.
This modern take on the classic Middle Eastern bulgur and herb salad swaps grains for cauliflower "rice," making it nutritious and gluten-free. Serve it as a side dish for roasted or grilled meats or mix...
Author: Katherine Sacks
You don't need a culinary school degree to cook fish with skin as crunchy as a potato chip. Grab your nonstick skillet, start the fish skin side down, and slowly raise the heat. The skin will lie flat,...
Author: Chris Morocco
Author: Rawia Bishara
The classic iced tea and lemonade combo is transformed into a boozy, slushy frozen cocktail perfect for backyard parties and summer barbecues.
Author: Kat Boytsova
Author: Marlena Spieler
Like many Filipino dishes, this soup is bold in taste: sour, salty, slightly sweet, spicy, and umami. Use any combination of shrimp, crab, salmon, monkfish or other fish and shellfish you like.
Author: Jacqueline Chio-Lauri
Even die-hard butter devotees admit that olive oil makes exceptionally good cakes. EVOO is liquid at room temperature, so it lends superior moisture over time. In fact, olive oil cake only improves the...
Author: Claire Saffitz
Vegetarian mains don't have to take an hour to prepare. Warm feta, crispy chickpeas, and wilted hearty greens become a fork-and-knife entrée in about 30 minutes.
Author: Chris Morocco
Browned edges mean great flavor for this side. If the squash hasn't browned, roast it a little longer.
Author: Bon Appétit Test Kitchen
Basting a head of cauliflower in a spicy butter sauce as it grills infuses it with flavor and turns it a nice orange color. Served over a lemony miso mayo and topped with scallions, it makes for an impressive-looking...
Author: Anna Stockwell
Switch this up to suit your preferences, but try to always include a mix of cooked and raw vegetables for the best textures.
Author: Anna Stockwell
This spiked fruit tea is intentionally not too boozy, but you can also just leave the bourbon out.
Author: Tailor, Nashville, TN
This one-pan dinner gets topped with yogurt sauce, radishes, and pomegranate seeds to add a fun layer of fresh tartness to the sweetly spiced pork and potatoes. If you're serving picky eaters, you can...
Author: Anna Stockwell
This very lemony curd is made with whole eggs instead of just the yolks, which gives it an extra-light texture.
Author: Nick Nutting
This bourbon cocktail is a variation on the whiskey sour, shaken with honey for sweetness.
Author: Chris Morocco
By constantly stirring the mixture, you'll end up with luscious, velvety smooth curd. Store lemon curd in an airtight container or jar in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.
Author: Donna Hay
Black-eyed peas traveled from Africa to the Americas on the same Middle Passage as enslaved Africans in the 1600s, and continue to connect families with flavors and stories on both sides of the ocean....
Author: Jocelyn Jackson
Author: Ian Knauer
This gorgeous one-pan roast uses paprika-spiked mayonnaise to infuse rich flavor into the potatoes, radishes, and juicy chicken. The salsa verde adds a freshness to the dish.
Author: Katherine Sacks
A coating of toasted, lightly crushed fennel, coriander, and cumin seeds gives grilled or broiled lamb loin chops both a heady scent and a good crunch.
Author: Melissa Clark
Cauliflower's versatility extends all the way to the grill, where it takes on complex flavor and a range of textures. While the exterior becomes burnished and crisp, the interior turns sweet and nutty,...
Author: Hetty McKinnon
Author: Kemp Minifie
This recipe comes from The Cupcake Diaries, a cookbook from the founders of the Georgetown Cupcake franchise and former stars of the hit TLC series DC Cupcakes.
Author: Katherine Kallinis Berman
Author: Dawn Perry
Cooking summer squash low and slow yields sweet, nutty, tender-but not mushy-results. They fold into pasta beautifully, but that's just one of many ways to use them.
Author: Claire Saffitz
Author: Gina Marie Miraglia Eriquez