Bury a whole snapper in a heap of wet salt, shove it in the oven, and forget about it. Your reward for so little effort? Moistest fish ever.

Mafe | Senegalese Lamb Stew
Mafe, a traditional Senegalese stew, is chockfull of chunks of lamb, butternut squash, root vegetables, and cabbage, all happy together in a peanut-tomato sauce.
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- 1 H, 15 M
- 1 H, 45 M
- 14

Root Vegetable Gratin
This gratin is a great way to hide your veggies. Even from the kids. The hero? Cheese, natch. It’ll have your whole family chowing down.
- Quick Glance
- 30 M
- 2 H
- 12

Moroccan Spiced Salmon
Try to resist these stunning salmon fillets, which exude a come hitherness thanks to the lilt of citrus and a beguiling blend of chili, cumin, and cinnamon.
- Quick Glance
- 15 M
- 15 M
- 12

Personal Pan Lasagna
This loosely defined “lasagna” is an easy little cheat of a recipe that relies on frozen ravioli, jarred sauce, and shredded cheese. Shhhhhh.
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- 15 M
- 45 M
- 35

Lobster Fra Diavolo | Aragosta Fra Diavolo
This swanky pasta dish, gilded with chunks of sweet, sweet lobster and hints of finely chopped chile, lends a little extravagance to everyday spaghetti.
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- 30 M
- 1 H
- 11

Roast Chicken for Two, um, Four
This sassy roast chicken gets its moist meat and ultra-crisp skin from the two-step process of searing it in a skillet then sliding the whole thing in the oven. Simplicity.
- Quick Glance
- 30 M
- 1 H, 20 M
- 11

Open Lasagna of Mushrooms, Pine Nuts, and Thyme
Elegance was never achieved with such ease. Simply stack cooked lasagna noodles with sauteed ‘shrooms and smother with a luxurious cream sauce for some everyday extravagance.
- Quick Glance
- 25 M
- 25 M
- 19

Spanish Pizza with Chorizo and Peppers
A United Nations of flavor adorn this Spanish pizza, with chorizo and Manchego mingling with mozzarella and poblano chiles.
- Quick Glance
- 25 M
- 45 M
- 6

Peruvian Roast Chicken
This bird borrows its Peruvian accent from its amazing technicolor dreamcoat of paprika, cumin, and garlic.
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- 30 M
- 1 H, 45 M
- 45

Slow-Roasted Pork Shoulder with Fennel and Orange
This supple, falling-apart tender pork roast may require a lot of time in the oven, but barely any time at all from the cook.
- Quick Glance
- 25 M
- 4 H, 55 M
- 14

Christmas Eve Calamari | Calamari in Umido per la Vigilia di Natale
Slurp this bowl of Christmas Eve Calamari, rich with onions, garlic, tomatoes, Italian bread, and, of course, the glorious calamari rings and tentacles.
- Quick Glance
- 45 M
- 1 H, 45 M
- 6
Christmas, Jewish-Style: Chinese Food and a Movie
For many Jewish families, Christmas holds its own beloved tradition: dinner at a Chinese restaurant followed by a movie. Here are a few recipes to inspire.

Beef Tenderloin with Madeira Sauce
This eminently reliable, no-fuss recipe doesn’t ambush you with carving trickery. It’s just a simple, supple roast beef tenderloin napped with a slightly boozy but goof-proof sauce.
- Quick Glance
- 1 H
- 1 H, 45 M
- 8

Chicken and Spice and Everything Nice
Dessert and dinner wrapped into one, this clever little recipe from Dorie Greenspan crumbles spice cookies into creme fraiche and cloaks chicken in it. Sugar and spice and everything nice.
- Quick Glance
- 20 M
- 30 M
- 6

Sweet Pork Sausages with Roasted Grapes
A decidedly Umbrian dish in which pork sausages and plump grapes are coaxed to tender goodness and jammy sweetness, respectively. You’re welcome.
- Quick Glance
- 10 M
- 35 M
- 2

Roasted and Braised Turkey
Tender dark meat, moist white meat, and skin so crisp you could weep. David Tanis brings you the best of all parts of the bird, minus the traditional hand-wringing.
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- 1 H
- 6 H, 15 M
- 0

Almond Flounder Meunière
Made with both almonds and brown butter, this little number from Dorie Greenspan is the love child of sole amandine and sole meuniere.
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- 25 M
- 25 M
- 5

Cider-Basted Venison
What makes this recipe special is the venison is basted with an apple-cinnamon cider, giving the peppery character of the venison a deeply autumnal flavor.
- Quick Glance
- 15 M
- 40 M
- 3

Tomahawk Chops with Sweet Potato Puree
A ribeye of Flintstonian proportions deserves a side that can stand up to its mammoth beefiness. Sweet potatoes pureed with butter galore do quite nicely.
- Quick Glance
- 10 M
- 1 H, 30 M
- 2
