Shirttail relation to corn bread, these savory cakes wooed and wowed us with their crisped edges, ethereally airy insides, and pantry-friendly frugality.

Rich, buttery pecan ice cream usurps the place of vanilla gelato in this riff on an Italian classic. Consider it straight from Venice…by way of Charleston.

Turns out an old brandade can learn new tricks. Here smoked sable stands in for salt cod, bringing a smoky richness to the garlicky potato purée–to great effect.

Enchiladas that are not for the eminently indecisive, these offer you options galore–chicken, black bean, or some of each–tucked in a tortilla and smothered in sauce.

Virtuous for its simplicity as well as its versatility, the roasted sweet potato is a thing to behold–and to bejewel, whether with sugar or spice or…

A soupy, stewy, smoky chili with stealth veggie goodness galore, including the likes of zucchini, bell peppers, and more. Healthful never tasted so darn good.

A sweet little something to evoke the memory of those candies from your travels to Greece as well as those ’70 health food stores–those these are so good they’ll put the past to shame.

Why pay an absurd amount of money for a teensy little bag of shriveled apple slices when you can make them yourself? Slightly sweet, somewhat tart, eminently easy.

Jambalaya just doesn’t get any more authentic than this deeply flavored, deeply revered rendition that hails from Cajun country.

Cayenne. Paprika. Pepper. Chili powder. Remarkable how something so simple can taste so complex. Many thanks to you, whoever you are, Donnie.

Less a recipe than a reminder of the divinely dulcet tones of roasted garlic, this little number has countless applications. Well, almost countless. We’re at 107…and still counting.

That froufrou blender drink dolloped with whipped cream? Imposter. This is what you really want. Rum, lime juice, and just a touch of something sweet.

When life hands you too many doughnuts—yes, it’s possible—just make pudding. An easy-to-rationalize, drop-to-your-knees-it’s-that-good, doughnut pudding.

Moody and a little brooding, this autumnal-ish dish melds earthy spices, sweet apricots, fresh herbs, and lamb to simply elegant effect.

This lovely recipe may sound more like potpourri than supper. But we assure you, its flavor is just as compelling as its fragrance.

This stunning little sauce comes together with ease, imparting a vibrant sweet-tart-crunchiness to practically anything you can think to bestow it upon.

Indulgence rarely comes as easily as this inspired creation, keeping the attention squarely where it ought to be–heaped upon those luscious, luscious figs.

We don’t know much Italian, but we’re pretty certain this tart, with its molten filling and brownie crust, translates as “Oh, that’s so good!”

We wish someone had told us about this uncommon take on bread salad, which embellishes the usual suspects with figs and walnuts, a heck of a lot earlier.

Is anything as sweetly satisfying as heirloom tomatoes eaten raw as you stand at the sink? Still, when you tire of that, there’s always this deeply satisfying tactic.