Vegan Walnut Fig Bars

A quick, healthy, vegan, fruit and nut-filled snack. Not too sweet but still good when you're craving something less granola and more like dessert.

1 hr 15 mins

Cinnamon Tea

Sorta amazing what loveliness can be wrought from just a stick of cinnamon and some hot water. So simple. So soothing.

20 mins

Farmer Cheese

This homemade farmer cheese is rich, creamy, lovely, and crazy easy to make. Sorta like a poor man's (or shall we say, lazy man's) homemade ricotta. Here's how to make it.

1 hr 30 mins

Roasted Garlic

Is there anything better than roasted garlic? We think not. Three ingredients. Almost no effort. And yet what results is both complex and versatile and knee-wobblingly lovely.

1 hr 5 mins

Raspberry Crostata

Sometimes a pie craving is just too strong to wait for a plate and fork and fussily crimping a top crust. Enter this easy peasy yet elegant crostata.

1 hr 50 mins

Brown Rice and Quinoa Porridge

This may sound rather frighteningly hippie. We understand. Rest assured, it's actually a lovely oatmeal alternative that works magnificently with your most tried-and-true hot cereal stir-ins and sprinkle-ons.

1 hr 30 mins

Candied Spiced Nuts

These candied nuts are sweet and spicy and the sorta thing that friends demolish in minutes at cocktail parties and holiday gatherings yet talk about for months afterward.

1 hr

Cherry Tomato Confit

This cherry tomato confit is sweet and easy and a lovely way of preserving summer. Here's how to make it.

1 hr 15 mins

Birthday Cake Fudge

No-bake cake doesn't get any easier than this funfetti fudge that's complete with a semisweet chocolate "cake" layer, a white chocolate "frosting" layer, and sprinkles galore.

4 hrs 45 mins

Kentucky Bourbon Cake

This Southern classic is like a pound cake given its decadent amount of butter and its tender crumb. But oh, baby, wait'll you taste the bourbon glaze.

1 hr 5 mins

Mustard-Glazed Ham

Going rogue this Thanksgiving? Consider this simple glazed ham has got a sweet and spicy thing going on that's simultaneously subtle and super impressive. And let's face it, leftovers are reason enough to make it.

3 hrs

Spicy Roast Chicken

Like Nashville Hot Chicken except that it's baked rather than fried, this spicy roast chicken is doused with cayenne for a nice, mild, warm burn that you're gonna love.

1 hr 10 mins

Roasted Plums

Scented with star anise, not overly sweet, and just 25 minutes from start to finish. Talk about our sorta summer dessert.

25 mins