Lunch

Just like mom made. That’s what we’re hearing from folks who grew up hoovering this classic, quick, easy, cheap Italian staple any and all times of day.

• (3)
• 20 M
• 20 M
• 10

This peanut butter, honey, and arugula sandwich is like a pb&j sandwich gone to finishing school…at Chez Panisse.

• (2)
• 5 M
• 5 M
• 12

This is not the insipid, gloppy, cloying sauce you’re using to getting takeout. This is, quite simply, sweet and sour and lovely.

• Quick Glance
• 10 M
• 20 M
• 2

Saucier and sassier and healthier than most, this Cincinnati chili is still plopped atop a pile of spaghetti and smothered with all sorts of goodness.

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• 30 M
• 2 H, 45 M
• 20

Low-carb, paleo-friendly, and darn near indistinguishable from the real thing. Swear.

• (1)
• 25 M
• 45 M
• 2

A simple, step-by-step recipe for the classic French crêpe that can easily be mastered by anyone. Yes, anyone. Including you.

• (3)
• 25 M
• 30 M
• 25

Thankfully for those of us wanting (needing?) to satiate our craving for the obscenely indulgent Canadian classic known as poutine, it’s no longer something that mandates a pilgrimage.

• Quick Glance
• 45 M
• 1 H, 45 M
• 6

In Nahuatl, pozole means “make a big batch of this on the weekend and reheat during the week after soccer practice.” (Not really.)

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• 1 H, 10 M
• 2 H, 30 M
• 26

So magnificently and outrageously incredible that folks have literally applauded it at the dinner table. Swear. Easy enough for weeknights. Elegant enough for impressing guests.

• (3)
• 40 M
• 45 M
• 12

Here’s how to make the exquisitely nuanced and awesomely slurpable Vietnamese beef and rice noodle soup known as pho.

• (2)
• 1 H
• 3 H, 10 M
• 22