Cuisine

Store-bought fresh tortellini gets a flavor boost, thanks to prosciutto, peas, and a oh-so-creamy leek and Parmesan sauce.

Proof that it doesn't take buttermilk or an insufferably long overnight brine to make insanely tender, crazily crisp, gosh darn perfect fried chicken.

You know chicken cacciatore--chicken made with vegetables, herbs, and tons of tomatoes--right? Wrong.

This spaghetti carbonara recipe tosses pasta with eggs, cheese, guanciale, pancetta or bacon, and pepper to form a creamy sauce. Quick and easy.

A handful of cheap ingredients. The exact perfect temperature and timing. And a little patience, please, while spuds are elevated from simple to stellar.

A retro classic with a velvety coconut custard buried beneath billows of sweet, luscious, airy meringue and cushioned by a tender, flaky, buttery lard crust. You're welcome.

Homemade corned beef is crazy easy to make. And it's not just for St. Patrick's Day. Although the holiday simply isn't the same without it.

Yes. Soft, pillowy gnocchi bathed in a luxurious blue cheese sauce can be on your table in under 30 minutes. Wonders never cease.

Known in some parts as tar heel pie, this ridiculously rich chocolate brownie pie filling is impossibly fudgy, so much so it's simply too gooey to consume out of hand.

Pastrami. We consider it the other corned beef. We also consider it darn easy to make it yourself.

"Everyone loved it, including the kiddos." "Quick and easy." "Perfect." "As good as any restaurant piccata I've ever had." That's what folks are saying about this recipe.

This Italian sausage soup is a cozy one-pot meal that's laden with sweet sausage, tender gnocchi, spinach and topped with crispy pancetta.

For these easy homemade cheese straws, the rich, peppery bite of cacio e pepe is married with flaky puff pastry to create an unforgettable hors d'oeuvre.

An entire meal of tender sausage meatballs and pasta in homemade tomato sauce, and just one pot to clean. Who loves you?

Only 30 minutes and a few simple ingredients stands between you and a warm bowl of pasta and shrimp bathed in lemon garlic butter. What are you waiting for?

Crispy, golden, sesame-topped shrimp toast that's just like what you'll find at your favorite Chinese restaurant.

If you haven't tried sweet kugel yet, you've been missing out. See why this creamy noodle casserole is a perennial holiday favorite.

Layers of vanilla cake take turns with oodles of coconut filling and the whole shebang is slathered with fluffy white icing. Uh, yes please!

This easy, make-ahead summer salad is proof that tomatoes and green beans are a match made in heaven.

Haul out your Crock Pot. Grab a can of your favorite stout. Get ready to enjoy a big bowl of Irish-inspired beef stew piled atop a mound of garlic mashed potatoes.