Butternut Squash Gratin

"One of the best things I’ve EVER made." "Beautiful." "Comforting." "Delicious." "Easy." That's what folks are saying about this simple and satiating casserole.

50 mins

Pickled Wild Mushrooms

So easy to toss together. So understated yet sophisticated. So wise in capturing and preserving something during its season.

1 d 20 mins

Pistachio Pound Cake

Not too sweet and not too dense, this honeyed pistachio pound cake is just right—and just large enough to share.

2 hrs

Tabasco Chicken Wings

What's so special about these wings? You sorta gotta experience them to understand.

2 hrs 30 mins

Omelet with Chanterelles

Simple yet sophisticated in that way that only the French have with eggs. Lovely at any time of day. Preferably with a glass of white wine at your side.

20 mins

Maple Glazed Carrots with Bourbon

Sweet enough to entice the kid in you but boozy enough to appeal to the adult in you. (Apparently we like our vegetables the same way we like our cocktails.)

45 mins

Sazerac Cocktail Without Absinthe

All the flavor of the classic without any of the purported hallucinogenic properties. With apologies to Baudelaire, Hemingway, van Gogh, et al.

30 mins

Chashu Pork Ramen

An oh-so-satisfying bowl of tender braised sweetly salty pork, soba noodles, and vegetables. Eminently slurpable.

5 hrs 30 mins

Macaroni and Cheese with Zucchini

We swear no one will notice flecks of suspiciously healthy green once they're cramming their faces with this indulgently creamy stovetop classic smothered with crisp, buttery bread crumbs.

1 hr 15 mins

Lobster Roll

A toasted bun cradling sweet-as-can-be lobster swaddled in mayo. Just like what you'll find along the winding highways and byways of coastal Maine.

35 mins

Salmon Mousse Pinwheels

Salmon mousse pinwheels are an elegant way to kick off a tea, cocktail party, or dinner. The pinwheels can be made ahead and sliced just before serving.

20 mins

Smoked Pork Ribs

Our latest obsession? These beauties pretty much became our fave reason to fire up the smoker the instant we first tasted them. No lie.

4 hrs 30 mins

Smoked Beef Ribs

Indulge your primal human instinct to throw some meat down on fire. [Insert caveman roar of satisfaction here.]

8 hrs

Sautéed Spinach with Bread Crumbs

That frugal Italian trick of adding buttery bread crumbs to just about anything to make it more enticing works its considerable charms here. Swoon.

20 mins

Roast Pork Chops with Peaches

An easy, no-fuss, one-sheet meal of seasoned, roasted pork chops, peach wedges, and red onion. Another reason to be grateful for the summer season.

35 mins

Warm Olives

Simple and impressive and ready in less time than it takes to run and buy marinated olives. That's what we call honest entertaining.

10 mins

Affogato

Drowning gelato in espresso has got to be the most spectacular sort of tragedy ever to take place at the dinner table. Here's how to add a little drama to your dessert.

5 mins

Grilled Rosemary-Garlic Chicken

Folks are calling this grilled chicken thighs with arugula salad "wonderful" and "perfectly balanced" and "restaurant quality." Sorta enticing, yes?

1 hr 30 mins