Beer-Braised Chicken Thighs

Chicken thighs are coaxed to incredible taste and tenderness in this stew that sneaks in root vegetables bathed in beer. Simple to make. Complex in taste. Unforgettable all around.

1 hr 15 mins

Pure Pumpkin Cheesecake

Watch out, pumpkin pie. Someone wants your job. Badly. This wonderfully luxuriant pumpkin cheesecake from Rose Levy Beranbaum is a terribly enticing alternative to tradition.

2 hrs

Whole Grain Sourdough Pita

The familiar pita bread but made with whole grain flour and sourdough starter. Still puffs. Still amazes. In looks as well as taste.

1 d

Roasted Cod With Lemon and Potatoes

"The epitome of success." "Simple yet elegant." "I definitely will be making this again and again." That's what folks are saying about this recipe. Sorta makes you forget it's healthy.

40 mins

Pimento Cheese

You can practice proper Southern gentility, no matter where you're from, simply by whipping up a batch of this classic crowd-pleasing party must, pimento cheese. Then prepare to be your most gracious self as you kindly accept accolades.

10 mins

Portuguese Green Olive Dip

For this dip, green olives are stirred into an eggless 'mayonnaise' made with milk, oil, anchovies, garlic, and white pepper. A tasty Portuguese olive dip.

5 mins

Braised Beef with Red Wine Pasta

With all due respect, your go-to recipe for beef stew falls short of this magnificent melding of beef, wine, and pasta. No contest.

5 hrs 30 mins

Cheddar-Parmesan Crackers

Who knew that making your own crackers could be so easy?! This dough is a cinch to work with although the results disappear rather frighteningly quickly when there's wine involved.

2 hrs 40 mins

Spruce Needle Vodka

Last-minute gift, anyone? Repurpose your Christmas tree by infusing vodka with a sprig or three. A celebratory and cinch of a project that extends the Christmas spirit--and spirits.

5 mins

Christmas Cocktail

Seven lords a leaping? Perhaps after partaking of this Christmas cheer it'll be seven lords a leaning. Prosecco, Campari, and citrus juice meld into an effervescent cocktail of holiday happiness.

10 mins

How To Decorate With Melted Chocolate

Whether you want a distraction for the kids or a decorative element for dessert, you'll find your solution in these how-tos for drizzling and decorating with chocolate.

30 mins

Yorkshire Pudding

Perfectly browned on the outside and buttery on the inside, this traditional Christmas side is designed to soak up those savory pan juices from your holiday roast. A timeless classic.

1 hr 10 mins

Provençale Fish Soup

A simple fish stew that’s elegant yet effortless in that maddening French manner. (You know how French women just toss that scarf and it looks so elegant? Like that.)

1 hr 5 mins

Pork Loin in the Style of Porchetta

A mashup of two Italian classics—arista and porchetta—that's essentially pork roast stuffed with rosemary and more ground pork. Ridiculously easy to make. And even easier to devour.

2 hrs 15 mins

Standing Rib Roast

Pricey but not pretentious, a standing rib roast is essentially a slab of bone-in rib eye steaks standing on end. You could do worse, eh?

2 hrs 25 mins

Espresso Cake

This simple yet spectacular riff on coffee cake—there's actually coffee in the cake—is rich and robust and rousing in that way only espresso can be.

1 hr 15 mins

Beef Stew with Red Wine

An Italian tradition that, in true form, transforms simple ingredients into something sublime.

1 hr 40 mins

Spicy Mushroom Lasagna

Ottolenghi does it yet again with another inspired melding of ingredients and techniques that upends our notion of what any recipe should and could be.

2 hrs 40 mins