rosh hashanah

“Comes together in no time.” “Immensely delicious.” “A keeper.” That’s what folks are saying about this ridiculously easy yet elegant appetizer (or, who are we kidding, simple summer supper).

• Quick Glance
• 5 M
• 25 M
• 2

Like baklava, these exquisite pastries are a communion of phyllo, nuts, and honey. Unlike baklava, they’re a cinch to make.

• Quick Glance
• 35 M
• 1 H
• 9

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

• 20 M
• 2 H
• 57

Shallots take on a dulcet, docile personality when slowly coaxed to a caramelized brown. Not only easy to make, they’re easygoing in terms of playing nicely with main courses.

• 10 M
• 1 H
• 5

Some days are, without a doubt, cloudy with a chance of sprinkles. Just perhaps not the sorta sprinkles you were expecting.

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• 5 M
• 5 M
• 5

Sometimes carrots aren’t quite as sweet as we’d like them to be. This kid-tested tactic takes care of that occasional oops on the part of Mother Nature.

• 5 M
• 15 M
• 8

These lamb chops have a nifty and lovely marinade that doubles as a finishing sauce. Works wonders at putting dinner on the table pronto.

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• 10 M
• 30 M
• 9

Like a chorus line of Rockettes, these slices of tender brisket lean on one another in perfect symmetry. Nach Waxman explains how to accomplish the same.

• 40 M
• 4 H, 10 M
• 33

A flourless almond cake that’s French and flavorful, this amandier is crisp and crunchy on the outside, dense and chewy on the inside, and gluten-free through and through. Perfect for Passover.

• 15 M
• 50 M
• 33

If we had to choose just one roast chicken to spend the rest of our lives with, this would be the one.

• 15 M
• 2 H
• 68

Baguette slathered with goat cheese and baked to toasty perfection with a can’t-mess-it-up vinaigrette and salad. Easy peasy.

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• 15 M
• 15 M
• 0

Satiny smooth and ridiculously rich, this elegant spread is begging to be schmeared on rustic white bread and accompanied by a glass of riesling, whether as an impressive hors d’oeuvres or a simple winter supper.

• 30 M
• 30 M
• 3

This slow roasted lamb shoulder coaxes the meat to fall-apart tenderness in the oven while infusing it with the pervasive aroma and flavor of orange, chile, and honey.

• 30 M
• 11 H
• 8

So long, store-bought applesauce. Tuck into your own fuss-free, artisanal applesauce that’s a little sweet, a little spicy, and as smooth or as chunky as you please.

• 15 M
• 45 M
• 19