Holidays

Fresh figs alone, while stunning if savored by you alone in the kitchen, isn't exactly what you want to serve guests. Here's what you do want to offer them.

A Mediterranean classic that's healthy as can be although you'd never guess it from the indulgent taste.

This American classic is, in a nod to its Southern origins, hospitable as can be thanks to vanilla cake layers with a meringue frosting that conceals a creamy filling containing--surprise!--coconut, Maraschino cherry, and oatmeal cookie crumbs.

Imagine how guests will size up your grilling prowess after you slap this baby on the table.

Juicy, tender, and subtly spiced, this Texas-style smoked chicken is as good as barbecue gets with its intriguing four-ingredient spice rub that beautifully melds heat with sweet.

Fried dough in any incarnation is something to get excited about. Though we're sorta partial to this particular cinnamon sugar-coated awesomeness.

There are those people who feel a frozen margarita is a lesser margarita. We are not those people.

Choriqueso = chorizo (spicy Mexican sausage) + queso (Spanish for cheese) melted into a puddle in a skillet. Perfect for dipping.

If you're a pickled eggs virgin, you're in for something quite special—and not just because these little lovelies are so spectacularly pretty in pink.

Made with the requisite mustard and mayonnaise for classic deviled egg traditionalists. And bacon drippings and Sriracha for the rebels in the rest of us.

"As perfect as perfect can be." And "A pretty killer combination of broccoli and Cheddar." That's what folks are saying about this quiche recipe. We think you'll agree.

Elegant. Easy. Inexpensive. Just three of the many reasons you're going to want to make this little keeper of a recipe over and over and over again.

We love this ham not just for its peachy keen glaze that's sweet but not too sweet but for the fact that the entire thing can be made in an Instant Pot (or pressure cooker) in less than an hour.

This towering traditional Easter bread bedecked with icing and sprinkles is easily recognizable. A hint of cardamom and saffron along with a dreamily delicate texture are what leave a lasting impression.

A playful riff on an Italian comfort food classic that calls for bite-size meatballs standing in for the usual meat sauce. Yet all the cheesy goodness of traditional lasagna remains unchanged.

We've spent years seeking the perfect matzo ball soup. At last we found it.

Classic German comfort food made with a hot and tangy vinegar dressing and and crisp bacon. Here's how to make it.

Not the classic. Even better. What it lacks in tradition it more than makes up for with sass and class.

Creamy, cheesy, and just like Grandma used to make. That's what we're talking about when it comes to these easy scalloped potatoes.

Rib eye steak. Salt. Pepper. Flame. And this technique. That's all it takes to create one of the most superlative suppers known to man.