Weekend Projects®

This recipe for thin, crisp matzoh couldn’t be simpler and, natch, tastes incomparable to the stuff you buy in a box.

• 30 M
• 30 M
• 61

Dubbed Company’s Comin’ Coconut Cake, this beauty of a pound cake will have you dreaming up excuses to invite guests for dinner—and dessert.

• 45 M
• 1 H, 20 M
• 33

Schnecken translates from German quite literally as snails, although to us it means gooey, sticky pecan caramel buns.

• 30 M
• 4 H
• 18

Plonk this brown sugar glazed ham on your holiday table and then step back, listen to the gasped oohs and aahs, accept all manner of accolades, and then watch it disappear.

• 15 M
• 2 H, 30 M
• 32

This towering traditional Easter bread bedecked with icing and sprinkles make it instantly recognizable. But it’s the hint of cardamom and saffron along with its dreamily delicate texture that leave the most lasting impression.

• 30 M
• 7 H, 55 M
• 2

Sweet and tangy and fall-apart tender. That’s what we think of this crowd-pleasing braised brisket that makes us go weak in the knees.

• 25 M
• 5 H
• 12

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.

• 1 H, 30 M
• 3 H
• 2

A Chinese classic that you can make at home with fewer ingredients and less fuss than you’d ever imagine.

• Quick Glance
• 35 M
• 2 H
• 2

An almost-but-not-quite-classic rendition of lemon meringue pie that’s a lot less effort than you’d expect. And more payback than you can imagine in terms of its perfectly balanced sweetly tart lemon custard.

• Quick Glance
• 50 M
• 2 H, 50 M
• 0

Experience for yourself why folks are calling this recipe for India’s most iconic comfort food “heavenly” and “unbelievably tender and juicy” and “astounding.”

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• 1 H, 45 M
• 10 H, 50 M
• 0

There are countless versions of this classic. We’re partial to this recipe which gilds the potatoes and cabbage with kale and bacon and beer.

• 20 M
• 50 M
• 2

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

• 45 M
• 1 H, 30 M
• 127

We guarantee you’re going to feel Irish when you sit down and savor a slice of this brown soda bread. Consider it a borrowed Irish birthright.

• Quick Glance
• 10 M
• 1 H, 30 M
• 2

This easy gingerbread pancakes recipe is easy to make with sugar, spice, lemon zest, and maple syrup. Perfect for Christmas.

• Quick Glance
• 25 M
• 25 M
• 2