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

At last, after literally years of searching, we have the perfect DIY natural food coloring recipe. No preservatives. No artificial coloring. No monumental price tag.

• 5 M
• 10 M
• 106

Ditch the fizzy artificially dyed tablets for something more natural. And inexpensive. Like kitchen scraps.

• 15 M
• 45 M
• 2

Sweet, moist, tender, can’t-stop-at-just-one coconut macaroons that are reminiscent of what’s found at the loveliest bakery in town.

• 25 M
• 1 H
• 4

The best kosher-for-Passover brownies we’ve ever had. Ever so slightly crumbly outside and splendiferously fudgy inside.

• 15 M
• 1 H
• 8

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

When it comes to creating a pristine white, lofty meringue, it turns out you can be vegan and eat your meringue, too.

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• 10 M
• 15 M
• 2

The stinky spring alliums known as ramps are a garlicky and ephemeral specialty. Get them while you can and then turn them into an (almost) everlasting compound butter.

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• 10 M
• 10 M
• 0

Cinnamon rolls just got even better thanks to crisp, golden edges that come from being baked in a classic cast iron skillet.

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• 45 M
• 7 H, 35 M
• 2

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

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• 35 M
• 2 H
• 2

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

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• 45 M
• 3 H
• 0

All the understated elegance found in every creation from Yotam Ottolenghi yet it calls on simple everyday ingredients.

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• 45 M
• 1 H, 30 M
• 0