These uncannily crisp, seemingly shortbreadish cookies from San Francisco’s Miette are–and we mean this–unlike any you’ve ever encountered.

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Chicken is coaxed to tenderness in beer in this braised chicken with root vegetables. Simple to make, complex in taste, prepare for kudos.

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Comforting as heck yet impressive enough to share with company. And did we mention that making it is essentially effortless? Entertaining made easy.

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Eating this dessert is sorta like spooning white chocolate ganache straight into your mouth. Sounds terrible, right?

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We know. You already have an egg salad sandwich recipe. But trust us, it’s nothing like this one, which is whoppingly old school in taste, blissfully healthful in every other way.

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Yup. Vegan chocolate cake. If you tasted it without knowing, all you’d experience is chocolate through and through. No one will ever know it’s vegan…unless you tell them.

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Asparagus. Pizza crust. Brie. What’s not to love about spring?!

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All the rich creaminess of potatoes sloooooowly roasted with your favorite hunk of meat. But in just 30 minutes on the stovetop. The secret? Braise ’em in butter.

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A classic and for good reason. Light, airy, lofty, tender, and lovely. From the venerable Joy of Cooking.

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Not your ordinary molasses spice cookies, these owe their nice hit of savory to a hit of black pepper. Once you’ve tried these, you may never go back.

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The essence of spring. Just asparagus, herbs, lemon vinaigrette, and a soft-boiled egg. Lovely any time of day or night.

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Few things are as Portuguese as fried salt cod served with a garlic and red pepper sauce. It’s a specialty of the Azores. Tasting is believing.

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Serve it alongside grilled fish, spring lamb, or roast chicken. Schmear it on a cracker. Set it out with crudité. Twirl it with pasta. This lovely spring pea purée knows no limits…

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Sometimes simple is best. Like this manicotti made with a simple filling of ricotta and Parmesan. Tastes like someone’s nonna made it.

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