Sweet Potato and Apple Latkes

These lovely latkes are crisp without, creamy within, and sweet throughout. Entirely appropriate for Hanukkah as well as a random Tuesday night...

1 hr 10 mins

Easy Bรฉchamel Sauce

Who knew that baking legend Jim Lahey's brilliance extended not just to bread and pizza maverick but also to bรฉchamel whisperer?

25 mins

Homemade Larabars

We got nothing against the Larabars we've been noshing for years. Save for the crazy price tag. Here's a less expensive, more customizable alternative.

45 mins

Pear Almond Tart

French. Foolproof. Froufrou. Fuss-free. Fenomenal. (Work with us.) Rarely does elegance come together with such ease (and alliteration) as this tart recipe.

2 hrs

Hot Buttered Rum Apple Pie

An unconventional approach to apple pie that happily involves booze and lotsa butter. Even more memorable than the classic.

4 hrs 25 mins

Flaky Pie Crust

What light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and this flaky pie crust is the sun. (That's how much we love this crust.)

2 hrs 25 mins

Chocolate Hazelnut Gelato

We're food folks, not number crunchers. But perhaps our most favorite equation ever? Chocolate + hazelnuts = gianduia.

7 hrs

Homemade Tomato Paste

Never again tussle with that teensy tin can that always contains too much or too little paste for your recipe. Not with this mellow, caramelized homemade conserva.

6 hrs

Lemon Ice

We love ice cream, but sometimes it's too darn hot and humid for anything sweet and sticky. Enter the lemon ice, a bracingly crisp and tart refresher. The best partโ€”no ice cream maker required!

7 hrs 30 mins

White Peach Crostata

Not familiar with the term "crostata"? We have a hunch you're going to like what it means, which is essentially "less fussy than pie."

2 hrs 20 mins

Okra Cornmeal Cakes

These quick, easy, gritty-in-a-good-way little corn cakes come from a doyenne of Southern cooking. Put simply, they don't disappoint.

35 mins

Apricot Jam

There's a simple way to extend the ephemeral apricot season, and it has everything to do with these easy peasy preserves.

1 hr 45 mins

Huckleberry Crisp

Sweetly tart and laced with spice, this huckleberry (or blueberry, if you'd rather) crisp recipe is gonna rock your world.

1 hr

Barbecue Potato Chips

A cheater's version of homemade barbecue potato chips that will have you hooked for life. Taste 'em and get back to us.

20 mins

Brownies with Marshmallow Topping

These sassy brownies lack nothing in terms of the classic s'more and come together any time you have a craving. No campfire required.

1 hr

Grilled Kale

Summer's answer to the kale chip. Chewy, nutty, smoky, healthy, and unfathomly impossible to resist.

15 mins

Sugar-Dipped Fruit

Unlike painting your domicile, painting summer berries with simple syrup demands little precision and even less prep work.

10 mins

Spicy Eggs in Hell

Eggs in hell? It's an edible incarnation of Dante's inferno. Don't worry, it's far more fetching than that old grump would have you believe.

15 mins

Refrigerator Jam

This won't bring you the satisfaction of a proper preserving project that'll last the year. But it will bring you instant gratification.

2 hrs