Coconut Rice

When done right, coconut rice is an almost indescribably lovely side dish that's ever so slightly sweet and laughably easy and incredibly versatile. Here's how to make it.

40 mins

Homemade Fire Roasted Salsa

Sweet, smoky, and spicy all at once thanks to charred tomatoes and onions and chipotle in adobo. The quintessential salsa for dunking, dipping, and dabbling.

30 mins

Mexican Spaghetti ~ Sopa Seca de Fideo

This Mexican spaghetti, or sopa seca de fideo, is mindblowingly seductive and authentic as heck. Translated literally, it means "dry soup with noodles," and it's soooo much better than it sounds.

1 hr

Homemade Tartar Sauce

Commercial tartar sauce tends to be crammed full of sugar and corn syrup and preservatives. Not this little homemade lovely.

10 mins

Salmon Teriyaki

Teriyaki has become synonymous with an overly sweet and sticky sauce. That's a shame. This easy salmon teriyaki recipe keeps things perfectly in balance.

50 mins

Kimchi Tacos

Kimchi tacos. They're essentially bulgogi tacos smothered with kimchi and Korean taco sauce and they taste just like something you'd get from the best taco truck ever.

1 d 30 mins

Notes on a Banana: Chandelier

It's not easy being bipolar, gay, and a hopeless romantic. Here's a sneak preview from David Leite's memoir, Notes On A Banana, that's all about food, love, and manic depression.

Small Batch Brownies

These small batch brownies make just enough batter to fill a loaf pan so you don't have an entire baking pan hanging around all week tempting you. Ideal for just the two of you.

2 hrs

Baked Mac and Cheese with Bread Crumbs

Because nothing says love like cheesy pasta magnificence. This baked mac 'n cheese, with Colby, Cheddar, and crisp, buttery bread crumbs can be made ahead of time, too.

1 hr 15 mins

Espresso Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Just like Tollhouse cookies but with the amp turned up. Way up. Think of them as a more mature version of a classic. (Finally, something you don't have to share with the kids!)

3 hrs 30 mins

Thai Dressing

This Thai dressing recipe takes its lovely zing from ginger, lime, fish sauce, and chile pepper. Tangy and easy to make, you may just find yourself dribbling it over almost everything.

10 mins

Chili Buns

Chili buns are a traditional Appalachian thing and they're essentially hot dog buns slathered with the easiest chili you've ever made. Add a hot dog and slaw and you've got its kissing cousin, the slaw dog.

30 mins

Ancho Chile Soup

This breathtaking bowl of authentic Mexican-inspired magnificence is simple to make yet complex in taste with incredible depth of flavor and a noticeable but not overwhelming ancho heat.

1 hr 30 mins

King Ranch Chicken

Whoever created this classic American casserole knew a thing or two. Layers of chicken, roasted peppers, and tortillas smothered in cheese. Gobsmackingly delicious.

2 hrs

Slow Cooker Beef Chili from Skinnytaste

This easy slow cooker beef chili requires less than half an hour of effort and you'll come home to a meal that tastes like you've been cooking all day.

5 hrs 20 mins

Buffalo Chicken Wings

Just as awesome as the ones you love to order by the platter at your favorite bar. But these you can nosh from the comfort of your own couch.

2 hrs 30 mins

Homemade Harissa

In the words of one of our recipe testers, "If this sauce is what Moroccan food is all about, then I'm all in." Us, too.

45 mins

Chili Mac and Cheese

Chili mac. It's short for chili mac and cheese. And yes, it's exactly what the name would make you think it is. You're welcome.

2 hrs 30 mins