Lotus Root Chips

These lotus root chips are vaguely nutty, slightly sweet, and impossible to stop nibbling. An excellent and unexpected party trick for all occasions.

25 mins

Spicy Roast Chicken

Like Nashville Hot Chicken except that it's baked rather than fried, this spicy roast chicken is doused with cayenne for a nice, mild, warm burn that you're gonna love.

1 hr 10 mins

Beer Nuts

Slightly sweet, subtly complex, and insanely easy homemade beer nuts. Unlike anything you've ever experienced. Beer sipped on the side not optional.

25 mins

In Defense of Grandmother Cooking

Standing and stirring at the stove, patiently allowing something to take its time, seems to be a thing of the past. David Leite explains why it's not.

Short Rib Chili

This splurge of a chili recipe is made with ultra tender braised beef and is easy to make on the stovetop or in the slow cooker.

4 hrs 30 mins

Thin Pancakes

Thicker than crêpes, thinner than buttermilk pancakes, and lovely with toppings savory or sweet.

45 mins

Roasted Banana Ice Cream

Quite possibly the best banana recipe ever, this home-churned ice cream jumbles caramelized bananas and bittersweet chocolate with all the usual ingredients.

2 hrs 30 mins

Steamed Cauliflower

A simple yet stunning technique for steamed whole cauliflower that's making even veggie haters proclaim it awesome.

30 mins

Buckwheat Pancakes

If you didn't already know that these light, fluffy, nutty buckwheat pancakes are good for you, we swear you wouldn't guess it from the taste.

45 mins

Chocolate Covered Pretzels

An impressive (and blissfully last-minute!) nosh with an incredibly satisfying salty sweet thing happening. And spectacularly simple to make. Decorate as much or as little as you like.

2 hrs

Kentucky Coffee

This bourbon-imbued after-dinner drink, a variation on classic Irish coffee, is guaranteed to make everything alright. Or at least seem it in the moment.

10 mins

Spiced Milk Tea

This classic spiced milk tea is made with chai spices and—are you ready?!—sweetened condensed milk. It's ridiculously lovely.

10 mins

Fennel, Orange, and Watercress Salad

Quick and easy to toss together with all the flair of a French woman slinging a scarf and instantly seeming elegant with ease. Which is exactly how we like our salads.

25 mins

Molasses Spice Cake

This molasses spice cake recipe is made with cinnamon, ginger, mustard, candied orange peel, and a sweet syrup glaze.

1 hr 50 mins

Candy Cane Bark

It’s the most wonderful time of the year thanks in no small part to candy canes everywhere—even in this chocolate bark.

1 hr 30 mins

Biscochitos

Yes, lard. In a cookie. The rendered pig fat lends the biscochitos their trademark flaky texture. The truth lies in the taste. Swear.

1 hr 30 mins

Pressure Cooker Ribs

We confess, we'd never imagined you could turn ribs fall-off-the-bone tender in 30 minutes. Until this recipe made believers out of us.

1 hr