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Autumn Ingredients

Caramel sauce drizzled over a slice of apple pie on a white plate.AppleA pear and cardamom caramel upside-down cake on a carved wooden plate, on a green wooden table.PearTwo plates each with four pumpkin spice whoopie pies with cream cheese filling stacked on them.PumpkinA metal roasting pan filled with roast squash, feta, and pistachios on a wooden table with pistachios scattered around it.SquashA plate of roasted Brussels sprouts with a drizzle of balsamic vinegar splashing down on itBrusselsAn inside-out sweet potato coated in corn flakes, with a marshmallow center.Sweet potato

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Appalachian Cider Baked Beans

A stick-to-your-ribs recipe in which plain old pintos are doctored up with apple cider, onion, salt pork, molasses, and mustard. Amen.

6 hrs 15 mins

An onion and blue cheese tart cut into wedges with crispy onions scattered around it.StartersA fork holding a single garlic butter steak bite with a platter of steak bites nearby.MainsA whole roast chicken on a platter with a bowl.ChickenA large white platter filled with halved various colored cherry tomatoes, labneh balls, olive oil, and a sprinkle of spices.SaladTwo English crumpet on a white plate, each topped with a pat of butter.BreadsA slice of Hershey's chocolate cake with chocolate frosting on a yellow plate, with the remaining cake on a stand in the background.Desserts

Dinners for Oct 28 ~ Nov 1

If you’re like me, the last thing you want to think about is what to make for dinner. I’ve done the work for you!

Halloween

More spooky recipes

Butterscotch Beer

If a trip to Hogsmeade isn’t in your future, you can whip up a sweet little batch of Butterscotch Beer to tide you over. It’s magical.

45 mins

Halloween Mummy Rice Krispies Treats

Creepy, kooky, mysterious, spooky. But not at all ooky–they’re delicious little mummy themed treats that come together in a snap. And kids can help, too.

20 mins

Pumpkin Swirl Brownies

These pumpkin swirl brownies are just as outrageously rich as you’d expect thanks to pumpkin spice cheesecake colliding with a pan of fudgy brownies.

1 hr 10 mins

David Leite

Hey, I’m David Leite

I’m a three-time James Beard Award-winning food writer, cookbook author, memoirist, podcast host, and publisher. I created this site in 1999 to help you find simple, quick, and wicked flavorful recipes. For the past 24 years, I’ve been cooking, teaching, and writing about all types of food, including those from my Portuguese heritage. Let’s eat! Vamos comer!

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Most Beloved Recipes

These are the most popular, most loved, and most made dishes over the past 25 years.

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Pasta with Butter and Parmesan

Whether you’re five or fifty-five, sometimes nothing is more satiating than a plate of spaghetti with butter and cheese.

20 mins

Julia Child’s Coq au Vin

Coq au vin, aka chicken soused in wine, is a French classic that exists in countless incarnations. This rich, soulful riff is from Julia Child.

1 hr 30 mins

Coca-Cola Brisket

This heartachingly tender brisket draws on just four ingredients, including a can of Coca Cola. Tasting is, truly, understanding.

3 hrs 25 mins

Applesauce Bread

Comfort finds us in unexpected ways. Thank goodness for that. And thank goodness for this not-too-sweet, subtly apple-y, kid-friendly quick bread.

1 hr 30 mins

Portuguese Recipes

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Portuguese Coconut Custard Tarts

Sweet custard flecked with flakes of coconut are what you can expect from pasteis de coco, a dessert classic from Portugal.

45 mins