Quick Puff Pastry

What if we told you it's actually quite quick, simple, and well worth the effort to make your very own rich, flaky puff pastry? Believe it.

1 hr 45 mins

Palmiers

These flaky French pastries are dainty, diminutive, and irresistible as can be (typed while licking the sugar from our fingers).

50 mins

Southern Fried Catfish

Even avowed seafood haters belly up to this crisp and delicate Southern fried catfish that's plain and simple and perfect.

20 mins

Raw Oysters with Mignonette Sauce

Oysters. Mignonette. Friends. Champagne. And these shucking instructions. That's all you need for the best oyster experience ever.

5 mins

Nancy Drew Blondies

Who knew the famous young detective baked blondies?! But not just any blondies. These blondies. The best blondies. Full of butterscotch goodness.

45 mins

Slow Cooker Pulled Pork

"Simple." "Sloppy and delicious." "No-fuss." 'WOW!" That's what folks are saying about this easy peasy, hands-off pulled pork.

10 hrs 15 mins

Salted Caramel and Pretzel Cookies

Sweetly salty. Crunchy tender. Unexpectedly familiar. Simply complex. We confess, we're dumbstruck by these little contradictory lovelies.

2 hrs

Flour Tortillas with Bacon Fat

Soft. Supple. Ever so slightly smoky. And frugal thanks to grandma's trick of saving the fat from breakfast bacon. One taste and you'll understand our obsession.

1 hr 30 mins

Cod and Shrimp Stew with Quinoa

David surprises himself and all of us by trying something that's actually healthful—quinoa. His response surprised us all even more.

30 mins

Avocado Chocolate Pudding

This recipe is easy, elegant, dairy-free, gluten-free, paleo-friendly, kid-approved, and vegan. You're welcome.

10 mins

Rum Balls

Who could possibly say no when offered one of these homemade and inebriating edibles? Certainly not us.

1 hr

Steak Sandwich

Seared steak. Caramelized onions. Warm ciabatta. Sounds like something we're not going to want to share. (And yes, this works perfectly with that leftover steak you have in the fridge.)

55 mins

Gingerbread Cheesecake

This gingerbread cheesecake tastes like the classic Christmas spices of cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and clove in each and every bite of this simple yet stunning dessert.

3 hrs

Gingerbread Cookies

Dark, hearty molasses gingerbread cookies or pale, sweet honey gingerbread cookies? Your choice. (Hint: You can't go wrong.)

2 hrs 15 mins

Three-Cheese Vegetarian Lasagna

We suspect you've been looking for a lovely, elegant, knock-their-socks-off vegetarian dish that just happens to be fancy schmancy enough for Thanksgiving, yes? Look no further.

3 hrs

Leftover Halloween Candy Bark

One of our trusty tactics for disguising Halloween candy so it turns into something new and eminently shareable.

2 hrs 20 mins

Tortilla Soup

Easy. Effing awesome. That's what we think of this Mexican classic, whether for everyday or entertaining.

2 hrs 30 mins

Bacon Peanut Brittle

An unexpected yet inspired concoction of sweet, salt, and smoke that'll put your childhood recollections of brittle to shame.

1 hr 5 mins