Sweet Pastry Dough

This all-butter, no-fuss pastry crust comes together with ease and flakiness thanks to a little well-worded hand-holding that caters to pastry-making virgins.

15 mins

Fresh Homemade Egg Pasta Dough

Tastes just like what they slide in front of you at trattorias in Italy, with someone's nonna in back rolling out sheets of fresh pasta, upper arms jiggling.

25 mins

Potatoes Dauphinoise

Potatoes. Cream. Cheese. And a French lineage. We really don't think comfort food gets any more comfort-y than this.

2 hrs 30 mins

Perfect Roast Turkey

This iconic roast turkey is, we sorta have to admit, perfect to behold. And it ought to be after being brined, stuffed with chestnut stuffing, and all but smothered in a ridiculously rich, real-deal gravy.

1 d 6 hrs

Pine Nut Brittle

Crunchy, sweet, salty, buttery, and nutty. It comes together in 30 minutes, making it practical to toss together batch after batch for gifts if you get carried away with sampling.

1 hr 30 mins

Hand Pies

Sweet or savory. Fruit or chocolate. Large or small. These lovely little hand pies can be customized any which way to calm your craving. Easy as can be, too.

1 hr 15 mins

Spiced Chocolate Truffles

At last, spiced chocolate truffles made with dark chocolate that taste delectable, are easy to make, and—believe it!—nutrient dense. Our prayers have been answered.

2 hrs 30 mins

Posole Salad

Summer posole cravings are satisfied with this cooling summer riff on the classic Mexican soup that we simply can't stop wanting yearround.

3 hrs

Passover Apple Cake

This Passover classic is so memorable you may just find yourself making it all year round. Talk about a godsend.

1 hr 40 mins

Zanzibar Sesame Bread ~ Mkate Wa Ufuta

We know what you’re thinking. Mkate what?! Yet once you try this unique and chewy, toasty, nutty, densely magnificent sesame flatbread from Zanzibar, you’ll be crooning about it to everyone who’ll listen.

1 hr 30 mins

Chewy Hermit Bars

These chewy hermit bars are a revelation. They're wonderfully spicy, plumped with raisins, and amazingly chewy--even fudge-like.

45 mins

Eggnog Pie

Essentially a slightly tipsy cheesecake, this bourbon-enhanced eggnog pie is something we're classifying as "holiday desserts for parties where people like to party."

1 hr 15 mins

Old-Fashioned Minestrone Soup

An updated Italian classic made with all the usual suspects along with an unexpected drizzle of pesto that turns a frugal veggie-bin catch-all into something truly astounding.

1 hr 30 mins

Jim Lahey’s No-Knead Whole-Wheat Bread

Bread that's homemade, healthful, and has no need for kneading? Believe it. All that's left to do is let this rugged loaf bake while you bask in its impending goodness.

1 hr 30 mins

9 Mashed Potatoes Recipes

Whether you like your mashed spuds sinful or simple, indulgent or vegan, or any combination of the above, we've got what you're wanting.

Easy Jewish Hanukkah Doughnuts

Don't let the name mislead you. These doughnuts are cause for celebration in and of themselves, regardless of one's occasion or denomination.

2 hrs 20 mins

Ep. 36: Thanksgiving Revisited

A podcast in which a chef answers Thanksgiving dinner questions, a wine expert offers you suggestions on what to buy, and Lynne Rossetto Casper talks disasters and how to avoid 'em.