Ellen Fuss

Chinese chicken salad is just like those salads you get at the restaurants with the oranges and cashews and the lovely balance of crunchy and tender and sweet and savory.

Does the true beauty of this cake lie in its stunning silhouette? Its intensely chocolatey chocolatiness? Or its lazy-day ease? You tell us.

Although the name "financiers" may conjure images of fancy French pastries, these delicate beauties with a velvety crumb couldn’t be easier to make.

An easy Italian soup that makes for a satisfying supper tossed together from pantry staples.

Quick, easy, healthful, spectacular in terms of taste, and exactly what you need these last couple of Fridays before Easter.

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.

Don't let those leftover Easter eggs go to waste. This easy egg salad with caramelized onions is so lovely, you won't even notice that there's no mayo.

"These hit the flavor spot." "Delicious." "I’ll make these again." That's what folks are saying about this recipe.

"Everything I love about brownies. The fudgy center. The crisp edges. And that wondrous crinkly top." That's what folks are saying about these.

Behold, the no-knead bread recipe that incited an insurrection among home bakers everywhere.

"So satisfying." "Cakey and chocolatey." "Everything a brownie should be." That's what folks are saying about this crowd-pleaser of a chocolate fix.

It's as simple as X + Y = Z, with X = greens, Y = grains, and Z = a soothing, satiating bowl of soup. Finally, a practical application for algebra.

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

Cloudy with a chance of sprinkles. That's our forecast for anyone who wishes to recreate the sugar cookies of their childhood.

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

The curious name of these insanely can't-stop-eating-these sweet and salty cookies hints at how you toss in whatever this and that you have on hand to create awesomeness.

This swanky sangria relies on a pretty pink rosé and some seriously stunning summer fruits for its sassy and savvy look and taste.

Perhaps the easiest and most elegant dinner conceivable. Here's how to cook your pricey (and worth every penny) sea scallops to perfection.

Stylish on any salad, this versatile little number is a staple in every discerning cook's recipe wardrobe.

A classic. And it's even better than we remembered. And we mean that in the best possible way, moms.