Mary Joan L.

A little sweeter (and a lot more vibrant) than traditional English marmalade thanks to the notable presence and complexity of the classic Italian apéritif. Here's how to make it.

The perfect solution when you need a last-moment sweet something or crave a little something sweet but don’t want an entire pan sitting around to tempt you.

Don't pour that last bit of eggnog down the drain! Here's the ultimate use for it.

So easy to toss together. So understated yet sophisticated. So wise in capturing and preserving something during its season.

Oh baby. We wait all year for stone fruits to be in season so we can make this. Ideal for breakfast, desert, and everything in between.

Call them fried pork dumplings, Chinese dumplings, or even potstickers. Whatever you do, don't call them difficult to make. So much easier to make than you'd ever imagine.

Simply toss everything into the slow cooker and walk away. And just as compelling for its taste as well as its ease.

Become your own bootlegger. Start with vodka, toss in some apples and spices, and wait overnight. That's it. Then splash it in a punch bowl, pour it into Mason jars or just keep it all to yourself and indulge in a nip once in a while.

Sorta like shakshuka, aquacotta is an Italian soup from southern Tuscany that's essentially leftover bread, tomatoes, onions, and chiles with eggs and a little Parmesan. Living large.

A jumble of raw shaved vegetables that comes together easily, tastes magnificent, and doesn't even require you to turn on the stove. Sounds like a summer staple to us.

A novel take on the classic. Mint leaves, Parmesan, lemon, garlic, and peanuts (yes, peanuts), are blitzed in a food processor. It's great on lamb, chicken, salmon, and pasta.

Dumplings that were named for a pasta-loving priest who got a little gluttonous and strangled himself by swallowing them whole. Gotta be good, eh?

Not your ordinary molasses spice cookies, these owe their nice hit of savory to a hit of black pepper. Once you've tried these, you may never go back.

Knowing how to make a simple standing rib roast is literally a life changer. And it couldn't be easier. Here's all you need to know.

You'd never, ever guess how quick and easy it is to make this authentic Indian condiment at home. And let's not forget how delicious it is. So much so that folks are calling it "outstanding" and "magic." Enough said.

Chorizo eggs Benedict. It's essentially eggs and Hollandaise and chorizo and it tastes like a superlative Spanish homage to a breakfast classic.

We dare you to make this chipotle mayo and not find it to be awesome on almost anything. Fish tacos. Burgers. Deviled eggs. Breakfast burritos. And so, so much more.

A simple dipping sauce, sandwich spread, and all around awesome something to slather, dunk, or otherwise devour with anything and everything.

Perhaps the sneakiest way ever to get kids–of all ages–to slurp something relatively nutritious for breakfast.