Vietnamese-Style Caramelized Pork

This caramelized pork is sweet, salty, savory, and a little spicy. It's every bit as good as what you'll find in your local Vietnamese restaurant and completely doable on a weeknight.

1 hr

Candied Carrots

Sometimes carrots aren't quite as sweet as we'd like them to be. This kid-tested tactic takes care of that occasional oops on the part of Mother Nature.

15 mins

Shredded Beef Chili With Sweet Potatoes

"OMG!" "Not too spicy, eat-it-from-the-pot tasty." "We loved it!" That's what folks are saying about this unexpected and robust chili with its sweet heat.

4 hrs

Classic Chicken and Dumplings

Our recipe testers are likening this chicken and dumplings from Toni Tipton-Martin to sleeping in sheets that are still warm from the dryer. It's that comforting.

2 hrs 30 mins

Roast Chicken with Pancetta and Olives

"One of the best chicken recipes ever!" "Crisp-skinned." "Juicy." "Aromatic." "Easy." "Gorgeous." "Heavenly." That's what we're hearing from folks who've tried it.

1 hr 30 mins

Beef Chili Tacos

Better than any packaged taco kit you'll ever find in any store anywhere. Try them and see for yourself.

2 hrs 45 mins

Slow Cooker Irish Beef Stew

Haul out your Crock Pot. Grab a can of your favorite stout. Get ready to enjoy a big bowl of Irish-inspired beef stew piled atop a mound of garlic mashed potatoes.

8 hrs 45 mins

Spanish Pork Loin Roast

This simple supper recipe requires only that you rub some spices on a hunk of pork, shove it in the oven, and not forget about it.

14 hrs 45 mins

Middle Eastern Chicken Thighs

Fast. Flavorful. And flaunting just enough Middle Eastern flair to intrigue but not frighten anyone. Even kids. Swear.

45 mins

Broccoli and Blue Cheese Gratin

Ooooh baby! Broccoli blanketed with a creamy rich white sauce that takes its oomph from blue cheese and its hint of heat from cayenne.

1 hr 25 mins

Pumpkin Macaroni and Cheese

This skillet full of pumpkin macaroni and cheese awesomeness ranks off the charts in its indulgence-o-rama rating.

1 hr 30 mins

Oven Fried Drumsticks

Some things never go out of style. Witness this throwback to the 50s recipe for drumsticks rolled in crumbs of any sort. Potato chips. Wasabi peas. Rice crackers.

50 mins

Fried Polenta Sticks

Just when we thought polenta couldn't get any better we discovered these irresistible fried polenta sticks.

2 hrs

Confessions of a Hired Belly

Food writing isn't as glamorous as it seems. Eating—oftentimes bad—meals is part of the job, as David explains. A cautionary tale for new food writers.

21 Taco Recipes for Cinco de Mayo

Not to discriminate against the other days, but here are options to see you through more than half a year of Taco Tuesdays. (Assuming, that is, you can restrain yourself to once a week.)