
Ina Garten’s Lemon Chicken1/16
If we had to choose just one roast chicken to spend the rest of our lives with, this would be the one. No contest.

Panzanella from Ina Garten2/16
Stale bread? Itsoaks up a tangy vinaigrette in this interpretation of an Italian classic from the Barefoot Contessa herself. You're welcome.

Baked Fish with Lemon Bread Crumbs3/16
Quick, easy, healthful, spectacular in terms of taste, and exactly what you need these last couple of Fridays before Easter.

Baked Mac and Cheese with Bread Crumbs4/16
Because nothing says love like cheesy pasta magnificence. This baked mac 'n cheese, with Colby, Cheddar, and crisp, buttery bread crumbs can be made ahead of time, too.

Savory Bread Pudding with Bacon5/16
This bread pudding is filled with bacon, peppers, spinach, and cheese making it a one-dish meal. It's ideal for Christmas and Thanksgiving, but it works for the remaining 363 days, too.

Baked Mushrooms, Broken Bread6/16
An effortless, elegant side that takes inspiration from two enduring entertaining icons: the stuffed mushroom and Thanksgiving stuffing.

Spaghetti with Bread Crumbs7/16
Bet you've already got everything you need for this frugal pantry pasta. All you need now is 15 minutes to pull it together.

Banana Bread French Toast8/16
That's right. A behemoth stack of French toast made from—believe it—thickly sliced banana bread. Sort of makes you believe in magic, doesn't it?

Tomato-Rubbed Bread ~ Pa Amb Tomàquet9/16
Bread rubbed with tomato, drizzled with olive oil, and sprinkled with sea salt. Pa amb tomàquet. Also known as yum.

Catalan Bread Salad ~ Escalivada10/16
We wish someone had told us a heck of a lot sooner about this uncommon bread salad, which embellishes the usual ingredient suspects with figs and walnuts.

Sautéed Spinach with Bread Crumbs11/16
That frugal Italian trick of adding buttery bread crumbs to just about anything to make it more enticing works its considerable charms here. Swoon.

Cinnamon Toast with Butter and Honey12/16
Everything you remember from childhood--slathered with butter, sprinkled with cinnamon, and, if you were lucky, drizzled with honey.

Pecan Pie Bread Pudding13/16
When you've got leftover bread, sure, you could make bread crumbs. Or you could make this Southern melding of pie and pudding that's obscenely indulgent. Tough decision, eh?

Warm Sourdough Bread Salad with Chicken14/16
Tender. Crunchy. Savory Sweet. This satiating bread salad is full of contradictions, including how something so straightforward can taste so complex.

Little Gem Salad with Bread Crumb Croutons15/16
An incomparably more elegant (and, we dare say, delicate) version of the classic iceberg wedge salad that's almost too pretty to eat.

Wine-Soaked Autumn Pudding16/16
An autumnal take on the classic British summer pudding, melding booze and berries and apples and plums to really quite a lovely effect.