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  • Recipe • Vegetarian

    Meatless “Meat” Sauce with Chickpeas and Mushrooms

    We wanted it quick. We wanted it easy. Most of all, we wanted it to be as hearty and satisfying as a meaty red sauce.

  • Recipe • Make Ahead

    Freezer Chicken Pot Pies

    We set out for a streamlined pie that could be frozen and baked as the craving struck. A saucy filling and double-thick crust are the secrets to a pot pie that can be successfully frozen before baking.

  • Recipe • Quick

    Spicy Tomato Soup with Tortellini and Sausage

    Super-simple, super-flavorful, super-duper soup.

  • Recipe

    Blistered Green Beans with Lemon, Yogurt, and Nigella Seeds

    Green beans are often overlooked, but when given the right treatment, they shine: smoky, blistered, and the perfect degree of tender. For a cool creamy contrast, we plate them on a bed of garlicky yogurt.

  • Recipe

    Easy-Peel Hard-Boiled Eggs

    You no longer need to fear the drudgery of peeling hard-boiled eggs—with the right cooking method, the shells practically fly off.

  • Recipe

    Chicken Baked in Foil with Sweet Potato and Radish

    A quick-cooked meal of chicken and vegetables sounded great. Unfortunately, our first attempts were not much better than an old-style TV dinner.

  • Recipe

    Dollywood-Style Cinnamon Bread

    There are lots of reasons to love the queen of country music —and this cinnamon bread is one of them.

  • Recipe • Vegetarian

    San Francisco–Style Garlic Noodles

    The simplicity of San Francisco’s beloved chewy, garlicky, butter-glossed noodles belies the dish’s complex flavor—and backstory.

  • Recipe • Make Ahead

    Sun-Dried Tomato, Scallion, and Feta Egg Bites

    Portable and protein-rich, egg bites bring convenience, nutrition, and deliciousness to your morning routine.

  • Recipe • Vegetarian

    Black Bean Burgers

    Earthy black beans should make a satisfying nonmeat burger. But most either fall apart when flipped or are so mushy that no one wants to eat them.

  • Recipe • Quick

    Lemony Bean Salad with Burrata

    Haricots verts, green peas, artichoke hearts, and cannellini beans topped with torn burrata turn a salad into a satisfying meal.

  • Recipe

    Pupusas with Beans and Cheese

    These savory stuffed corn cakes have a long history in El Salvador and Honduras. But for a version that even a rookie could pull off, we had to bring in some new techniques.

  • Recipe • Make Ahead

    Levain-Style Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookies

    The Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookie from Levain Bakery is hugely popular. Here’s how to make this style of recipe at home.

  • Recipe • New

    Aran Goyoaga's Gluten-Free Classic Sandwich Bread

    Rich, yeasty, and lightly sweet, this soft, tender loaf is everything you want in a sandwich bread.

  • Recipe

    Brown Rice Bowl with Vegetables and Salmon

    There's a reason you order grain bowls at a counter rather than make them at home: Preparing multiple unique elements is a project. But what if you apply some strategy?

  • Recipe • Make Ahead

    Potato Doughnuts

    Potato doughnuts, also known as “spudnuts,” are simply traditional doughnuts with a twist.

  • Recipe

    Skillet Batter-Style Peach Cobbler

    Celebrate peak-summer fruit with the easiest cobbler you’ve ever made.

  • Recipe • Make Ahead

    Bacon and Gruyère Egg Bites

    To make this popular portable breakfast, we smoothed out protein-rich cottage cheese in the blender, then whisked in eggs to create a creamy custard and added shredded Gruyère cheese and cooked chopped bacon for texture and flavor.

  • Recipe

    Supercrunchy Buttermilk Fried Chicken

    Some styles are battered, others are dredged. For the crispiest, crunchiest, all-around yummiest fried chicken, do both.

  • Recipe

    Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies

    We set out to achieve a cookie that was crisp at the edges, chewy in the middle, and full of rich toffee flavor. The result? One of our most popular recipes of all time.

  • Recipe

    High-Protein Peanut Butter Banana Muffins

    This classic snack-time flavor combo makes for a wholesome, protein-packed twist on breakfast muffins.

  • Recipe • Vegetarian

    Quinoa Bowls with Snap Peas, Strawberries, and Basil Vinaigrette

    This colorful, fresh grain bowl radiates summer vibes.

  • Recipe • Make Ahead

    Mapo Tofu (Sichuan Braised Tofu with Beef)

    This braise of custardy tofu cloaked in a garlicky, spicy meat sauce is a signature dish of the Sichuan province.

  • Recipe • Vegetarian

    Roasted Red Bell Pepper and Walnut Dip (Muhammara)

    Once you experience the sweeter, smokier taste of home-roasted bell peppers—not to mention how quick and easy they are to make—you’ll never go back to the jarred kind.

  • Recipe • Vegetarian

    Light and Airy Focaccia

    With its bronzed crust, pillowy crumb, and licks of fruity olive oil and crunchy salt, focaccia is easy to love. It’s also easy to make.

  • Recipe • New

    Sheet-Pan Summer Vegetables and Lentils

    A garden’s worth of vegetables star in this summery meal splashed with timeless flavors.

  • Recipe

    New Jersey Crumb Buns

    When it comes to crumb topping, New Jersey says go big or go home.

  • Recipe • Quick

    Shrimp Toast Salad

    Our dinner-worthy riff on the Cantonese-style appetizer stars savory shrimp tossed with toasted bread and crunchy cucumber.

  • Recipe • Vegetarian

    Griddled Tomato Sandwiches

    Any tomato can star in a sandwich— if you know how to play to its strengths.

  • Recipe • Make Ahead

    Cheesy Egg Bites with Broccoli and Sun-Dried Tomatoes

    These muffin-tin egg bites are personalized to-go frittatas, offering a lighter, smarter take on a coffee shop favorite.

  • Recipe • Quick

    Avocado Chicken Salad with Jicama and Banana Peppers

    Moving mayo out of the way led us to a trio of truly fresh takes on this deli staple.

  • Recipe • Quick

    Pork Tenderloin Medallions with Lemon-Parsley Pan Sauce

    Seared pork medallions napped in a silky and bright lemon-parsley pan sauce make an easy yet elegant meal.

  • Recipe

    Cheese Blintzes with Raspberry Sauce

    These soft, rich, mildly sweet cheese blintzes are easy to make and even easier to make ahead.

  • Recipe

    Baked Manicotti

    Manicotti may look homey, but blanching and stuffing pasta tubes is a tedious chore, and the ricotta filling can be uninspired and watery. We wanted a simpler, better recipe.

  • Recipe • Make Ahead

    Chilled Cucumber-Avocado Soup

    Ripe avocado, cucumbers, and ice water blend into a chilled, no-cook soup that’s equal parts creamy and refreshing.

  • Recipe • Vegetarian

    Carrot-Ginger Soup

    For a soup that tastes like its namesakes, use two forms of carrot and two forms of ginger.