Perhaps you buy your candy in bulk and have far too much left over after the holiday. Maybe you're throwing a Halloween bash and need a showstopper to feed a crowd. Or you're just feeling gluttonous. No judgments here. Be warned, though: This is the ice cream cake to end all ice cream cakes.

Shanghai-style Lion's Head meatballs have a name that sounds intimidating, but they couldn't be easier to make. In this recipe, ground pork is mixed with mashed tofu (for tenderness), minced water chestnuts (for crunch), seared until golden, and then simmered in broth with vermicelli noodles, cabbage, and bok choi.

By understanding the science behind No-Knead Bread, we can modify the recipe to fit many different baking situations, even improving its flavor.

A recipe for a quick, rich vegetable broth perfect for vegetarian or vegan dishes.

McDonald's chicken nuggets are famous for their uniform and tender meat, savory flavor, and crisp coating. Here's how to make a replica version at home.

Classic cole slaw of deeply flavored, sweet-and-tangy cabbage. The secret is to do a rapid purge of excess cabbage liquid with a quick cure of salt and sugar before tossing the shreds in a creamy dressing.

A bright, savory, sour, and sweet salad with coconut-infused corn, crunchy long beans, and crumbled salted duck egg.

A primer on potato starch and its many uses, with recipes.

Like any stew or braise, chili needs time, unless you pull out your pressure cooker, as we do here. This quick chili recipe works with canned or dried beans and ground or chunky beef.

A blend of chilies and spices provide this classic Texas chili con carne with maximum depth of flavor.

The recipe we're discussing now is real-deal chile con carne, old school Texas style. What does that mean? First of all, absolutely no beans. No tomatoes. Indeed, there's very little that goes into the pot other than beef and chiles (and plenty of both!). That doesn't mean there aren't a few things to discuss, however. Let's get to it.

Shepherd's pie, the British casserole of minced meat and vegetables topped with buttery mashed potatoes, delivers perfection in every bite. This version features extra-rich and creamy mashed potatoes and a hearty, carrot- and pea-studded meat sauce, made ever so slightly in the style of a classic Italian ragù.

Braised brisket can take hours and hours to cook, but with this pressure cooker version, you can shave off a big chunk of the cooking time.

If you want to render some chicken fat, turn to your microwave.

It's difficult to make good bread today, but it's darned easy to make hot, fresh, world-class bread tomorrow. This focaccia, topped with olives, rosemary, and pistachios, requires no kneading or stretching and results in a crisp, olive oil-scented crust and a puffy, moist, well-risen internal crumb with just the right amount of tender chew.

It's difficult to make good bread today, but it's darned easy to make hot, fresh, world-class bread tomorrow. This focaccia, topped with olives, rosemary, and pistachios, requires no kneading or stretching and results in a crisp, olive oil-scented crust and a puffy, moist, well-risen internal crumb with just the right amount of tender chew.

Pizza need not have sauce or cheese in order for it to be insanely delicious. Exhibit A: Pizza Bianca. The long, flat, lightly dimpled, flecked-with-coarse salt, crisp-on-the-outside, just barely chewy bread sold by the square in Rome (or Sullivan street, if you prefer). Jeffrey Steingarten wrote at length about finding the perfect slice of pizza bianca at Forno, a bakery in Rome's Campo de' Fiori. I've been there. It's f*&king phenomenal (just ask Ed—he tasted pretty much the whole menu last May. My goal this week at The Pizza Lab is to bring some of that crisp, chewy, olive-oil soaked magic into my own kitchen.

This truly is THE best Instant Pot Chicken Noodle soup recipe. It is creamy, thick, and chock full of veggies and homemade noodles. Just read the reviews!

Chicken gets brined in flavorful buttermilk before hitting the fryer for a crisp, golden crust.

Using potato starch in the batter yields a super crispy and substantial crust.

How to make, use, and store Thai curry pastes, one of the most versatile base ingredients.

Roast beef bones, fresh vegetables, and warm spices make for a traditional, soul-warming Vietnamese beef pho.

Homemade Instant Pot applesauce is healthy, delicious, and flavorful. This recipe has no added sugar and is done in just 30 minutes or less.

Salty, sweet, spicy, and crunchy soy sauce pickles.

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The secret to unlocking the toasted sweet taste of zucchini in this amazing spaghetti recipe for two is deep-frying it and letting it sit overnight in the fridge.

A last-minute drizzle of balsamic adds a tart glaze to these crispy sprouts.