Recipes & Food

With nothing but a sprinkling of sugar and a bowl of lemon rinds once destined for the garbage heap, you can make a fresh, tangy, no-cook lemon syrup. It's thick enough to whip with cream, whisk into vinaigrette, shake into cocktails, or simply drizzle over a stack of pancakes. So whatever you do, stop throwing away those rinds!

Bollito Misto, the classic Norther Italian feast of multiple cuts of beef all simmered until tender, is all about using the right cuts of beef, and serving them with a variety of sauces.

For fans of crisp and chewy chocolate chip cookies, baking the dough in a cast iron skillet is the way to go. The edge turns extra crisp while the middle stays soft and chewy, with a semi-molten core like what you find in the best brownies.

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These pull-apart garlic knots are baked in a cast iron skillet for a crisp, golden brown bottom. They are intensely flavored with pepperoni, red pepper flakes, garlic, and two types of cheeses, and have a moist, buttery crumb. It's the kind of recipe that your guests will demand you make time and time again because they're that damn good. Good thing they're easy as well.

Who doesn't like knotted bites of tender, chewy, golden-brown pizza dough that are tossed in butter with flecks of garlic and herbs clinging to the nooks and crannies? Now imagine those same garlic knots, but with flecks of crisp, spicy pepperoni worked in, along with the kind of golden brown, crusty bottom that only a cast iron skillet can impart. And let's throw in the wafting steam and moist, tender center that pull-apart breads come with, and oh, how about two different cheeses? Sound good to you?

This recipe requires no kneading, no stretching, pretty much no skill whatsoever to create a crisp-crusted, airy, chewy pan pizza. Top as desired.

I've got a confession to make: I love pan pizza.\n\nI'm not talking deep-dish Chicago-style with its crisp crust and rivers of cheese and sauce, I'm talking thick-crusted, fried-on-the-bottom, puffy, cheesy, focaccia-esque pan pizza, dripping with strings of mozzarella and robust sauce.\n\nIf only pizza that good were also easy to make at home. Well here's the good news: It is. This is the easiest pizza you will ever make. Seriously. All it takes is a few basic kitchen essentials, some simple ingredients, and a bit of patience.

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Just like browning butter, browning cream, whether you're using a sous vide circulator or a pressure cooker, transforms the dairy's fresh, grassy flavors into nutty butterscotch and toffee.

Butter isn't the only form of dairy that can take on the nutty, dominating flavors provided by browning. Toasting cream sous vide or in your pressure cooker will infuse it with rich toffee and butterscotch notes that can enhance sweet and savory dishes alike.

The flavors of French onion soup get repackaged into a hearty, cheesy strata (a.k.a. savory bread pudding) in this filling breakfast casserole that's just as appropriate for lunch or dinner. The secret: more bread, less liquid.

I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Carnitas are the undisputed king of the taco cart. The Mexican answer to American pulled pork, at their best they're moist, juicy, and ultra porky, with the rich, tender texture of a French confit, and riddled with plenty of well-browned, crisp edges. At home, I've been making them for years using my oven-based recipe, and, while it's a fantastic and easy method, I'd venture to say it's even easier using a sous vide cooker. Here's how to do it.

Real cochinita pibil is not spicy, but it has a uniquely sweet, earthy aroma imparted by Seville oranges, achiote, charred garlic, and spices. That earthiness is backed with the aroma of the banana leaves it's cooked in, along with smokiness from hours of cooking. Maybe you can't make cochinita pibil without an actual pib, but you can fake it pretty darn well, and that's what we're going to do today.

This vegetarian side dish or main course features roasted cauliflower in a fragrant, creamy sauce, spiced with ginger, cinnamon, anise, and more, and studded with plump raisins and slivers of crisp almonds.

This recipe captures a classic Japanese curry, complete with juicy pieces of chicken, tender nubbins of carrot, sweet peas, and silky chunks of potato, but it's seasoned with a homemade spice blend that's way better than what comes out of a tin.

Japanese curry (or kare, as it's called in Japan) is one of the nation's most popular convenience and comfort foods. Most renditions come straight from a package, but by making it from scratch at home, you can get better, fresher, and bolder spice flavors throughout.

An easy stovetop fig jam joins nutty manchego cheese as the filling for simple, but elegant, chicken breasts. Finished in a port wine pan sauce with garlic, a touch of grainy mustard and heavy cream, the results are luxurious.

A flavorful mixture of beef and pork, formed into a steak-like patty, pan-fried, and served with a rich and meaty mushroom brown gravy.

These days, everybody and their grandmother has heard of brining, and more and more folks are doing it at home before Turkey Day. But it's not all pie and gravy. There are a few distinct and definite downsides to wet brining, and many folks are making the switch to dry brining (a.k.a. extended salting). The question is, which method works best?

We've been hearing an awful lot about Chick-Fil-A—the Atlanta-based fried chicken sandwich fast food chain—in the news recently, and it's not been about how awesome their chicken sandwiches are, which is somewhat unfortunate, because those sandwiches are awesome. I decided to figure out how to make them at home. Here's how it's done. And yes, you can even make 'em on a Sunday.

Foolproof real hollandaise in about 2 minutes.

Make restaurant-quality Eggs Benedict with this super easy Hollandaise and some great thermal tips for poaching eggs.

With gooey homemade caramel, creamy milk chocolate, and crunchy rice, these no-bake cookies are as satisfying as a candy bar, but way easier to make. Just boil up sugar water until it turns thick and golden, then add some chilled cream and simmer a few minutes more. Once it's cool, stir in chopped milk chocolate and some Rice Krispies, and you're done! The hardest part is simply waiting for the molten "batter" to set.

Believe it or not, these peculiarly American treats are a type of creamy peanut butter fudge masquerading as a chewy oatmeal cookie. Don't let the idea of fudge throw you off: As long as you're armed with a digital thermometer, this recipe couldn't be simpler, or more rewarding.

Crunchy cornflakes add a crisp, crackly texture to the already awesome combo of chocolate and peanut butter. And what makes these bars even better? You don't have to turn on your oven to make them.

Instead of Rice Krispies treats, many Latin Americans grow up eating these (no-bake!) clusters of cereal, sugar, and sweetened condensed milk. At a glance, the recipe appears too sweet, but the burnt sugar adds nuance and complexity to these irresistible morsels.

These addictively crispy, chewy balls are full of my favorite combinations: dark chocolate-cranberry, honey-salt, and nut butters with a crunchy texture.