recipes

This tangy, creamy lemon icebox pie hits all the high notes, and it couldn’t be easier to prep Using lemon curd provides a ton of lemony tartness and flavor, and means that you don’t need to fuss around with juicing and zesting fresh lemons The cream cheese balances out the tart citrus notes, while also making this recipe super creamy

It's all about the presentation.

Lighter and quicker than risotto, but just as flavorful.

Just one pot and no chopping required.

This is a bowl of pure comfort.

These are the best mocha cupcakes! They're topped with homemade espresso buttercream and they're so easy to make.

The secret to this fruit crumble is to bake the sweet, cinnamon-scented topping separately, to dry it out Then when you pile those crumbs over a mound of juicy summer fruit, they won’t absorb as much liquid, and stay crisp and cookielike You can make the crumbs a day ahead

These crunchy, cheesy breaded chicken breasts are baked, not fried, making for hands-off cooking and easy cleanup Instead of relying on a typical three-part dredge — with flour, eggs and bread crumbs — this recipe uses mayonnaise to help the bread crumbs adhere to the chicken The mayonnaise does the job beautifully, adding flavor and moisture in the process

Once you master the risotto technique, you can make flavorful versions throughout the year This summery version is based on red, ripe tomatoes from the garden, but if you want to up the tomato quotient, surround the finished dish with slices of multicolored heirloom varieties Best as a first course or vegetarian main course, it could also pair with a main course — grilled fish, for instance.

For this delicate, fluffy cake, snow white layers are made by ditching egg yolks and going straight for egg whites To avoid overmixing, the batter calls for the reverse creaming method, made popular by the cookbook author Rose Levy Beranbaum, in which the dry ingredients are mixed with a solid fat (butter in this case) before the liquid ingredients, including oil, are added A mix of butter and oil helps create the soft, tender crumb

Peach crumble bars are such a great way to enjoy fresh peaches while they're in season, and the bars are perfect for back to school!

Most Americans harbor a nostalgic fondness for SpaghettiOs, a childhood staple that conjures memories of textureless pasta bathed in a sweet, runny tomato sauce. While our palates evolve with age, certain flavors retain an enduring allure. Here, this classic gets the French Onion treatment, combining multiple forms of deep savoriness with pasta that still has some bite to it. To top it off, it’s finished with everyone’s favorite part—melted Gruyère. If you can’t find anelli (pasta rings), any small-shaped pasta will work well.

Thinner and creamier than most, this quiche embraces the best parts of the ideal croque-monsieur, the perfect mingling of cheese, ham and Dijon between slices of bread The Gruyère melds with the custard into a pseudo Mornay sauce, while the buttery, crisp puff pastry replaces toast to rich effect The zippy acidity of the Dijon is essential to balancing the richness of this quiche; it cannot be skipped

This fluffy vanilla cake makes an ideal base for layer cakes of all kinds Buttermilk gives the cake a bit of tang and a tender crumb, and a full tablespoon of vanilla extract in the batter ensures it’s anything but plain Layer diced fresh fruit between the cakes and top with powdered sugar, or decorate with a double batch of buttercream frosting and sprinkles for a classic birthday cake.

These sugar-crusted muffins are packed with peaches and fragrant with warm spices. Make this easy peach muffin recipe today!

This easy peach cobbler is made by layering ripe, juicy fruit over batter rather than nestling it under biscuits or pie dough, giving it a tender, cakelike texture Browning the butter before merging it with the batter adds nutty, caramelized notes, while buttermilk gives it a lovely tang Fresh summer peaches (or other stone fruit like nectarines, apricots and plums) are ideal here, but frozen fruit also works well

Simple and satisfying chicken thighs get a delightfully vibrant and spicy kick from a marinade of hot mustard — made with brown mustard seeds —  plus soy sauce, vinegar, garlic and ginger After marinating, the chicken is grilled, adding depth and char to the chicken as well as to the marinade Colman’s English mustard (which is made with a mix of brown and white/yellow mustard seeds) is a reliable brand found at most supermarkets, however you could also use prepared Chinese-style hot mustard, found at Asian grocery stores

Say hello to your new favorite rocky road ice cream recipe A combination of dark chocolate and cocoa powder creates an extra fudgy base, while roasted almonds, marshmallows and just the right amount of salt (don’t skip it!) balance out the textures and flavors Commercial ice creams benefit from stabilizers, egg yolks and other ingredients that keep it creamy and scoopable for weeks in your freezer, but homemade ice creams typically lack that staying power

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The most flavor-packed chicken salad sandwich you'll pack in your lunch.

This is a big, bold lemony cake that uses the zest, juice and flesh of lemons for an extrapuckery bite A thin layer of crackly lemon glaze coats the whole cake for a beautiful and delicious finish Serve this cake as is, or add some berries and whipped cream to dress it up

Summer is a soft, or strong, hue of pink in the South, depending on who is making the strawberry cake When strawberries come alive, anywhere from early March down in Louisiana to as late as June as far up as East Tennessee, Southerners take to their strawberry cakes for as many celebrations as they can Often referred to as church cakes in the South, layer cakes reign supreme

This potent garlic rice recipe is for anybody who believes that there is no such thing as too much garlic Finely chopped garlic toasts in butter, infusing it with its intoxicating aroma and flavor The rice is also topped with store-bought fried garlic — in an ideal world, you would use a variety, ranging from thick fried slices to finely chopped bits and feathery pieces, but any crispy, store-bought fried garlic will do

Agrodolce means “bittersweet” in Italian and usually refers to a tangy sauce made with honey or sugar along with vinegar This summertime riff is inspired by the Italian classic but uses fresh plums to add an additional sweet tart element Simmered with sherry vinegar and honey, the softened plums make a beautiful sauce to top simple chicken thighs making this a weeknight meal that’s lovely enough for company

This easy, one-pot noodle recipe employs the sweetness of summer corn to balance out the umami of the butter and soy sauce It’s a nod to wafu pasta dishes, which fuse Japanese and Italian cooking traditions, flavors and ingredients Corn cobs are used in this recipe to create a quick, sweet corn-infused water to cook the noodles

This is chowder at its simplest: corn, onion, potatoes and milk, with a couple of chopped tomatoes and a handful of parsley to add flavor and color Starting with bacon and finishing with cream makes a richer version of the dish But you could easily expand its borders by adding curry powder and ginger, sour cream and cilantro

Native to Binghamton, New York, spiedies are marinated and grilled meat skewers, often made with lamb, pork and chicken This casual weeknight dinner, inspired by the vinegary oregano marinade of spiedies, takes boneless, skinless chicken and transforms it into something special and undeniably juicy Splitting thick, bulbous chicken breasts helps: The key to not-dry chicken is to level out its surface area so it cooks quickly and evenly

Apple Maple Chops offer a delightful combination of savory and sweet flavors, perfect for a cozy dinner or special occasion. This dish features juicy pork

La Piadina is a soft and fluffy Italian flatbread that can be filled with anything you like from cured meats, cheese and grilled veggies.

Mozzarella in Carrozza - Italian fried mozzarella sandwiches made with a mozzarella centre and a crispy and delicious fried bread outside.