recipes

White velvet cake is a tender buttermilk cake that’s ideal for frosting and stacking. Make it for your next birthday or celebration.

This a Shanghai Scallion Flatbread is a leavened pancake cooked on a griddle, with a crisp crust coated in sesame seeds and a fluffy middle!

Qatayef are synonymous with Ramadan It is during this month that bakeries start making the pastry for these stuffed pancakes, and the lines spill into the street as people wait their turn to buy them Golden underneath and speckled with bubbles on top, qatayef are cooked only on one side

This stew takes inspiration from long-simmered tagine dishes with many layers of flavors In this weeknight version, a broth seasoned with salted lemon, rosemary and tomatoes bathes the chicken and chickpeas, making a lovely, hearty stew For a bold and bright finish, lemon slices quick-pickled in juice and salt are added to the stew

Creamy Garlic Parmesan Chicken Alfredo is all cooked in ONE POT! Ready and on the table in less than 20 minutes with seared chicken breasts.

This moist, berry-studded cake gets its great texture from medium-grind cornmeal.

An exquisitely flavored and heavenly textured frosting--light, silky, buttery, and full of pistachio nuttiness. Perfection on a cake. Or a spoon. #pistachiofrosting #frenchbuttercream #pistachiobuttercream

In this easy skillet meal, seared boneless chicken thighs are nestled on a bed of herbs, browned whole garlic cloves and greens before the pan is popped into the oven to roast until golden Just before serving, butter, lemon zest and (optional) olives or capers are tossed into the pan drippings, adding creaminess and a tangy, salty spark to the sauce Serve this over rice or with roasted or mashed potatoes, or with bread for soaking up the drippings.

The buttery blend of oats and nuts in this easy, warm dessert stays nubby and crunchy while baking over the juicy fruit (It also happens to be gluten-free.) A chai spice blend is especially nice in the mix, but other sweet-leaning spices like cinnamon and cardamom taste just as good Any blend of fruit works, and keeping the peel on apples, pears and stone fruit not only streamlines the preparation but also adds a pleasant chewiness

Fluffy and tender, this chocolate cake comes together quickly in one bowl It’s a friendly little birthday cake with its dead simple frosting (or a really great snack without) A blend of oil and buttermilk or yogurt keeps the crumb moist, as does a nice pour of hot tea

Crisp at the edges and soft in the center, this chocolate cookie is lumpy with hooks of broken pretzels and melty chocolate chips Built on a foundation of beating an egg with sugar until pale and full of tiny bubbles, it combines all the satisfying richness of a brownie with an almost airy lightness Baking soda also helps lift the dense, dark dough in the oven

If you’ve never tried to bake anything before, this is a great place to start (You don’t even need a cake pan!) And if you’re an expert in the kitchen, you’ll be delighted with this quick bread that’s as tender as cake Overripe bananas not only deliver their deep sweetness, but also bind together the batter made from pantry ingredients

Chewy artisan bread is topped with a tasty mixture of dried onion, salt, and seeds

From a pot. The softest, fluffiest milk bread cinnamon rolls.

This dark chocolate malt snack cake has a uniform, moist crumb with an impossibly fudgy texture and a swoon-worthy chocolate frosting. Its

There’s nothing wrong with a dinner of pan-seared chicken seasoned with salt and pepper But there’s everything right about the same chicken when you add anchovies, capers, garlic and plenty of lemon to the pan What was once timid and a little dull turns vibrant, tangy and impossible to stop eating

This playful twist on a classic crumb cake adds a generous pour of Irish cream liqueur to the batter While it’s often served with coffee, Irish cream is not coffee-flavored, but made with whiskey and cream, along with hints of chocolate and vanilla It lends a rich vanilla flavor to this simple cake, and its boozy edge cuts the sweetness

Transform your kitchen into a patisserie with my Almond Croissant Cookies recipe. These delightful treats capture the essence of a traditional almond croissant but in a convenient cookie form. Perfect for any occasion, these cookies are a delightful blend of buttery cookie dough and rich almond fill

Scallion pancakes or cong you bing are the quintessential Chinese snack. My sister and I used to come home from school and take a scallion pancake out of the freezer to relieve those after-school hunger pangs.

A light, open-structured loaf with a crisp crust.

Crisp, flaky, and filled with a tender egg custard, Hong Kong egg tarts are a beloved pastry in Cantonese cuisine. Use our recipe to make these dim sum treats at home.

A popular lemon treat in miniature form.

A lemon and blueberry pie topped with streusel.

Fluffier and less intense than chocolate cream pie, French silk pie achieves the perfect balance of rich and light. Chocolate lovers, you’ll want to make this luscious, no-bake pie right away.

Quick and easy, kid-friendly weekday chocolate oatmeal recipe with almond butter and maple—easy to clean with no mess in a nonstick skillet.

When I was a teenager, I remember getting freshly baked akkawi cheese manakeesh with sides of cucumber and beet-stained turnip pickles and little plastic containers of toum for dipping at a Lebanese bakery in Doha, Qatar Cheese manakeesh, a topped flatbread found throughout the Levant, is delicious with toum, a sauce made by combining garlic, lemon juice, salt and oil This grilled cheese hits those notes, skipping a trip to the bakery

Chinese roast pork on garlic bread is one of the great New York sandwiches, a taste of the highest peaks of Catskills cuisine: thinly sliced, Cantonese-style char siu married to Italian-American garlic bread beneath a veil of sweet-sticky duck sauce It’s been around since the 1950s, a favorite of the summertime borscht belt crowd You can make the sandwich with store-bought char siu if you like, but I prefer the homemade variety because I can make it with fancy pork from the farmers’ market

Is there anything more evocative of childhood than chocolate pudding When dressed up with a salty pecan crust and a fluffy cream cheese layer, that nostalgic lunchbox treat becomes the kind of dessert that is an absolute pleasure to eat and to share It is great for a crowd, it is fun and easy in its presentation and it is absolutely delicious