Biscuits and gravy casserole is the ultimate comfort food! It’s packed with savory sausage, creamy gravy, eggs, cheese, and fluffy biscuits. The first time I made this casserole, I felt like I was back in my grandma’s kitchen. The best part? You can assemble it the night before and put it in the fridge. So […]

This version of shrimp toast is inspired by my time at Zuni Café, where I made late-night snacks using unsold shrimp and leftover bread that practically begged me to toss them with aioli and whatever else I could squirrel away. They’re equally great as an appetizer or as a main dish. Some practical stuff: Don’t […]

These bronzed, crispy-on-the-outside spiced potato patties, or aloo tikki in Urdu and Hindi, take me back to my school years in Lahore. We used to line up for the school tuck shop owner Apa’s aloo tikki: Each one was placed neatly in the middle of warm naan and folded for a mobile snack during recess. […]

Picture this: A lazy weekend morning, the sun peeking through your window, and the aroma of freshly baked strawberry scones filling the air. Sounds like heaven, right? They’re the perfect balance of tender and crumbly, with pops of juicy fruit in every melt-in-your-mouth bite. And with the right technique, they couldn’t be easier to make […]

Chef Preeti Mistry came up with the technique used in this recipe a few years ago when they were trying to replicate the unique smokiness that food gets when it’s cooked in a tandoor—just without the tandoor. Burning the spices re-creates at home the slightly bitter taste and smell you get from the 800°-plus oven. […]

This sausage hashbrown breakfast casserole is hearty, flavorful, and perfect for a crowd. Every bite is cheesy, meaty, and full of texture, thanks to the mix of crumbled sausage, crispy hash browns, and ooey-gooey cheddar. Better still, you can have it in the oven in under 20 minutes. After that, you can get on with […]

“When I’m cooking for Passover,” says chef Alex Raij of Txikito in New York, “karpas (a green vegetable, often parsley, representing spring) is always my inspiration—it was my first taste of the seder plate. I grew up in Minneapolis without a religious education—my parents are immigrants from Argentina, where they had a very secular lifestyle—but […]

Thepla, unleavened Gujarati spiced flatbreads, is one of my favorite go-to Gujarati comfort foods. Typically made with fenugreek leaves, I’ll often sub with spinach when it’s hard to find or not in season, just like my mom does. Another trick I borrow from her is to roll out the dough in oil instead of flour, […]

This mouthwatering breakfast pizza will make you jump out of bed! It’s loaded with scrambled eggs, sausage, bacon, and a trio of melty cheeses. I love customizing mine with different toppings depending on my mood. Sometimes, I add veggies for a pop of color, or I drizzle on some hot sauce to give it a […]

Choux pastry is a marvel: It comes together in a matter of minutes and is the basis of cream puffs, profiteroles, éclairs, croquembouche, French crullers, and the airy, cheesy, eggy delights called gougères. Here the gougères are flavored with cheddar and pickled jalapeños as a nod to jalapeño poppers (shout-out to contributor Aliza Abarbanel for […]