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 […]

Before you fry these little packages of joy, everything—salad, sides, fellow diners—should be at the table and ready to feast. Like carbonara not eaten immediately or risotto that sits for more than a few moments, the essence of this dish fades just as quickly as it comes together. These crispy-creamy fritters shine with all kinds […]

This recipe for air fryer chicken wings will help you (finally) make the crispiest, juiciest wings ever; all with no big jug of oil to lug home, no hot pot to babysit—in fact, no fuss at all. Just succulent chicken wings that prove deep-frying isn’t the only way to achieve deliciously crunchy results. How does […]

It’s almost silly how easy this dish of impossibly delicious, ooey-gooey cheesy chiles is to execute. But that’s also what makes it so great. Inspired by the must-order fried, cheese-filled peppers at Gregory’s Corner Taverna in Astoria, Queens, it all comes together in about 10 minutes. Just broil poblano chiles until charred and softened, stuff […]

These savory crispy fried Indian samosas from Amma restaurant in New York are packed with spiced potato filling, bright with lemony notes courtesy of coriander, dried and ground pomegranate seeds called anardana powder, and dried green mango powder, or amchur. Both powders can be found at Indian grocers and online at Kalustyan’s, a Manhattan-based shop […]

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 […]

There are few things more satisfying than watching flour, water, and salt become dough. These flatbreads are a riff on the Armenian dish jingalov hats, an unleavened bread stuffed with herbs and greens and traditionally cooked on a saj, a domed metal griddle. Some classic recipes contain more than a dozen herbs and greens, but […]

Juicy melon with a salty-sweet crunchy topping makes for a low-effort but universally crowd-pleasing summer appetizer. “My mother has been making this dish since I was a young kid,” says the cookbook author Leela Punyaratabandhu. “It’s inspired by the Italian classic, prosciutto e melone, and an elegant and old-school Thai appetizer in which watermelon is […]

This take on the classic Peruvian seafood dish of steamed mussels is always a hit at Danielle Bell and Pablo Osorio’s de Porres Dinner Series events. The bright, fresh topping is a kind of salsa criolla, a Peruvian red onion relish with chile and lime. Arrange the mussels on a platter cup side up for […]

With a generous layer of caramelized onions and a tantalizing cheese pull, this tart packs the concentrated depth of French onion soup into every bite. Everyone has a hack for caramelizing onions. Baking soda. A pinch of sugar. A little balsamic. The fact remains: Onions only properly caramelize when most of the water in them […]