All the Recipes

May 3, 2020Lynley Jones

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Grilled Peaches with Aleppo-Tequila Honey Sauce

Grilled peaches drizzled with a tequila-honey sauce infused with Aleppo pepper and a punch of lime. It’s like a party for your peaches! (And for you, of course.)

Watermelon-Lime Granita

Watermelon and lime blended into a frosty-cold dessert that’s simple to make, and sophisticated enough for any dinner party. (Double win!)

Frozen Sweet Sumac-Sage Cucumber Spice Pops

Sweet frozen cucumber pops infused with sage and flecked with sumac.

Frozen Sumac-Basil Lemonade Spice Pops

Lemony-sweet basil frozen ice pops. Flecked with sumac, to bring nuance to the tartness and gorgeous pink color to your Spice Pop.

Frozen Hibiscus-Mint Lime Spice Pops

Frozen ice pops made from hibiscus-mint syrup blended with lime juice, frozen into a sweet summer treat.

Frozen Aleppo Chocolate Spice Pops

Ice pops made with semisweet chocolate, Aleppo pepper, Mexican piloncillo sugar, cinnamon and cream. Chocolaty and slightly spicy, with a cinnamon twist.

Tomato Basil Crostini

Tomatoes, basil, Parmigiano-reggiano, balsamic vinegar, good olive oil, a good baguette. It’s summer, and you’re living the good life, my friend.

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Summer-Thyme Peach Lemonade

Lemons, peaches and thyme combine to fill every glass with the flavors of summer.

Extra Lemony Lemonade

We boost the lemon flavor by steeping lemon zest in the sugar syrup. Sweet, refreshing lemony goodness.

Grilled Summer Veggie Tacos

Tacos filled with grilled summer veggies for your next party - or for dinner tonight.

Pico de Gallo

A fresh, raw salsa that adds a burst of flavor to almost anything, from tacos to scrambled eggs.

Originally created for our Mexican Cooking Fiesta class, this recipe was featured in our Mostly Plants series.

Grilled Summer Squash

The simplest way to cook up summer squash such as zucchini or yellow crookneck on the grill.

Peach-Pecan Crumble with Whiskey-Cream

Juicy, ripe peaches, crumbly topping studded with pecans, all drizzled with sweet whiskey-cream. Oh yeah.

Grilled Ratatouille Pizza

Grilled pizza topped with grilled summer veggies - zucchini, eggplant, tomatoes, onions, peppers and herbs - strewn over herbed goat cheese that's been slathered onto crisp pizza crust.

Barbacoa Tacos

Classic Mexican shredded meat, slow steam-roasted until it's falling off the bone for one of the best tacos you will ever have. Served with its own braising juices as a soup. Made here with lamb (see notes for substitutions).

Grilled Swordfish with Blistered Grape Tomatoes and Sea Beans

Grilled swordfish with a topping of grape tomatoes and sea beans, a fresh, crunchy-salty seaweed found at farmers markets and specialty shops. See recipe notes for more about sea beans, and how you can still make this if you can’t find them.

Basil-Peach Toasts

Sweet, juicy peaches with basil and a hint of cinnamon, mounded onto mascarpone-slathered sourdough toast.

Lemon-Kale Chiffonade Salad with Summer Fruit

Cutting the kale into thin chiffonade helps it to mingle with all the other flavors and textures of this delicious salad.

Basil-Peach Galettes

Rustic tarts filled with ripe peaches and mascarpone cheese, with a hint of basil and cinnamon. Simple to make, and gorgeous to look at.

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Roasted Turmeric-Spiced Cauliflower

Roasty-toasty cauliflower with turmeric and other warming spices, tossed with parsley and basil.

Chicken Adobo

Chicken poached in vinegar and soy sauce with garlic, bay leaves and black peppercorns, then broiled dark and crispy. A super-flavorful classic Filipino dish that’s simple to make. Plan ahead to make rice bowls with the leftovers…

Spicy Beet Curry with Beet Greens and Spiced Yogurt

A spicy Indian-style curry that uses the whole beet plant from root to leaf. Caramelized beet cubes sauteed along with their stems and leaves in a mixture of onions, garlic, ginger, chiles and Indian spices, and served over spiced yogurt.

Apple Galette with Brown Butter Thyme Sauce

Macerated apples baked into a rustic tart and served with a sweet brown butter sauce infused with thyme.

Chicken Sabate

Chicken breasts in cherry tomato sauce, infused with white wine, garlic, rosemary and cinnamon.

Ethiopian Spiced Collard Greens

Collards simmered with butter, olive oil, garlic, ginger and spices, then finished with a bright squeeze of lemon juice. Addictively good, and guaranteed to make a collards-lover out of anyone.

Halloumi Cheese "Burgers"

A vegetarian burger where the cheese IS the burger. Halloumi cheese stands right up to browning directly in the griddle or on the grill, so you can skip the meat entirely. Slathered with garlic-mayo and topped with all the fixins, so you’re good to go.

Friday Night Apricot Chicken

Easy baked chicken with the sweet tang of apricot juice and Worcestershire umami. Super simple prep, then nearly all the cooking time is hands-off.

Mexican Pinwheels

Chicken, avocados, tomatoes and cilantro rolled up with a black bean spread. Simple-but-fun recipe kids can make for their own lunches.

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Funky Lemon Eggplant Hash

Caramelized eggplant, sauteed with preserved lemon, leeks and herbs. Funky, spunky and addictive.

Curried Beet Chips

Like potato chips made out of beets! Slightly sweet, salty, and a little spicy with a hint of curry.

Creamy Goat Cheese Dip

Mild, creamy dip with a hint of goat cheese tang. Perfect for crudite or chips, as a spread on sandwiches or to dollop on veggies.

Garlic-Basil Ranch Dip (or Dressing)

Addictively delicious dip for veggies or chips.

Creamy Kale Pasta Bowl

Pasta with ricotta cheese, sauteed Tuscan kale, cherry tomatoes and lots of love. Quick, satisfying weeknight dinner or side.

Tomato and Grilled Corn Salad

Juicy tomatoes, grilled corn kernels, red onions and cilantro, with a squeeze of lime and just a hint of mild pepper. Simple to make and full of flavor (plan to lick the bowl).

Simplest Grilled Corn on the Cob

Quick and easy way to cook corn on the grill.

Miracle Tuna

Named "miracle" tuna by my son's elementary school friends, who said it was a "miracle" because every kid loved it - even kids who didn't like tuna!

Girl Scout Summer Harvest Soup

A seasonal vegetarian crowd-pleaser of a soup that is a super-delicious meal in a bowl.

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Roasted Spiced Pumpkin Seeds

The classic crunchy snack made from the seeds of your pumpkin.

Harry Potter's Pumpkin Juice

I hear this is exactly the way they make it at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Happy Apple Tart

Cinnamon apples in a rustic galette-style crust.

Pumpkin Pasties

Like little pumpkin pies inside a pastry shell. Inspired by the Harry Potter book series, they're perfect for your Halloween or Potter-themed party, but also sophisticated enough for your Thanksgiving table.

Aleppo-Maple Glazed Brussels Sprouts

Caramelized Brussels sprouts in a maple glaze spiked with a hint of Aleppo peppers.

Budin Azteca (Mexican Tortilla Casserole)

Vegetables layered with corn tortillas, roasted chiles, pureed tomatoes, Mexican crema and a little shredded chicken. Serve with beans or refried beans.

Classic Hummus

Classic garlicky dip or spread for pita, veggies, sandwiches, wraps and more.

Spiced Pumpkin Puree

A great side dish to pay homage to the "first" Thanksgiving at your feast. Extremely simple to make, and all ingredients (except one) were available at the time. This was a very common Pilgrim dish, served nearly every day when pumpkins were in season.

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Tostadas with Avocados and Pico de Gallo

Crispy tortilla topped with creamy beans, cool avocados and crunchy, spicy Pico de Gallo make a casual dinner, lunch or snack everyone will love.

Herbed Dijon Vinaigrette

Traditional French vinaigrette with the herbs of your choice.

Tostadas with Roasted Tomatillo Salsa

Crispy fried tostadas with hot, creamy beans and crunchy cold toppings. Like a gourmet party-salad on an edible plate - easy and delicious casual dinner, lunch or snack.

Roasted Chiles or Peppers

Roasting peppers not only cooks the pepper, but also gives it a nice smoky flavor and allows you to remove the skin. This authentic method is perfect for any dish calling for roasted peppers or chiles.

Stuffed Roasted Baby Squashes

Baby winter squashes stuffed with herby quinoa, toasted almonds and ricotta salata cheese.

Roasted Red-Skinned Potatoes

Simple, go-to recipe for oven-roasted, crispy, golden potatoes.

Pan-Braised Pork Chops with Herb-Wine Sauce

Pork chops seared and braised on the stovetop in white wine and herbs. Simple enough for a weeknight, but sophisticated enough for any occasion.

Kohlrabi Salsa Cruda

Simple, crunchy raw topping for tacos. Perfect with Grilled Summer Veggie Tacos, or any fish or steak tacos.

Charred Cauliflower With Brown Butter Scape Sauce

Cauliflower grilled crispy and brown, then dressed in a rich garlicky-buttery sauce.

Grilled Summer Squash

The simplest way to cook up summer squash such as zucchini or yellow crookneck on the grill.

Roasted Tomatillo Salsa

Tomatillos and chiles roasted together and blended with onions and cilantro. This green salsa is cool, crisp, spicy and a little tangy, perfect on tacos or tostadas, or dolloped on fried or scrambled eggs.

Three Sisters Soup

Corn, beans and squash come together with spinach, garlic and onions to make a complete meal-in-a-pot. Corn, beans and squash are considered by many native people to be female spirits and are often called "the Three Sisters." The three crops are traditionally planted together to help each other flourish.

Simple Roasted Beets

Beets roasted in the oven. Enjoy on their own or as a starting point for other dishes like Spicy Beet and Bacon Crostini.

Stovetop Macaroni and Cheese

Creamy, cheesy, pasta-y and really doesn't take much longer than the boxed version.

Sauteed Swiss Chard

Swiss chard sauteed in olive oil with onions and garlic, and a pinch of crushed red pepper for good measure.

Spicy Beet and Bacon Crostini

Sweet-spicy beets on toasted baguette rounds, with chopped bacon bits, punchy scallions and creamy mascarpone cheese. Perfect as a snack for a crowd (or your family!).

Beer-Braised Sausages with Peppers and Onions

Sweet or spicy Italian-style sausages, braised in a little beer with soft, sweet peppers and onions. Easy weeknight dinner or football-watching crowd-pleaser.

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Bourbon-Ceylon Cranberry Sauce

Step away from the can! A super-easy recipe that everyone will be talking about.

How to Brine Your Turkey

Salty brine with white wine, herbs and spices to add lots of flavor to your Thanksgiving turkey. Plan to brine your turkey overnight, for about 12-18 hours total.

Classic Pumpkin Pie

The all-American classic.

Leftover Turkey Pot Pie

This recipe was created to use your leftover Thanksgiving turkey. I wrote it to work 2 ways - with leftover gravy (if you have that too) or without it (if you only have the turkey).

Cranberry-Bleu Turkey Sandwiches

Upgrade the standard turkey-leftover sandwich.

Sriracha Turkey Soup

Your leftover shredded turkey or chicken, gently simmered with beans and veggies in a Sriracha-spiked broth.

Lavender Cherry Galette

A simple, rustic tart made with either fresh or frozen cherries, with dried lavender petals. You can pull the cherries directly from the freezer for this.

Basic Pie Crust: Pate Brisee

Flaky, tender pie crust pastry.

Classic Roast Turkey

Why it works: a wine-and-butter soaked cheesecloth keeps the turkey breast moist and flavorful during cooking, and adds lots of flavor to pan juices to make delicious gravy. See notes at the end of the recipe for more details.

Classic Cornbread

Simple, not too sweet, not too crumbly, not too dense. It's the Goldilocks of cornbread! Just right (if I do say so myself).

Herbed Bread Stuffing (or Dressing)

Enough for an 18-pound bird. May be cooked inside the bird or in a baking dish on the side.

Fastest Roast Turkey

Cut roasting time to about an hour! Step-by-step instructions to cut your turkey into pieces and roast it much more quickly and evenly in a butter-wine braising liquid to keep the meat juicy and delicious.

Turkey Gravy

Homemade gravy from the pan drippings of your roasted turkey.

Giblet Broth

Don't throw those giblets away! With just a bit of time and attention, they will make a delicious broth you can use in Thanksgiving Gravy, Herbed Bread Stuffing, or any dish where you would normally use chicken broth.

Creamy Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Buttery and creamy, with just the right amount of braised garlic. The best traditional mashed potatoes you will ever eat.

French Green Beans with Toasted Breadcrumbs

French-style green beans topped with buttery toasted breadcrumbs.

Sugar Glaze for Cookies

A simple glaze for cookies.

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Homemade Applesauce

Super simple and tasty applesauce spiced with cinnamon. You don’t even need to peel the apples!

Hibiscus-Allspice Champagne Cocktails

Champagne poured over hibiscus-allspice syrup and Calvados, and rimmed with Mexican brown sugar and cinnamon. Cheers!

Cinnamon-Cranberry Muffins

Quick, simple and delicious. These are muffins, not dessert masquerading as a breakfast food.

Simple Cookie-Cutter Cookies

My go-to cookie recipe. Very simple, not overly sweet. Delicious. A nice blank slate for you to gussy up as you choose.

Homemade Eggnog

My homemade eggnog recipe with fully cooked eggs! The perfect drink for Christmas Eve or Christmas morning. Very nice spiked with brandy, bourbon or rum, or just on its own. So good!

Sauteed Shallot Mushrooms

Simple and delicious. This recipe was originally created to give students in our Slice, Dice & Chop knife skills class some practice slicing ingredients.

Peppermint Pretzel Bark

Dark and white chocolate layered with the subtle salty crunch of pretzel crisps and spiked with peppermint.

Deb's Latkes

Classic potato pancakes - simple, delicious fried-potato goodness - served with a side of dreidel madness at our friend's annual Hanukkah Party, to which we are lucky enough to score invitations.

Pomegranate-Parsley Ricotta Cream

Festive latke topping made from sour cream and ricotta, with crushed pomegranate seeds, lemon juice, parsley and Ceylon cinnamon. An herby-sweet, chunky pink topping or dip. Also great with potato chips, pita chips or crackers.

Scallion-Garlic Sour Cream

Super-simple, with scallions, garlic and a pinch of salt blended with sour cream. Serve as a veggie dip or latke topping.

Pie Crust Cookies

Use scraps of extra pie crust dough to make this simple treat.

Royal Icing

Traditionally used to decorate Christmas cookies (or as the mortar for your gingerbread house!).

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Shortcut Mexican Hot Chocolate

A frothy cup-full of ancient ingredients and traditions, made “from scratch” in this recipe with easy-to-find ingredients from any grocery store.

Mexican Bean Broth Soup

A brothy Mexican-style bean soup with cubed steak, chicken, pork or turkey, so you can give your leftovers some love.

Hibiscus Mulled Cider

Hot apple cider infused with hibiscus flowers and mulling spices. Serve as-is or take it up a notch with a splash of bourbon or brandy.

Champurrado-Style Hot Chocolate

Hot chocolate sweetened with Mexican piloncillo sugar and spiked with Ceylon cinnamon to evoke Mexican champurado, the classic chocolate atole beverage. Add a splash of bourbon for a boozy version.

Mexican Hot Chocolate (Using Store-Bought Tablets)

How to make Mexican hot chocolate from disks of store-bought Mexican chocolate.

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Doro Wat

Classic Ethiopian dish with chicken parts simmered in Berbere-seasoned clarified butter and red wine, with red onions, garlic, and ginger.

Simple Baked Chicken Thighs

Get chicken on the table in about 30 minutes for an easy weeknight dinner, or a simple-but-nice entree for a crowd.

Red Chicken Enchiladas

Arizona-style enchiladas in a mild red chile sauce, stuffed with shredded chicken and covered with melty cheese.

Guajillo Enchilada Sauce

A Sonoran-style all-guajillo chile sauce for enchiladas, seasoned with Mexican oregano.

Savory Chard and Parmesan Bread Pudding

A savory bread pudding created to use up that stale baguette you have laying around, soaked in parmesan custard with Swiss chard.

Spicy Sumac Chard

Swiss chard sauteed with onions and garlic, a pinch of Aleppo pepper flakes and sumac.

Red Wine Meat Sauce for Pasta

Possibly one of the world's best comfort foods.

South Indian Vegetable Curry

A South Indian approach combining thinly-sliced green beans with coconut, Indian spices and a hint of chile.

Miso Tomato Soup

Um, the best tomato soup. Ever. (And simple, too.)

Beer-Simmered Beef and Gruyere Casserole

Ground beef and Swiss chard simmered together in beer, then combined with gruyere cheese in a casserole topped with breadcrumbs and more cheese.

Warm Cinnamon Honey Milk

Milk sweetened with a touch of honey and infused with cinnamon, warmed and frothed for a cup of soul-satisfying comfort on a cold day.

Basic Berry Smoothie

My foolproof method for making smoothies. Berries, yogurt and milk, plus extras if you want!

Refried Beans (Frijoles Refritos)

Classic Mexican side, dip for chips, or ingredient for tostadas or burritos. (And please don't call it junk food.)

Mexican-Style Beans (Frijoles de la Olla)

A slow-simmering pot of pinto beans, super-simple, made in the Mexican style. Eat them with tortillas as a light meal, or as a side. Or use them as a soup ingredients, or to make refried beans.

Enchilada-Style Chicken Burritos

Shredded chicken, chiles and beans wrapped in a flour tortilla, then smothered with enchilada sauce.

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Queso Fundido with Roasted Chiles and Mexican Oregano

Melty, gooey cheese, with roasted poblanos. Scooped into a warm tortilla and topped with salsa and other goodies, you can think of queso fundido as a vegetarian taco option (but it’s more likely you’ll just think of it as heaven).

Salmon Puffs

Red salmon and herbs in puff pastry bites, with a drizzle of creme fraiche.

Mexican-Style Ceviche

Fish marinated in lime juice and tossed with chiles, onions, tomatoes, avocados and orange juice.

Vanilla Pastry Cream: Creme Patissiere

The traditional pastry cream filling in French tarts and pasties. Great between the layers of a cake, or just eaten like vanilla pudding. (YUM!)

Basic Tart Crust: Pate Sablee

The standard pastry traditionally used to make French-style tart shells.

Chicken with 40 Cloves of Garlic

The classic French dish, with succulent chicken bathed in a rich, golden broth. All those cloves of garlic turn creamy, mild and spreadable in the slow oven braise. Be sure to have lots of crusty French bread nearby to sop up every last drop.

Armenian Havaboor (Lemon-Chicken Soup)

Chicken and rice in a velvety-rich creamy lemon-egg soup. Love and warmth in a bowl.

Chicken Noodle Soup

Chicken noodle goodness in a white wine broth infused with thyme and classic aromatics.

Rich Chicken Stock

A flavorful stock made from browned and lightly seasoned chicken parts. Use this in any recipe that calls for lightly-salted chicken stock or broth.

Lucky Chinese 5-Flavor Chicken

Whole chicken poached in a broth of soy sauce, wine and spices. Brings good luck to your new year table, and delicious adventure anytime. Visit the Why Did the Chicken Cross the Globe? series that inspired this recipe.

Asian Chicken (or Turkey) Lettuce Wraps

Shredded chicken or turkey and veggies drizzled with a coconut-peanut sauce, spiked with Sriracha and wrapped in a lettuce leaf.

Green Garlic Noodle Bowls

Green garlic and baby bok choy playing with noodles in Chinese 5-Flavor poaching broth.

YeYe Noodles

"YeYe" means "grandfather" in Mandarin Chinese. This recipe was created by a grandfather and is now one of his grandchildren's favorite dishes. Visit Why Did the Chicken Cross the Globe? for more about this recipe.

Half-Whole Wheat Pancakes

Half the flour in this recipe is whole wheat flour. This makes for a more substantial breakfast, without dramatically changing the taste. You can make a big batch and rewarm them for a quick, nourishing breakfast during the week.

Gruyere Grilled Cheese

The world's best grilled cheese sandwich.

Quiche, Lorraine-ish

A quiche with cheese, bacon and scallions. Not a true French Quiche Lorraine, but Lorraine-ish (and seriously delish).

Classic Guacamole

Guaranteed to disappear the minute it's served. Check out the recipe notes for tips on how to achieve guacamole awesomeness in your kitchen.

Carnitas

One of the simplest things you'll ever make. And also drop-dead delicious. (How is that possible?)

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Aztec Chocolate Pudding

Chocolate pudding with a hint of chile and cinnamon for a delicious twist. Perfect for any Mexican celebration, or anytime you're in the mood to take chocolate in an interesting new direction.

Lemony-Poached Chicken Thighs with Small Potatoes

Chicken thighs and potatoes, poached in a white wine herb broth with a hint of lemon.

Buttery Green Beans with Sauteed Onions and Garlic

Simple green beans, sauteed with onions and garlic.

Whipped Cream

Classic Chocolate Pudding

Super chocolate-y, decadent pudding. Sure, you can serve it to the kids. If you can keep yourself from eating it all first.

Pasta Puttanesca

Tomatoes, capers, anchovies, roasted garlic and kalamata olives make a deliciously complex sauce for pasta.

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Blackberry Bread Pudding

Inspired by the Tale of Peter Rabbit, with blackberries, bread and milk combined into one amazing dish that tastes like love. Use fresh or frozen blackberries.

Classic Fresh Fruit Tart

The classic French fresh-fruit tart, with pastry cream and an apricot glaze.

Beef and Mushroom Pot Pies

Short ribs, mushrooms and kale in a rosemary-red wine gravy, baked into little individual pot pies.

Moroccan B'Stilla-Style Poultry Pie

This Moroccan poultry pie combines sweet and savory flavors in one amazing dish. Traditionally served as a starter at festive occasions such as weddings, it can also make for a really special main dish.

Broccoli Cheddar Quiche

Cheesey broccoli goodness in a quiche.

Chicken Pot Pie

Comfort in a dish. Creamy chicken-and-veggie filling in a pie. (Is there anything else to say?)

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Potstickers with Two Sauces

Potstickers served with Sriracha sauce and Hoisin sauce. Plus, how to make Asian meatballs with the extra filling!

Coconut Cream Cake

Creamy, coconutty layer cake, with coconut cream cheese frosting. Once they taste this, people will beg you to make it for them. (Fair warning.)

Coconut Cream Cheese Frosting

Coconutty and tangy, the perfect frosting for coconut cake or cupcakes.

Pink Raspberry Cupcakes

Cupcakes tinted pink with fresh raspberry puree, with a berry special surprise inside. Frost with Lemony-Basil Buttercream or frosting of your choice.

Lemony-Basil Buttercream Frosting

White buttercream frosting infused with fresh lemon and basil. Sweet, creamy and deliciously different. Created for Pink Raspberry Cupcakes (but would be great with many other kinds of cakes).

Vanilla Buttercream Frosting

Coconut Oatmeal with Blueberries and Bananas

Coconutty rolled oats topped with blueberries and bananas make for one of the most delicious (and healthiest) ways to start your day. Best of all, it cooks in 5 minutes.

Steel-Cut Maple Cinnamon Oatmeal

Nubby steel-cut oats spiked with cinnamon, drizzled with maple syrup, and topped with fruit and nuts of your choice.

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Sumac-Basil Vodka Lemonade Cocktail

Super-refreshing, fizzy and fun lemonade cocktail infused with basil and sumac.

Cajeta de Leche

Traditional Mexican caramel sauce made from goat's milk. Surprisingly simple to make - drizzle it over fruit or Mucho Mango Tart, spread it on toast or between the layers of a cake, stir it into your coffee or just eat it with a spoon.

Mucho Mango Tart

Miles of mangoes and flaky puff pastry make for a fairly simple but impressive dessert, especially when topped with homemade Cajeta de Leche.

Classic Bananas Foster

The classic dessert, with warm caramelized bananas and vanilla ice cream, topped with rum flambe sauce.

Lunchbox Beef and Bean Burritos

Beer-simmered seasoned ground beef and refried beans rolled into a burrito with cheese and herbs. You can make it ahead and freeze it. Or heck, just eat it now.

Classic Lasagna

A classic Italian lasagna, made with red wine Bolognese sauce and Parmesan bechamel, with a touch of pecorino Romano and parsley.

Bolognese Sauce

Classic Italian meat sauce. You can serve it over wide, flat pasta noodles or use it to make Classic Lasagna. Or better, make a huge batch and do both!

Classic (Best) Omelette

A pillowy little bundle of creamy eggs encased in a soft eggy shell. It's a great way to use up leftovers, and it’s a meal that’s ready in 3 minutes flat. (Plus, so delicious you just can't stop eating it.)

Simple Baked Salmon with Dill and Fresh Lime

One of the quickest and simplest ways to make a truly nice dinner, any night of the week.

Fried Zucchini with Marinara Dipping Sauce

Golden-fried zucchini spears served with a savory marinara dipping sauce.

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Adobo Rice Bowls

Rice bowls made with shredded Chicken Adobo and sauce on top of garlicky brown rice with spinach, spring onions, cilantro, Aleppo pepper and toasted almonds.

Mexican Black Bean Dip

Addictively tasty Mexican dip for chips, or spread for veggie burgers or sandwiches.

Artichoke Leaf Appetizer with Salmon and Rutabaga Straws

Artichoke leaves are an appetizer-delivery device, cooked until tender then topped with salmon, garlic-mascarpone and crispy fried rutabaga straws (my new favorite thing).

Sheet Pan Lemony-Garlic Salmon with Asparagus

Salmon-asparagus-garlicky-lemony goodness, perfect for spring.

Sonoran Beef Casserole

A simple ground beef and macaroni casserole Infused with the flavors of the Sonoran Desert, topped with melty cheese and the crunch of breadcrumbs.

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Aleppo Pesto-Chimichurri

A little bit pesto, a little bit chimichurri, and lots of flavor! Spoon it over grilled meats or veggies, toss it with pasta, slather it over crostini or dribble it onto your pizza. Made with lots of fresh herbs, garlic and shallots, plus toasted pine nuts, mixed together in olive oil with a splash of lemon juice and a little Aleppo pepper.

Tom Kha Gai

This classic Thai chicken dish will blow you away. It's so good you may dream about it - seriously. it’s got it all going on: umami, salty, sour, sweet. Serve it as a main dish with steamed rice or as a soup or side.

Farm-to-Table Alphabet Soup

Carrots, celery, corn, herbs, and whatever else you bring home from the farmer’s market, simmered with chicken and alphabet noodles.

Huevos Rancheros with Salsa de Molcajete

A classic Mexican breakfast that will stop you in your tracks. A lightly fried corn tortilla topped with flavorful beans, an egg and salsa de molcajete.

Salsa de Molcajete

Salsa made from garlic, roasted tomatoes and serrano chiles, ground together in a molcajete (mortar and pestle) and served warm.

Stuffed Burgers with Gochujang Mayo and Scallion Curls

Burgers stuffed with melty cheese on the inside, topped with red cabbage and scallion curls and a slather of gochujang mayo. Full Korean flavor on a stuffed burger. (Seriously, is there anything else to say?)

Mexican Stuffed Burgers

Burgers stuffed with melty cheese on the inside and topped with chiles, grilled onions, avocados and crunchy cilantro-cabbage. Get ready to party!

Naturally Carbonated Hibiscus-Lime Soda

Make your own soda, naturally carbonated and tinted red from hibiscus leaves steeped with lime.

Naturally Carbonated Parsley Soda

Make your own, refreshing, naturally carbonated herbal soda, infused with parsley and lemon.

Naturally Carbonated Lemon-Lime Soda

Make your own, refreshing, naturally carbonated lemon-lime soda.

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Aleppo Pesto-Chimichurri

Tom Kha Gai

Farm-to-Table Alphabet Soup

Carrots, celery, corn, herbs, and whatever else you bring home from the farmer’s market, simmered with chicken and alphabet noodles.

Huevos Rancheros with Salsa de Molcajete

A classic Mexican breakfast that will stop you in your tracks. A lightly fried corn tortilla topped with flavorful beans, an egg and salsa de molcajete.

Salsa de Molcajete

Salsa made from garlic, roasted tomatoes and serrano chiles, ground together in a molcajete (mortar and pestle) and served warm.

Stuffed Burgers with Gochujang Mayo and Scallion Curls

Mexican Stuffed Burgers

Burgers stuffed with melty cheese on the inside and topped with chiles, grilled onions, avocados and crunchy cilantro-cabbage. Get ready to party!

Naturally Carbonated Hibiscus-Lime Soda

Make your own soda, naturally carbonated and tinted red from hibiscus leaves steeped with lime.

Naturally Carbonated Parsley Soda

Make your own, refreshing, naturally carbonated herbal soda, infused with parsley and lemon.

Naturally Carbonated Lemon-Lime Soda

Make your own, refreshing, naturally carbonated lemon-lime soda.

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Fizzy Mint Limeade

Cool, fizzy and refreshing drink, perfect for a summer day. Or any day. Add a little gin for a grownup twist.

Easy Patriotic Tart

Frozen puff pastry dough, filled with creamy honey-mascarpone and fresh fruit. The quick and easy way to pull together a beautiful fresh-fruit tart.

Star-Spangled Blueberry Pie

An all-American pie classic, bursting with blueberry flavor and bedecked with stars. You can make this any time of year with blueberries either straight from the freezer or fresh.

Carrot-Top Parmesan Ranch Dip

Minced carrot-tops with basil, garlic and parmigiano-reggiano make the perfect dip for carrots - or any other veggie!

Squash Blossom Quesadilla

Quesadilla stuffed with squash blossoms, mushrooms, tomatoes, serrano chile and cilantro.

Grilled Nectarines with Basil-Wine Honey and Ricotta Salata

White wine-honey sauce is infused with basil, then drizzled over grilled nectarines. Crumbled ricotta salata is then sprinkled on top for a creamy, slightly-salty finish.