Author name: Leah Colins

Avoid soggy, mess grilled cheese sandwiches with this one easy tip.

In this farotto recipe, whole-grain farro delivers deeper flavor and a more substantial chew than traditional risotto made from rice. Here’s how to make a creamy, satisfying version packed with savory mushroom and sun-dried tomato flavor.

This recipe is for just two thick, gooey, chocolate chip cookies. No special equipment is needed, and they take just 20 minutes from start to finish to make.

With their green, white, and red stripes, rainbow cookies are meant to look like little Italian flags. The multicolored layers are flavored with almond paste and stacked together between thin layers of jam, then topped with rich dark chocolate.

To give every bite of this roast pork loin plenty of flavor, we butterfly and coat its interior with a potent pancetta, garlic and herb blend, then roll it, tie it, and reverse sear it for an impressive holiday-worthy centerpiece.

Sliced and served in thick slabs, this velvety-soft pound cake is perfect on its own, but is also wonderful dusted with powdered sugar, dollops of whipped cream, or served with fresh fruit.

This smoked turkey breast recipe requires just a handful of ingredients and a mere 20 minutes of hands-on time—a simple brine and your grill do the rest of the work, infusing your bird with incredible smoky flavor.

In the cold months of winter there’s nothing better than digging into a warm, custardy bread pudding. The good news is it’s incredibly easy to make: Just soak chunks of toasted bread in a spiced vanilla custard and bake the casserole until the top is crisp for a comforting and crowd pleasing dessert for holidays or any day.

Recreating steak frites at home can be tricky. But with the right techniques, you can make a restaurant-worthy steak and extra-crispy fries—complete with a creamy sauce—in your very own kitchen.

Tender, pan-fried fish fillets with a rich browned butter sauce and crispy almonds requires just one skillet and takes only minutes to cook. It’s easy enough for a weeknight dinner, but impressive enough for any special occasion.

This elegant green peppercorn pan sauce requires just a handful of ingredients and is easy to prepare. Spoon it over seared steak, chicken, pork, or even fish for a restaurant-worthy dinner.

Savory sausage and earthy lentils are a perfect pairing in this quick, easy pressure cooker dinner recipe.

While seemingly simple, making crisp and chewy bacon bits (known as lardons in French) requires a fair amount of technique to ensure they’re perfectly crisp on the outside, meaty on the inside, and maintain their shape. They’re an easy upgrade to any salad, pasta, or roasted vegetable dish.

Richly flavored with Gruyère cheese and smoky bacon, a well-made quiche Lorraine may seem like a daunting task, but perfecting its delicate custard set in a crisp, tender, flaky crust is easier than you’d think.

With a lightly sweetened apple filling beneath crunchy, buttery oat crumbles, this single-serve apple crisp is perfect for fall, and takes just 10 minutes to make.

With the proper setup and a little know-how, baking on your grill is a fun way to incorporate complex and unexpected flavor into baked goods.

This infused water recipe combines sweet ripe blackberries, tart grapefruit, and woodsy sage for a refreshing and balanced drink.

Crispy roasted potatoes with crunchy edges and a soft, fluffy center tossed with a savory Caesar dressing–inspired infused oil. Serve them as a side with a roast or offer them as a starter or party snack alongside a creamy dip for dunking.

Grilling the chicken, romaine lettuce, and croutons adds smoky char to make this grilled chicken Caesar better than ever.

This Southern Italian dish of eggs poached in a spicy tomato sauce is fantastic for brunch, breakfast, or even a light supper.

For this brunch cocktail—Canada’s answer to the Bloody Mary—we skip the Clamato and use a blend of tomato juice, bottled clam juice, Worcestershire sauce, plus umami-rich fish sauce and optional MSG to bolster the drink’s savory appeal.

You can make our creamy banana ice cream with just one ingredient—but a couple of pantry ingredients make it so much better than any other “nice” cream.

Say goodbye to bland banana bread. For a striking loaf with a deep mahogany crust, tender crumb, and the most intense banana flavor, we cram six bananas into the batter.

These cookies get their rich banana and toffee flavor from caramelized bananas and brown butter. Customize them with chocolate chips or toasted coconut flakes.

A combination of garlic powder and fresh garlic give this buttery, crusty bread a wonderfully intense garlic flavor in under 15 minutes.