Author name: Leah Colins

Lardon Love: How to Turn Bacon Into Crispy, Chewy Joy Nuggets

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.

Our Five-Star Crispy Roast Potatoes, but Caesared

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.

The Easiest Upgrades for the Best Bloody Caesar Ever

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.

Brown Butter Bananarama Cookies

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

Easy Pat-in-the-Pan Tart Crust

With just one bowl, and no stand mixer needed, this flaky, buttery tart crust comes together in minutes. Fill it with thick pastry cream and artfully fanned fresh fruit, silky chocolate ganache, or any other filling you like.

Roast Beef Sandwich

This simple recipe for a homemade roast beef sandwich is the stuff of dreams: a squishy bun, soft cheese, and slices of tender, rosy beef. It’s the beefiest beef sandwich there ever was.

Philly Roast Pork Sandwich

Bursting at the seams with thin slices of succulent pork shoulder, garlicky broccoli rabe, sharp provolone cheese, and finished with a ladle of savory jus, this Philly roast pork sandwich is the real deal.

French Dip Sandwich

For this French dip, tender slices of roast beef are layered into a French roll and topped with melted Swiss cheese, then served with a bowl of intensely savory jus for dunking.

Ham and Cheese Sandwich

For the perfect ham and cheese sandwich, layer ribbons of satiny ham with tangy Swiss cheese, mustard, and pickles, then cook it until the bread is golden and the melted cheese blankets the pork.

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