French-Style Pork Chops with Apples and Calvados
A French classic that’s been tweaked and streamlined for contemporary times so it comes together with just enough richness and ease. Completely doable, even for a novice home cook.
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Glazed Ham
Plonk this brown sugar glazed ham on your holiday table, step back, and listen to the gasped oohs and aahs, accept all manner of accolades, and watch it disappear.
Maple-Brined Pork Chops with Pear Chutney
The trickiest part of making this recipe? Not drifting into a reverie at the mere thought of these subtly sweet chops.
Creole Shrimp and Grits
Tanya Holland gives us Southern comfort food with Big Easy flair. That’s what we think of these perfectly spiced shrimp swimming in a slightly spicy sauce with ample cheesy grits to soak it all up.
Wine-Braised Pork Shoulder
An easy toss-it-in-the-oven-and-forget-about-it sorta dish that’s still gonna make everyone ooh and aah at the dinner table for its tender, wine-imbued spectacularness.
Instant Pot Chicken Gumbo
Comforting. Satiating. Easy. Authentic. One-pot. And adaptable for the slow cooker, pressure cooker, or stovetop. You’re welcome.
Pumpkin Pasta Dough
Spectacularly stunning—and unbelievably easy—handmade pasta that takes its lovely color and subtle flavor from sweetly savory pumpkin or other winter squash.
Maple Glazed Turkey
Gluten-free. Dairy-free. Paleo-friendly. And tastes magnificent. Things just got a heck of a lot easier for you to plan your Thanksgiving menu.
Pomegranate-Glazed Cornish Game Hens
When it’s Thanksgiving for just a few of you, your response is game hens with a sweetly tart and pleasingly peppery glaze and a lovely little pine nut bread stuffing. Makes just enough.
Dorie Greenspan’s Spaghetti and Meatballs
Everything you’d expect from a Dorie Greenspan recipe—easy, utterly delicious, and crowd-pleasing.
Braised Cranberry Beans with Chorizo
Folks are literally receiving high fives from people at the table for these braised beans. Yes, high fives. For braised beans. THAT’S how damn good they are.
Roast Pork with Crushed Grape Sauce
An elegant yet easy approach to roast pork that draws on iconic autumn flavors. And it’s as affordable as it is impressive.
Grilled Cheese with Onion Jam
Up your grilled cheese game with this riff on the classic that plays loose and easy with Cheddar, chutney, and caramelized onions.
Bacon Wrapped Pork Tenderloin
Easy. Economical. On the table in 45 minutes. And essentially pork wrapped in more pork and roasted until crisp outside and juicily tender inside. Comfort food for when you need it.
Homemade Guanciale
Yes, you can make your own silken, creamy, intensely satiating cured pork at home. Without access to an estate in Italy. Here’s how.
Collard Greens, Chickpea, and Lentil Soup
What began as an attempt of ours to eat healthily ended with us literally swooning to the taste of this inspired soup.
Ina Garten’s Lemon Chicken
If we had to choose just one roast chicken to spend the rest of our lives with, this would be the one. No contest.
Yogurt and Spice Marinated Salmon
“11/10!!!” “Ridiculously fast! Ridiculously good!!” “Where has this recipe been my whole life!?” “The flavors, the simplicity.” That’s what we’re hearing about this quickie of a salmon supper.
Mushroom Wellingtons with Spinach
Yep. Vegan wellingtons. For Thanksgiving. But also for a random Thursday night. Because once a year is certainly not enough. And you can even make ’em ahead of time.
Hot and Sour Soup
This is, quite frankly, the loveliest hot and sour soup we’ve ever had, with none of the usual gloppiness of takeout Chinese. And it’s on the table in just 20 minutes.
Pork Casserole with Apples and Cider
Pork + Cider + Apples + Spices = the sorta comfort we’re all seeking this fall. Even if it’s just at supper.
Shrimp Burgers
Know that bag of forgotten shrimp you bought on sale that’s languishing in your freezer? Start defrosting it. Here’s the ideal use for it.
Orange Ginger Chicken
This is sooooo not the gloppy orange chicken that’s an Americanized riff on Chinese food that comes in a white box. Sooooo not.
Ancho Pork and Potato Tacos
Short on time but long on taco craving? These ancho pork and potato tacos take little fuss and even less time yet make a satisfying solution.
Baked Macaroni and Cheese
This toss-it-together-and-shove-it-in-the-oven casserole is exactly what macaroni and cheese ought to be—easy, cheesy, crumb-topped, and knee-wobblingly indulgent.