Chocolate Mug Cake
Molten, gooey, dense, chocolatey, and done in minutes with nary any evidence, er, we mean cleanup, this microwave mug cake is the solution to when you need dessert stat.
Recipes
Coconut Lime Cookies
Think sugar cookie meets margarita. Or something like that. And just as difficult to stop at a single taste.
Easy Raised Doughnuts ~ Cuddureddi
Cuddureddi. It means “a cause for celebration” if you’re from Italy. Well, actually, it means “a sort of doughnut.” Sorta the same thing.
Baharat Roast Chicken with Sweet Potatoes
Though the taste behind this single-pan supper is revelatory, the approach to getting there couldn’t be simpler.
Lemon Confit
Sweetly tart and almost too pretty to use, these translucent slices of citrus lend a quiet loveliness to all manner of desserts.
Christmas Eve Calamari
The much-ballyhooed Italian Christmas classic, Feast of the Seven Fishes, stars one fish in Domenica Marchetti’s home. Calamari. And it’s the centerpiece of her Christmas Eve dinner.
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.
Red Wine Cherry Cheesecake Bars
Like a slice of cheesecake smothered with the best, most boozy cherry sauce ever. Your fave diner dessert gone to finishing school.
Chewy Molasses Cookies
The holidays incarnate. That’s what these cookies are to us. They’re magnificently and traditionally spiced and are crinkly and chewy. All in the best possible sort of way.
Sweet and Sour Brussels Sprouts with Chestnuts
Easy prep. Hands-off cooking. Bold flavors—we’re talking earthy, heat, salt, and a little sweet. Vegan. Holiday worthy. And by Yotam Ottolenghi. Enough said.
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.
Ricotta Cheesecake from Rome’s Jewish Quarter
This Italian classic is imbued with citrus and cinnamon and is slightly more pudding-like than what most of us are accustomed to in a cheesecake. Though no complaints here. None whatsoever.
Roasted Spaghetti Squash
“This technique really did produce those long lovely strands allowing this squash to live up to its name!” We keep hearing this about this perfectly easy and healthy spaghetti squash.
Spinach with Raisins and Pine Nuts
When prepared simply yet perfectly as here, this classic side dish will leave a lingering memory of just how lovely something healthy can be.
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.
Smoked Prime Rib
Infused with smoke as it cooks low and slow, this compelling centerpiece is, quite simply, the best and most unique prime rib we’ve ever tried. And worth standing at the smoker even during the dead of winter.
Spicy Roasted Brussels Sprouts
Perhaps the most surprising crucifers we’ve experienced in a while, these are tossed with a fragrant, warming spice blend that’ll make you forget you’re eating healthy. Wonders never cease.
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.
No-Knead Cheddar Chiles Bread
Dense and savory, this bread recipe is shot through with cheddar cheese and plenty of green chiles for an inspired loaf of amazingness, New Mexico style.
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.
Apple Tea Cake
Not as dense or as sweet as a pound cake, this lovely tea cake is rich and buttery and subtly infused with layers of apple and cinnamon with a tart lemon drizzle as a finishing flourish.
Instant Pot Chicken Gumbo
Comforting. Satiating. Easy. Authentic. One-pot. And adaptable for the slow cooker, pressure cooker, or stovetop. You’re welcome.
Jamie Oliver’s Sunday Roast
An exceptionally tender roast and crisp-as-can-be roasted potatoes that will make any meal memorable beyond words.
Spanish Olive Oil Tortas ~ Tortas de Aceite
We’ve been wobbly in the knees for these sweet and shatteringly crisp little Spanish olive oil tortas. And now that we know how to make them at home, we can’t decide if that’s a good thing or not…
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.