Gluten Free
Bittersweet-Chocolate Truffles
Chef Jody Williams serves this truffle mixture family-style at holiday parties, with spoons, so guests can scrape off shavings of ganache and toss them through cocoa powder or sandwich between wedges of clementine.
Salted Buttered Pecans with Orange and Nutmeg
The orange zest and nutmeg say holiday, but you can switch up the spices as long as you keep the butter and salt.
Coconut and Crispy Chickpea Trail Mix
The beauty of this mix is that it can be deployed lots of ways. Eat it out of hand as an upgrade to the usual cocktail nut or pretzel offering, or spoon it over plain yogurt as a savory topping. It can also be tossed into a bowl of salad greens or as a stir-in for a puréed soup.
Sweet and Tangy Collard Greens
Finishing these collard greens with vinegar means they tend to be on the acidic side. If you like yours sweeter, add less vinegar and up the sugar.
New Year's Day Black-Eyed Peas
The peas may bring good luck, but the bacon definitely brings good flavor.
Curried Lentil, Tomato, and Coconut Soup
Packed with flavor from curry powder and fresh ginger, this fragrant soup is wonderfully filling, but won’t weigh you down.
Ube (Purple Yam) Candies
Traditionally made with ube (Filipino sweet potato), this recipe will work with any purple or orange sweet potato or yam.
12-Minute Saucy Chicken Breasts
Three tricks for flawless weeknight chicken: remove the bones from a skin-on breast, weight it down for faster cooking and crisper skin, and toss some lime halves into the hot pan for an instant smoky, tangy sauce.
Tteokguk (Good Luck Korean Rice Cake Soup)
Korean rice cakes can be found frozen or vacuum-packed. They’re delicious in soups (of course) but also seared or lightly grilled.
Indian-Spiced Pork Roast with Rosemary and Onions
You may think that there’s a lot of salt in this recipe, but the roast needs it. The spice mixture is acting as a dry brine, delivering seasoning to deep within the big cut of meat.
Mamaleh's Brisket
The point cut is the fattier end of the brisket. It’s more tender and especially delicious because of the marbling. Ask for it first.
Salmon Roasted in Parchment Paper
This classic technique gets a modern punch of flavor from briny olives and capers, sweet raisins, a splash of rum, and a squeeze of bright lime juice.
Roast Pork Belly with Chile Vinegar
his roasting method simplifies and mimics the effects of traditionally boiled and deep-fried lechon kawali, the celebratory Philippine pork dish with crackling skin and succulent meat.
Quinoa Bowl with Lentils and Mustard Vinaigrette
Yes, you can cook lentils and quinoa together. And now your life will become exponentially easier.
Seared Scallops With Brown Butter and Lemon Pan Sauce
Juice lemons. Spoon out capers. Heat pan. Cook scallops. Make sauce in same pan. Serve.
Polenta Cacio e Pepe
No pressure cooker? Cook it the old-fashioned way.
Seared Radicchio and Roasted Beets
Roasting beets over high heat yields charred skin—a nice balance with the sweet flesh.
Cauliflower Soup With Hazelnuts and Bacon
Fennel adds sweetness and a twinge of refreshing herbal flavor to this creamy, rich cauliflower soup.
Polenta Bites With Wild Mushrooms and Fontina
Store-bought tubes of polenta are the ultimate appetizer shortcut: just slice and toast in the oven, top with wild mushrooms and Fontina, then bake until melty and irresistible.
Jammy Eggs With Smoked Paprika Aioli
This classy appetizer is just as delicious as deviled eggs, but a whole lot easier to make.