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Caramel Banana Bread Puddings

Store-bought caramel sauce spiked with a little sea salt makes these fast and easy puddings something special.

Author: Alice Medrich

Shrimp and Corn Fritters

Bursting with fresh corn and a hint of spice, these summery fritters take inspiration from the Southern classic shrimp and grits.

Author: Anna Stockwell

Roasted Red Peppers and Cherry Tomatoes With Ricotta

This high-summer salad hits every note on the sweet (red pepper), sour (tomato), salty (ricotta and anchovy), and bitter (olive) scale.

Author: Skye Gyngell

Grilled Asparagus

Top-of-season asparagus is enhanced only by a little olive-oil cooking spray and salt in a simple and sensational side dish.

Grilled Steak with Whiskey Butter

Author: Elizabeth Karmel

Moroccan Garbanzo Bean and Feta Pitas

If you can't find the Moroccan spice blend at the supermarket, combine 1 tablespoon ground cumin with 1/4 teaspoon each of ground coriander, cinnamon, and cayenne pepper. Serve with: Romaine salad and...

Pillsbury Biscuit Dough Fried Doughnuts

One day, a friend of mine showed me how he did it growing up in Oahu: take a pack of the Pillsbury biscuits and fry them, then toss them in sugar.

Author: Roy Choi

Lemon Crème Brûlée with Fresh Berries

Alexis Watson of Irvine, California, writes: "You could say I'm a bit obsessive when it comes to cooking. Often I'll take a particular recipe and spend months perfecting it, as I've done with the crème...

Author: Alexis Watson

Old Fashioned Crumb Cake

My dad grew up in the Bronx of the 1920s and was very fond of the yeasty crumb cakes found in many German-Jewish bakeries there. He calls the moist, tender cakes "crumb buns" and loves to eat them with...

Author: Ruth Cousineau

Mujadara

Lentils, rice, olive oil, and onions-this Middle Eastern standard is the ultimate pantry recipe. It's also the classic example of a dish that's greater than the sum of its parts. There are literally dozens...

Author: Debbie Koenig

Persian Rice With Fava Beans and Dill (Baqala Polow)

Frozen fava beans make easy work of this fragrant rice dish, but if you have access to fresh favas, it makes for a delicious springtime stunner.

Author: Najmieh Batmanglij

Blue Corn Bread

Author: Stephan Pyles

Short Ribs Provençale

Author: Rick Rodgers

Spiced Plum Chutney

Author: Floyd Cardoz

Red Lentil Dal

An easy Red Lentil Dal recipe. This traditional Indian dish is usually served with basmati rice or Indian bread.

Spanish Rice

Of course, I don't believe this dish is Spanish at all, but rather Cajun from Louisiana. I made it quite often in the 1960s. Then - as now - in home cooking, one had to watch the cost, and rice was an...

Author: Marion Cunningham

Indian Pudding

The name for this time-honored dessert probably is derived from the fact that it was prepared with cornmeal, which the early American settlers strongly associated with the Indians. Similar in texture to...

Brown Sugar Glazed Bacon

Author: Gayle Pirie

Coeur à la Crème with Roasted Strawberry Sauce

Coeur à la crème (cream heart) is a classic French dessert traditionally served with strawberries. This is adapted from a recipe in "Valentine Dinner for Two" from the February 1977 issue of Glamour...

Author: Anna Stockwell