The Ultimate Chocolate Cobbler
If you’re looking for a decadent chocolate dessert, my Chocolate Cobbler recipe is the one you’ve been dreaming of all this time. This chocolate cobbler is a self-saucing pudding; the chocolate topping melts down and creates a sauce that bakes down into the cake, which makes an incredible moist dessert. It’s mind-blowing, honestly. If I […]
Hamburger Helper
Think of this as the most luxurious Hamburger Helper you’ve ever had. It’s how Mark Rosati, the culinary director of Shake Shack, turns leftover ground beef into a complete weeknight dinner. The entire dish — even the pasta — is made in one pot, and melds the indelible comfort of macaroni and cheese with the […]
Strawberry Dream Cake
Strange as it may seem, the vast majority of existing strawberry cake recipes turn to strawberry Jell-O for flavor. Hoping to avoid this artificial solution, we performed test after test to figure out the best way to season our cake with actual strawberries. Any strawberry solids wreaked havoc on the tender cake, but strained […]
Southwest Smoked Turkey and Black Bean Soup
Made with a creamy, spicy broth, smoked turkey, corn, peppers, and black beans, this Creamy Turkey Soup is full of flavor and just what you need.
Pork Chili Colorado
From Chef Edgar Rico of Austin’s Nixta Taqueria, this pork Chili Colorado (a Mexican stew named for its brick red hue, not the state) boasts 3 kinds of dried chiles that bring the heat and, after a long braise, a mellow sweetness. Most of the long cook time is decidedly hands off—simply let the […]
Crunchy Baked Saffron Rice with Barberries (Tachin)
Also known as tachin, this crispy baked Persian rice is often layered with meat, dried fruit, spices, and presented in a rectangular shape. We omitted the meat to keep things simple and went with a round shape to change things up. Rinse the rice to keep it from getting gummy, and parboil it so it […]
Chicken Shawarma Wrap
Today I’m excited to introduce you to one of my favorite summer recipes. If shawarma and gyro had a baby it would be this recipe. And what better time to learn this than at the beginning of grilling season.
Gingersnaps
We wanted to put the “snap” back in Gingersnap cookies. This meant creating a cookie that not only breaks cleanly in half and crunches satisfyingly with every bite but also has an assertive ginger flavor and heat. The key to texture was reducing the moisture in the final baked cookie. We achieved this by reducing […]
Italian Cream Cake
Chockablock full of nuts and coconut, this gorgeous Southern layer cake isn’t as well known as it deserves to be. It’s time to spill its secrets.We loved the idea of loading this layer cake with coconut and pecans, but the added bulk spelled destruction for the tender crumb and didn’t enhance the flavor. Toasting the […]
Sausage and Pepper “Bolognese”, An Italian American Ragu
Taking the Italian American classic, Sausage and peppers and mashing it with the traditional Ragu Alla Bolognese from Emilia-Romagna. The result is a ragu Italian Americans can all their own.
Potatoes Gratin
Today, we're gonna do a classic potato dish, Potatoes Gratin. We're gonna do it simple, but we're gonna use techniques to try and make it like you might see in one of your favorite steakhouses. Gratin, generally consists of thinly sliced potatoes. Today, I'm using russets. I want a little bit of starch in […]
Chicken Tikka Masala
Chicken Tikka Masala is a classic curried dish with soft, tender chunks of char-grilled chicken, simmered briefly in a delicious & super aromatic tikka masala gravy. The dish is comprised of two components – chicken tikka, and the masala, which is the gravy or sauce in which the tikkas are simmered.The word tikka literally means […]
New York-Style Pizza Sauce
No need to go in search of a slice joint. You can make a New York-style pizza at home any time you want, starting with this faithful and perfectly calibrated recipe for the sauce.Unlike Neapolitan pies, which generally use a simple, uncooked sauce of fresh or canned tomatoes and salt, New York by-the-slice pies use […]
Chopped Chocolate Chip Cookies
A pinch of nutmeg and a sprinkling of salt amplify the butterscotchy flavor of chocolate chip cookies, while a blend of milk and dark chocolate chunks provide alternating bites of creamy sweetness and bitter intensity. You can bake the cookies until they’re golden brown and crunchy, but I prefer to pull them while they’re still […]
Thai Basil Chicken with Green Beans and Spinach (Pad Ka Prao)
Pad Ka Prao, or more formally known around my house as “that Thai chicken thing that you make”, is quickly becoming one of our favorite weeknight dishes. It’s essentially a garlicky-gingery chicken dish with a ton of fresh basil sitting in a salty, funky, kinda sweet sauce. It comes together in about 25 minutes, you […]
Foolproof Pan Pizza
A pan pizza recipe for those who love a thick and crispy crust that's golden on the bottom, but puffy and soft under the layers of sauce and mozzarella.A long, slow rise is a hands-free way to develop maximum flavor and chewiness in the crust.With a hot oven and a cast iron pan, the […]