Authentic Pasta with Potatoes (pasta e patate)
If you love potatoes, this pasta with potatoes (pasta e patate) might become your new favourite comfort dish. It is a true one pot pasta from Naples, the original kind, where the pasta cooks right in the sauce and everything comes together beautifully with minimal effort.At first you might think it’s too many carbs but […]
Crab Manicotti with Bechamel Sauce
This white manicotti is stuffed full of delicious, flaky crab meat, smothered in a creamy bechamel sauce. Be sure to use the freshest crab you can find as seafood quality certainly makes a difference. This is a decadent seafood pasta dish that the whole family can enjoy.
Chocolate-Orange Tart
The ricotta cheese in this tart—inspired by one in Rose Carrarini’s book, Breakfast, Lunch, Tea—creates a deliciously creamy yet surprisingly light filling that highlights the orange and chocolate that flavor it. The crust, made partly with almond flour, has a sandy crispness that contrasts well with the filling. For do-ahead ease, the tart shell […]
Salted Butter Caramel-Chocolate Mousse
With butter-and-cream richness, bittersweet notes from the chocolate and caramel, and sea salt to cut through the sugar, this simple six-ingredient dessert from “My Paris Kitchen” by David Lebovitz is far greater than the sum of its parts. You can whip the egg whites by hand using a whisk, or use a handheld or stand […]
Cheesy au Gratin Potatoes
Few foods seem as all-American as potatoes. But what you actually get from au gratin potatoes can range from curdled cream and unevenly cooked potatoes to cheese that's barely there and slices that fall into sloppy heaps. This American classic needed perfecting.The choice of potato was critical for our Cheesy au Gratin Potatoes. We settled […]
Baci di Dama (Italian Hazelnut Cookies)
These Lilliputian Italian hazelnut-chocolate sandwich cookies are utterly charming—but only if they're perfect. Our approach makes it easy to get them just right.These tiny Italian hazelnut-chocolate sandwich cookies are typically made from a very rich, fragile dough that easily softens and crumbles when you roll it. Reducing the amount of butter and nuts in the […]
Noche Buena Chocolate Sandwich Cookies
These Christmas Eve chocolate sandwich cookies are infused with the rich flavors of Dutch-processed cocoa, coffee liqueur, and dulce de leche.The secret to the distinct flavor of these Noche Buena Chocolate Sandwich Cookies is the dulce de leche filling. Sandwiching the rich dulce de leche between two cookies ensured the bold flavors of the […]
Fantasy Fudge
This easy Fantasy Fudge is a no-fail recipe everyone will love! Made with marshmallow fluff and chocolate chips, it’s the perfect holiday treat!
Easy Peanut Butter Fudge
This Easy Peanut Butter Fudge is rich, creamy, and unbelievably simple thanks to the magic of marshmallow creme. It’s the perfect no-fuss recipe for irresistibly smooth, sweet treats!This recipe takes inspiration from the old-school “fantasy fudge” that calls for marshmallow creme. And let me tell you, that stuff is magic in a jar! Why? […]
Old-Fashioned Butterscotch Pudding
The Best Butterscotch Pudding Is Homemade. This unfussy, old-fashioned recipe is easy to stir together on top of the stove, and hard to mess up. The flavor of butterscotch pudding comes from dark brown sugar that’s been caramelized in butter and rounded out with vanilla. I also like to spike the mixture with a […]
Noodle Kugel
After an intense internal debate about how a noodle kugel should be—naked or cereal-topped? wide noodles or extra-wide noodles? souffléed or custardy? sweet or savory?!—this is where we landed. Our kugel is a touch sweet and a touch eggy, landing somewhere between airy and pudding-like. Don’t tell your guests, but we like the corner pieces—where […]
Mexican Wedding Cookies
Mexican wedding cookies are as well traveled as Carmen Sandiego. In some circles, these little treats are known as "Russian tea cakes," while in other places, they masquerade as "Danish wedding cookies." Where I grew up, in Kentucky, they're called "snowballs," but down in Florida, they're "butterballs" instead. Food historians say this culinary enigma […]
Emeril’s Boston Clam Chowder
Creamy Boston clam chowder is a fantastic dish that is a guaranteed crowd pleaser. While there are many variations to choose from, your family will love this recipe from celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse.This is a hearty, rich and thick, version of the classic New England-style clam chowder flavored with bacon, leeks, celery, and onions, and […]
Toasted Tortellini with Pesto Cheese Fondue
Make this fondue with your favorite blend of cheeses and swirl in your best pesto. The flavors meld together beautifully and are really amazing with toasted tortellini. The toasted tortellini surround soft, warm cheese tortellini with a crunchy, seasoned breadcrumb coating that’s just right for dipping.
Caramel-Espresso Yule Log with Meringue Bracket-Style Mushrooms and Chocolate Crumbles
The first step in making a successfully rolled cake is choosing the right cake. We picked chiffon for its whipped egg whites, which provided resilience; its oil, which provided moist tenderness; and its baking powder, which provided an extra lift. While many recipes involve rolling the warm cake into a sugar-coated towel to “train” it […]
Linguine alle Vongole / Linguine with Clams
Linguine alle vongole is inspired by the Mediterranean lifestyle and it is my absolute favorite pasta dish in the world. The salty vongole and smooth long strands of pasta mixed with freshly chopped parsley and crushed garlic are the ultimate match.The traditional Italian vongole has very few ingredients so we are keeping it simple […]