The Best Barbecue Baked Beans (from Dried Beans)

Contrary to popular belief, soaking the beans in salt water prevents them from bursting and gives them an even creamier texture. Bacon gives the beans their must-have smoky and meaty flavor. Boiling the beans for an hour prior to adding any acidic liquids helps them cook a little faster. Slowly cooking the beans in the […]

Slow-Cooker Braised Pork Chops With Campfire Beans

To create a deeply flavored sauce, we used a small amount of ketchup and molasses for the necessary sweetness and viscosity, then amped up the flavor with onion, chili powder, and liquid smoke. Canned pinto beans turned creamy and tender in the slow cooker as they absorbed the smoky flavor of the sauce and helped […]

Melissa Clark’s Instant Pot Hummus (with Variations)

The recipe yields a silky, smooth hummus, and once you nail the method, the variations you can do are endless. I love to take it in different directions, and the version you see photographed here is fortified with a couple of generous handfuls of spinach. I’m also including notes related to a few other favorite […]