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The bright cherry flavor of kirsch gives this spiced holiday drink a fruity kick.

The crucial tool to pull off evenly-sized globes of both sweet and starchy potatoes? A melon baller.

We'd always make this turkey gumbo shortly after Thanksgiving.

Add the creamy Puerto Rican coconut and rum drink known as coquito to your festive cocktail rotation and enjoy throughout the holiday season.

Vibrant extra-virgin olive oil, instead of butter, adds the finishing touch to this lemon risotto.

If you can get your hands on fresh wild mushrooms—and these days, it’s not hard—this wild mushroom risotto recipe is the best way to show them off.

Caramelizing onions with bell pepper, tomato paste, garlic, and spices sets the stage for a shortcut vegetarian chili.

A few tricks make this hearty weeknight black bean chili recipe great.

Fasolka po bretońsku, as these beans are called in Polish, are earthy and full of flavor, delicious eaten with fresh, crusty bread and nothing else.

This easy turkey gravy recipe uses the drippings from the bird (deglazed right in the roasting pan) to give you maximum flavor with just three ingredients.

The technique of candying fruit originated as a food preservation method; it stuck around because it’s delightful.

Tart Granny Smith apples add zing to this earthy, creamy butternut squash soup, while a bit of bacon lends salty richness.

This easy pasta salad recipe will be the hit of your next potluck.

Raspberry syrup appears over and over in some of the most influential historic cocktail books. 

This chilaquiles recipe is the blueprint for one of my favorite comfort foods. It’s a great way to use up tortillas (or tortilla chips) that are past their optimal freshness.

The scent of homemade salsa roja always takes me back to my childhood. The aroma of rehydrating dried chiles mingling with fresh serrano chiles or jalapeños, tomatoes, onion, and garlic was a weekly occurrence in our household. It was always too spicy for my young palate, but I never got sick of the smell wafting through the house. Though I’ve grown into a heat-seeker as my palate has evolved, this version doesn’t have to be spicy at all. Adding a single serrano chile to the mix gives this mild .…

Starting with dried chickpeas elevates Yotam Ottolenghi’s homemade hummus recipe, which is rich in tahini, punchy with garlic, and brightened by lemon juice.

This no-bake chocotorta is thrown together with everyday staples from the Argentine pantry.

A springtime favorite in Japan, these tender rice dumplings are grilled and coated in a sweet soy glaze.

Made with sweetened black tea, milk, and black tapioca pearls, this classic milk tea recipe is sweet, creamy, and delicious.