Serious Eats

This tart has a caramel-like sauce, tender cabbage, nutty Gruyère cheese, and a crispy crust for a vegetarian centerpiece that's gorgeous and delicious. Make it for Mother's Day or any other special occasion.

Across the Midwest and Southeast, trillions of periodical cicadas are emerging right now. Here's how to harvest them, prepare them, and eat them.

This low-effort dessert with gooey dulce de leche, sliced bananas, and whipped cream is a British classic—and is one I bring to every dinner party.

Here are 14 blackberry recipes that feature ripe purple berries at their peak. Cake, ice cream, jam, and even a few cocktails are made sweet and gorgeously hued with fresh blackberries.

For thin, crispy crepes at home, it’s helpful to have a dedicated crepe pan. We tested 12 of them to find the four best pans for every budget and situation.

Skip deep frying and use your air fryer for easy, juicy katsu-style chicken encased in crunchy panko bread crumbs in under an hour.

Spinach-artichoke dip is the perfect party appetizer—our recipe nails the ideal proportion of spinach to artichokes, and a trifecta of cream cheese, mayo, and sour cream give the dip its ultra creamy texture. Baked until golden and bubbling, it's the perfect pairing for any cracker, chip, or tortilla chip.

This rice cooker, which is a staple in many Asian American households, makes perfect fluffy rice every time. It would make a wonderful gift that'll keep on giving this Mother's Day.

Loved by Malaysians the world over, “masak lemak” is one of the most popular styles of cooking in Peninsular Malaysia and refers to cooking in coconut milk. You can prepare almost any ingredient in this style—and I especially love cooking spring vegetables like fiddleheads and fresh fava beans this way.

This salty-sweet peanut–butter banana smoothie takes all of five minutes to whizz up and gets extra creaminess from whole milk, nut butter, and frozen bananas.

A wide-ranging collection of our favorite Chinese recipes to make at home, from Macanese-style pork chop sandwiches to gong bao ji ding to claypot rice and toothpick lamb.

Air-frying broccoli isn’t complicated, but there are a few tricks that’ll help you make it truly superb. Make perfectly crisp broccoli with our basic recipe—and dress it up with our five easy, delicious variations.

Alka-Seltzer contains two key ingredients—baking soda and citric acid—that react to form sodium citrate, the emulsifying salt that is the secret to all processed cheese sauces. This recipe leverages that salt to give you the smoothest, creamiest cheese sauce in under 5 minutes.

The Breville Bambino Plus espresso machine has been our top pick for years. It’s easy to use, quick to heat, and pulls excellent espresso shots. Right now, it’s 20% off.

Made with cooked eggs, sauce gribiche is a classic of the French kitchen. While traditionally an emulsified sauce, many versions today are broken, and it can be made well either way. Here we explain the tricks and techniques for making both versions successfully.

Juicing a handful of lemons at the beginning of every week is one of our editor’s best tips for saving time when cooking.

With a rich nuttiness and bold flavor from shallots, garlic, red chiles, palm sugar, and tamarind paste, peanut sauce is a delicious staple in Indonesia and other parts of Southeast Asia. Here’s how to make it at home.

This white spice paste is the cornerstone of many Indonesian meals and is the base of many other essential flavorings within the cuisine. Plus: Having a jar in my fridge means I can whip up my favorite meals at a moment’s notice.

All you have to do is press puff pastry over the asparagus spears, lemon zest, goat cheese, and fresh thyme, bake, and flip for a beautiful spring tart that takes less than an hour to prep, including bake time.

While this agave spirit is practically synonymous with margaritas, its different varieties—bright and grassy blanco, rich and mellow reposado, dark and smoky añejo—make tequila amazingly versatile. From refreshing Palomas and Shandy to Sazarac and Negroni-adjacent cocktails, the possibilities are endless.

This savory applesauce is full of apple flavor and celebrates my love of sweet, sour, and spicy—all in one bite. Pair it with roast pork, chicken, good cheese, or even pancakes.

We wrapped, unwrapped, stained, and cleaned 10 reusable food wraps to find versatile options that help keep produce, bread, and more fresh.

Traditional poached chicken recipes are usually a guessing game of timing and temperature, leading to meat that's either undercooked or dry and stringy. Our unconventional cold-start method is worlds better, producing chicken that is plump, tender, and juicy.

The SE team has pulled together 11 brands of unsalted butter (everything from Kerrygold to Land O Lakes and more) that you're likely to find in your local supermarket, and methodically, empirically, scientifically! tasted its way through them all in a quest to identify the very best.

In Jerusalem, hummus isn't just a dish—it's a cultural icon. Cookbook author Reem Kassis dives into the many forms of hummus you'll find at shops around the region and shares her tips on how to make these dishes at home.

For a quick and easy indoor take on barbecue chicken with perfectly juicy meat and a sweet, sticky glaze, turn to your air fryer.

We used the pizza oven to make a variety of pies and calzones, evaluating its ease of use, speed, efficiency, and results.

A combination of garlic powder and fresh garlic give this buttery, crusty bread a wonderfully intense garlic flavor in under 15 minutes.

These 16 chicken leg recipes are simple to make, not too expensive, and incredibly flavorful. Spices and techniques from around the world, from tagine to fried chicken, will have you stocking your freezer with drumsticks and thighs.

Not your average meatballs, these Iowa ham balls are a regional favorite in which ham and ground pork are bound with buttery crackers and tangy buttermilk, then shaped and baked in a sticky sweet sauce.

Transform humble ingredients like chickpeas and pita into a satisfying meal by combining them with tahini, toasted pine nuts, and tender pieces of fried meat.

Served with a boiled egg and pita, qudsiyeh—hummus topped with fava beans—is a common breakfast throughout the Levant.

The extra storage might have you wishing you bought a chest freezer sooner. In fact, our commerce editor couldn't do her job without having one.

Perfect for spooning over biscuits, grits, and eggs, this classic Southern breakfast gravy is made by mixing the drippings of pan-fried country ham with black coffee.

Most North Dakotan grandmas seem to agree that this beloved soup should be simple and comforting, with little more than good chicken broth and handmade (not frozen!) dumplings.

These traditional Scottish oats are made from steel-cut (also known as pinhead or Irish) oats, cooked in lightly salted water until creamy but still flowing, and topping with little more than butter and maybe a sprinkling of good sea salt.

Perfect for brunch, these crispy and savory Mexican corn cakes, sopes, are loaded with hearty refried beans smothered in a bacon and fresh chile-loaded queso fundido. Nestled on top is a perfectly poached egg with a spoonful of spicy and acidic salsa to finish.

Brighten up chickpeas and fava beans with a punchy lemon, garlic, and chile sauce, then drizzle it all with olive oil and a creamy tahini dressing.

While you usually see focaccia in savory forms, we've noticed a growing trend for sweet versions, and we're all for it. Here’s how to transform your homemade or store-bought focaccia into a dessert or a sweet snack.

We combed through our reviews to find the best tested and recommended gear to brew the perfect pot of tea.

Transform humble chickpeas into a spectacular snack with a topping of crunchy, buttery pine nuts and a dusting of earthy cumin.

For flavorful arroz rojo with the fluffiest grains, toast the rice before cooking it with an aromatic tomato purée and chicken stock.

One of the best features of these Mexican hand-held fried masa pockets is that they can be filled with almost anything. This version of cazuelitas features a rich mushroom, caramelized onion, and crème frâiche filling. Once assembled, they’re dunked into a buttery chicken stock glaze before serving.

The SE team has pulled together 5 brands of ketchup you're likely to find in your local supermarket (from Heinz to Hunt's to Annie's) and methodically, empirically, scientifically! tasted its way through them all in a quest for the best.

TikTok wants you to shave clouds of frozen jalapeño, but there are better foods to grate.

This collection includes a variety of soups that take advantage of spring produce like ramps and asparagus.

Crunchy, refreshing vegetables, crisp pita, and a tangy pomegranate dressing make this a satisfying salad you’ll want to eat every day.

We talked to a sommelier about the difference between organic, biodynamic, and natural wines—and got recommendations for the best online natural wine clubs.

Earthy, and deeply satisfying, these lightly sautéed Kenyan collard greens cook in under 30 minutes and pair perfectly with almost any meat, grain, or bread, to round out a full meal.

Through trial and error, I’ve come up with a foolproof recipe for easy, delicious hummus that’s ready in 10 minutes and requires no food processor.

From bright, caper-studded piccata to crunchy fried tacos, this flaky white fish has range.

We found a faster, better way to make restaurant-worthy poached eggs—and it takes less than 10 minutes from start to finish.

Cutting dairy from your diet doesn't mean you have to give up on favorites like lasagne alla Bolognese, cheesy nachos, or creamy chocolate mousse—and we've got the recipes to prove it! Plus, we'll show you techniques and clever substitutions to make flavor-packed favorites completely and deliciously free of dairy.

It's time to stop maligning gefilte fish. Good gefilte fish is light and tender with a delicate, balanced flavor. And we can think of no other food that makes prepared horseradish taste so good—not even roast beef. Here's how to make gefilte fish you'll be proud to serve and happy to eat.

What other foods can you name that are, without exception, always at their very best…and simultaneously at their very worst? Matzo is so bad. I still love matzo.

Vietnamese bánh tráng is a very versatile ingredient—stuff it a number of ways for crispy or chewy rolls, or fry it for use as a crunch cracker to layer vegetables, seafood, or meat.

After testing nine charcoal chimney starters (and burning through 78 pounds of charcoal), we found four top picks for lighting briquettes and lump charcoal.

After the NFL star and his team attempted to locate his ring in a giant pool of Skyline Chili using a metal detector, we learned that there are traces of iron in the chili. But did this come from actual pieces of iron or the iron in the beef? We investigated.

A TikTok hack in which multiple stalks of asparagus are skewered through each end to for an asparagus raft is going viral. The goal of this trick is to prevent them from falling through the grate as they grill. Spoiler alert: This hack is very annoying to execute.

With its buttery, shortbread crust and a soft, dense lemon curd filling that holds its shape when sliced, this classic lemon tart is sure to make you pucker.

With just one bowl, and no stand mixer needed, this flaky, buttery tart crust comes together in minutes. Fill it with thick pastry cream and artfully fanned fresh fruit, silky chocolate ganache, or any other filling you like.

Grinding coffee beans and spices in an immersion blender is a recent hack that’s making its rounds. But the trend is more hassle than it's worth.

This introduction to Armenian cuisine includes celebratory dishes and simple, everyday staples.

Grapes are at their very best in late summer and fall, but you can make the most of them any time of year with these recipes.

With just a few pantry ingredients and the right technique, these soft and savory Kenyan flatbreads can be mixed, laminated, griddled, and ready for dinner in under an hour.

This 40-year-old cookbook still presents the food of New England in a modern way.

After putting two different everyday appliances to the test to find out which one could revive stale chips, I landed on this quick and easy method for re-crisping potato chips. Bonus: It works wonderfully for reviving other snack foods, like Cheetos and tortilla chips, too.

To find out the best way to store oranges, we ran a series of tests and spoke to a USDA scientist. There’s one easy method that’s far better than others at maintaining the best flavor and texture of the citrus.

We tested nine food mills to find three that were easy to set up, use, and clean—and that made silky potato puree and smooth tomato sauce every time.

The SE team pulled together 8 brands of bottled water you're likely to find in your local supermarket (everything from Poland Spring to Dasani to Evian) and methodically, empirically, scientifically! tasted its way through them all in a quest for the best.

A collection of recipes that rely on cilantro in ways that go beyond mere garnish.

Heritage cookware breathes life (and quality!) into any home kitchen, and some of our editor-loved pieces are currently on steep discount at the Williams Sonoma Spring Sale. You’ll be expertly braising, frying, and baking in no time.

These layer cakes are a stunning and delicious way to celebrate anyone's special day.

I used six tamagoyaki pans to make nearly two dozen Japanese omelets. Three were easy to use and clean, and made perfect rolled omelets.

Stuff vegetables with a hearty mixture of ground meat and rice, then braise them in a savory, tangy tomato broth to make dolmas, a staple throughout Central Asia, the Middle East, and the Mediterranean.

Whether you’re campside, beachside, or cabinside, achieve a golden brown sear on-the-go with the Cuisinart Venture Gas Grill. Plus, you can get it for 20% off on Amazon.

A wide variety of soups, braises, and salads leverage the satisfying heartiness of this creamy legume. Here, we focus on recipes where dried or canned chickpeas are the main ingredient, but we also include several braises and stews where these beans play an essential supporting role.

Despite being Muslim, I haven't fasted for the holy month in years. But this year, I’m turning to my faith and cultural foods in order to connect with my people.

Growing up in Pakistan, I had grown tired of familial expectations, especially around the Eid holidays. I moved to London and was looking for a chance at a new life, but I ended up reconnecting with the spirit of my childhood Eid celebrations when I introduced my new friends to the holiday and the celebratory foods.

With lush vanilla pastry cream and a bittersweet chocolate glaze, the Boston cream pie is an iconic American dessert. Here’s how to make a bakery-worthy one at home.

I tested nearly 20 different additions to boxed pancake mix and found quite a few I'd recommend, plus some I'd definitely advise skipping.

British Chinese food has been causing recent debate on social media, but the cuisine has been around since the 19th century.

From an array of meat and rice dishes to sweet, syrupy desserts, these Eid recipes are just the thing to celebrate with.

This Depression-era Rust Belt specialty of breaded and skewered pork or veal was created when those meats were cheaper than chicken—now it’s a prized local specialty that’s worth making even if it’s not cheaper.

After testing 11 bread boxes and evaluating their performance and ease of use, we have three top picks for every budget.

Whether you're trekking across North America for The Great Solar Eclipse or are lucky enough to be in the total dark right at home, here are some regional dishes from places within the path of totality you'll have to try...and make again as soon as you get home.

Cooked in a rich chicken broth and flavored with a fragrant garlic-coriander paste, molokhia soup—jute mallow soup—is an iconic Egyptian dish.

The SE team has pulled together 10 brands of creamy peanut butter you're likely to find in your local supermarket (everything from Skippy to JIF to 365) and methodically, empirically, scientifically! tasted its way through them all in a quest for the best.

This metal, web-shaped skimmer is a versatile utensil that excels at scooping, flipping, and draining all manner of foods, from dumplings to vegetables.

A collection of our favorite recipes that showcase the versatility of cornmeal, including Northern- and Southern-style cornbreads, hushpuppies, Jamaican cornmeal porridge, and a sweet and savory corn casserole.

Everything you need to know about the pantry staples of Armenian cuisine.

These spicy chicken recipes will please any spice-seeker.

With just 3 ingredients—soda, grenadine, and maraschino cherries—this Shirley Temple recipe is unapologetically sweet and irresistibly fizzy.

Each bite of this easy shortbread is rich and buttery, with a tender, crumbly texture that melts in your mouth. Plus: The dough takes just five minutes to make and it practically comes together in one bowl.

Bananas for breakfast, dessert, and everything in between.

We tested 11 reusable grocery bags, examining their durability, how easy they were to fill and carry, and if they could be stashed away. We landed on six favorites.

Whether you have leftover hard-boiled eggs from Easter or Passover or you just boiled a carton of eggs, one of these recipes is sure to satisfy. We've got the classics like deviled eggs and egg salad, plus Thai-style fried eggs, Provençal pan bagnat, and more.

In our potato-centric worldview, this air-fryer method makes the very best baked potatoes.

Here are a half dozen clever ideas for making the most of your slew of boiled eggs, including grating them atop vegetables, stuffing them inside meatloaf, and more.

The basic method for hot-smoked salmon is simple: Brine the fish with salt and sugar, then rinse and dry thoroughly before smoking it. The result is silky, rich hot-smoked salmon that's even better than store-bought.