American
BA's Best Morning Buns
Too many morning buns for your crowd? This recipe halves easily.
By Claire Saffitz
The Barbecue Burger
Here’s a way to infuse the evocative spice and smoke flavors of true barbecue into a conventional fast-cooking burger. It uses a smoke-scented barbecue rub. I call it The Barbecue Burger; you might call it smoky nirvana.
By Steven Raichlen
Crab Cakes with Snap Pea Salad
A mixture of almond meal and cornmeal replaces traditional breadcrumbs in these scallion- and mint-packed crab cakes. The raw snap pea salad is crunchy and refreshing—and it’s the perfect way to complete the meal.
By Anna Stockwell
Sheet-Pan Brownie Thins
These sheet-pan brownies don't require any special equipment. The batter gets spread into a thin layer yielding rich, chewy brownies that are about 1/4-inch thick.
By Rhoda Boone
Steak and Fries with Pickled Onions
Burying ribeye steaks in blue cheese overnight mimics the flavorful effects of dry aging with a lot less time and effort than goes into the real thing.
By Richard Blais
Bitter Greens Salad With Melted Cheese
Baking a salad might make you nervous, but a quick moment in the oven will only wilt the greens slightly and yet melt the cheese so that it cloaks the greens nicely.
By Joshua McFadden
Eggs Benedict With Blender Hollandaise
A quick and easy hollandaise sauce adorns this classic combination of buttery English muffins, savory Canadian bacon, and perfectly poached eggs.
By Rhoda Boone
The New Bee's Knees
Here's an easy cocktail that is sure to be the buzz of your next dinner party. The Bee's Knees gets its sweetness from a quick-to-prepare honey syrup. And we've given this classic drink a floral, Provençal twist by adding lavender. The result is unexpected and delicious: a perfect balance of sharp, fragrant, sweet, and strong.
Pound Cake With Blueberries and Lavender Syrup
We used dried lavender in this syrup because it gives the syrup a lovely pale hue. Fresh lavender won't lend the same color, but it does give the syrup a more powerful floral flavor.
How to Make Fajitas in 30 Minutes (and Without a Recipe)
This Tex-Mex classic is hearty, customizable, and surprisingly easy to make at home.
By Anna Stockwell
This Texas Queso Is Real, and It's Spectacular
Don't worry, it's still really quick.
By David Tamarkin
How to Make a Seafood Boil Without a Recipe
This simple technique is all you need to bring your favorite oceanside flavors into the kitchen.
By Anna Stockwell
Crispy Cornmeal-Bacon Waffles
Fold crisped and crumbled bacon into a cornmeal waffle batter for plenty of salty, savory crunch.
This Giant Biscuit Will Make You a Brunch Hero
One big biscuit. One loving grandmother. One brunch problem solved.
By Joe Sevier
Easy Fruit Tart With Pecan Cookie Crust
Here, lemon curd-spiked whipped cream fills an easy press-in crust. Sprinkle berries on top for a simple finishing touch, or arrange sliced fruit in a rose-like pattern for a stunning presentation.
By Katherine Sacks
Buttered-Pecan French Toast
Buttery, eggy brioche makes this French toast extra-decadent, but Southern-inspired buttered pecans and bourbon maple syrup take it over the top.
By Joy Wilson
Smoke Wrangler's Bacon-Bourbon Barbecue Sauce
This fiery sweet-tart red sauce is smoky, tangy and has sufficient red pepper flakes to let you know it means business.
By Steven Raichlen
Kansas City Sweet and Smoky Barbecue Rub
Sweet rather than salty, flavorful rather than fiery, this seasoning mix contains mustard in the style of a Memphis rub and chili powder in the style of Texas.
By Steven Raichlen
Goat Cheese–Stuffed Lamb Burgers with Caramelized Red Onions
Lamb burgers are a great way to switch up burger night at home. Change is good, y’all! Lamb has more of an earthy, gamey flavor than beef, and it’s completely delicious paired with creamy goat cheese and deeply caramelized onions. If your burger night needs a little relief from the same old same old, give these a go.
By Dennis Prescott