Citrus

As good as this lemon cake is, it’s the tangy icing that finishes it off perfectly. The cake holds up well in the fridge, so you can prepare it in advance.

The best old-fashioned recipe is the one you love. Made with bourbon or rye, this simple stirred drink is destined to become your new go-to.

Adding a healthy glug of olive oil to shortbread dough causes what are already tender cookies to dissolve into crumbs in your mouth.

Easy to make and impossible to forget, this classic dessert combines a buttery pie crust with luscious, tangy custard.

A blend of two icons, the Sazeraquiri is greater than the sum of its parts.

A spicy fizz that will make Angostura bitters your new favorite spirit.

Transform your orchard or farmers market haul into a spiced applesauce you’ll want to eat by the bowlful.

The texture and flavor of green beans make a great swap for green papaya in this Thai salad.

Bean thread noodles absorb the bright, citrusy flavors of the dressing that’s made with lime juice, fish sauce, and Thai chiles in this Thai noodle salad recipe.

For this green cocktail sauce recipe, salsa verde gets amped up with fresh cilantro, lime juice, green hot sauce, and horseradish to embolden its color and add a bright, herby flavor. 

While many cocktail sauce recipes call for chili sauce, ketchup lets you add your desired level of spice to tailor it to your exact taste.

This homemade shrimp cocktail gets dressed up with classic cocktail sauce—plus two other optional sauces that'll really make it a party.

This remoulade recipe is punctuated with mustard, garlic, capers, and hot sauce and is ideal for cutting through the richness of seafood.

A summery lemon shandy is easy to make and may just be the world’s most refreshing drink.

This easy blender béarnaise sauce stems from classic creamy hollandaise. A combination of vinegar, lemon juice, and tarragon gives it a bit of bright, fresh flavor.

The Gunshop Fizz gets its bang from two ounces, not dashes, of Peychaud’s bitters.

Pick any pickle you want—or a mix of dill pickles, cocktail onions, capers, pickled green beans, cornichons, and hot cherry peppers—for this creamy, tangy dressing.

Citrusy, perfumed, and utterly delicious, this lemongrass dressing works as a marinade for chicken and a heavenly dressing for salads or roasted vegetables.