Cookbooks

Packaged baked tofu is tasty and not all that expensive, but homemade baked tofu is even better. The trick to this chewy, savory transformation of bland white tofu is to make sure it’s well pressed and to let it marinate for plenty of time.

Large jagged sheets of chicharrón, or pork crackling, can be found at any Mexico City market. Homemade chicharrón is wonderful with pico de gallo, any salsa, guacamole, or cooked in green sauce and served in a taco when soft.

Buttering the bread before you waffle it ensures a crispy, golden brown exterior. Adding the maple butter right as the sandwich comes out of the waffle iron means the sweet, rich mixture soaks into the still-warm bread

Leftover mac and cheese is not exactly one of life’s biggest problems, but if it happens to you, here’s what to do.

Iced tea with tapioca pearls that are sucked from a large straw are perhaps Taiwan’s most famous culinary export.

This simple jam is full of fresh peach flavor with hints of vanilla and bourbon.

This simple pasta delivers big on bright summer flavor, and gives you a good excuse to work through some of that zucchini surplus.

This technique for scrambled eggs achieves the best of both over easy and scrambled eggs.

If you have enough individual baking dishes, divide the shells and sauce among them, then top with cheese, keeping in mind that you might need a little more cheese to top individual servings than is called for in the recipe.

Served with a side of plain jasmine rice, chicken kebat is Burmese home cooking at its simplest.

A grapefruit beer that's one of the most refreshing cocktails out there.

A classic Mexican beer cocktail you can sip all day long at the beach.

Chocolate cake is a beautiful thing on its own, but adding a thick layer of sharp passionfruit curd undercuts the heavy richness and balances the sweetness—which dangerously means that one slice is no longer enough…

These honey-garlic noodles are perfect as is, or as a side dish served with chicken, steak, or a fried egg or tossed with your favorite stir-fried veggies. The recipe comes together very quickly, so get everything diced, sliced, minced, and prepped first.

This sandwich combines the classic combo of pork and fennel, some heat from the red pepper flakes, and a gorgeous golden sunny-side-up egg. Perfect with English Muffins and a giant cup of joe.

Start by roasting your bananas in coconut oil, sugar, and salt until they caramelize. Then, make your vegan ice cream mixture using sugar, cocoa butter, coconut oil, coconut milk, and cashew milk. Combine it with your roasted bananas and add to your ice cream maker. The soft serve delight will be well worth the effort. 

This spiced fish is served on a fresh corn tortilla with pickled red onion, Baja cream and slaw and a spoonful of your favorite tomato salsa—the best part is that most elements can be made ahead.

It only takes a few ingredients to make Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream's creamy, dreamy salted caramel scoop.

Serve this smoky curried salad with sliced chicken or sandwiches.

This is a really fun cake which goes down well with children and adults alike.