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This simple preparation of sweet potatoes can become the base for many lunches and weeknight meals.

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

No Indian pantry is complete without a batch of homemade garam masala. This fragrant version combines mainstays like cinnamon, cardamom, and nutmeg with rosebuds, cumin, bay leaves, and more.

This succotash recipe has some bacon for heft and jalapeños for kick, plus fresh summer corn, lima beans, and okra.

A compelling combination of mezcal, tequila, fresh lime, ginger beer, and raspberry syrup.

This is a perfect sipper for a warm day. The boozy sour is tempered by lots of ice and brightened by tart and tender raspberry.

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

The most refreshing pitcher of raspberry lemonade starts with homemade fresh raspberry syrup.

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 .…

Poach salmon in the same thyme-and-garlic-infused water that the corn is boiled in for this refreshing, time-saving salad dinner.

Tender grilled swordfish steaks are topped with a bright, garlicky Mediterranean-inspired dressing of chopped whole lemon and oregano.

In some parts of Japan, yakiton (skewered, grilled pork) is even more popular than grilled chicken.

Negima—chicken placed alternately on a skewer with green onion or scallion—is one of the most popular yakitori dishes.

These delicious banana leaf packets conceal warm, slightly sweet sticky rice perfumed with the smokiness of the charred wrapper and with a piece of banana at the center.

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

Tender pieces of chicken fillet (a.k.a. chicken tenders) are marinated in miso, yuzu zest, mirin, and sake for a delicate sweet-salty flavor.

A play on pesto grilled chicken, this recipe uses miso paste in place of Parmesan to create a savory, flavor-packed marinade.

Skewered chunks of juicy grilled chicken breast, finished with sake and served with soy sauce and wasabi.

Combine ginger, garlic, fermented chili-bean paste, and soy sauce to make a flavorful marinade for grilled half chickens.

You can think of this cucumber salad as a spin on homemade dill pickles. It gives you a bit of that flavor without much time or effort.