Vegan
Classic Cranberry Sauce
Sweet, tart homemade cranberry sauce is the key to a bright and balanced Thanksgiving meal—and it’s easy to whip up in just 20 minutes.
By The Gourmet Test Kitchen
Garlicky Green Beans
This quick and easy green beans recipe gives you a side dish with an exuberant crunch—and no ice bath required.
By Brigid Washington
Quick and Easy Collard Greens
A quick and easy version of the darling dark green leaf of long braises: collard greens.
By Brigid Washington
Roasted Carrots
This minimalist roasted carrots recipe results in a showstopping side dish—don’t be surprised when everyone asks for more.
By Ruth Cousineau
Easy Candied Orange Peel
The technique of candying fruit originated as a food preservation method; it stuck around because it’s delightful.
By Damon Lee Fowler
Braised Winter Squash With Fermented Black Beans
Squash’s natural sweetness shines next to savory fermented black beans.
By Hannah Che
Vegan Mapo Tofu
Vegan mapo tofu is possible because its essential ingredients are the fermented black beans, chili bean paste, Sichuan peppercorns, and ground red chiles.
By Hannah Che
Baked Sweet Potatoes
This simple preparation of sweet potatoes can become the base for many lunches and weeknight meals.
By Kat Boytsova
Garam Masala
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.
By Suvir Saran
A Nutty, Toasty, Totally Vegan Take on Brown Butter
This dairy-free version is perfect for drizzling onto sage-flecked pasta or wedges of fresh tomato.
By Matthew Zuras
Cauliflower Puttanesca
For a gluten-free alternative to pasta, this boldly flavored sauce is spooned over cauliflower.
By Gregory Gourdet
Redheaded Saint
A compelling combination of mezcal, tequila, fresh lime, ginger beer, and raspberry syrup.
By Al Sotack
Raspberry Syrup
Raspberry syrup appears over and over in some of the most influential historic cocktail books.
By Al Sotack
Raspberry Lemonade
The most refreshing pitcher of raspberry lemonade starts with homemade fresh raspberry syrup.
By Al Sotack
Salsa Roja
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 .…
By Jarrett Melendez
Grilled Sweet Sticky Rice With Banana Filling
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.
By Leela Punyaratabandhu
Creamy Hummus
Starting with dried chickpeas elevates Yotam Ottolenghi’s homemade hummus recipe, which is rich in tahini, punchy with garlic, and brightened by lemon juice.
By Yotam Ottolenghi
Cucumber Salad With Dill
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.
By Alison Attenborough