French

With apple cider, Aleppo pepper, and thyme, this pretty dish offers a lighter take on your usual Thanksgiving sweet potato casserole.

When simmering the cream, make sure it's over gentle heat (if it over-reduces, it will break).

This classic French bistro preparation pairs lightly breaded fish with a succulent brown butter and lemon pan sauce.

Sandwiching the puff pastry between two baking sheets ensures that the pastry rises perfectly even.

Make this elegant meal for two your next date-night-in.

Does the staff make vats of veal stock on the regular? Mais, oui. Does that mean you have to? Of course not. Sub low-sodium beef broth instead.

Buying slab bacon rather than sliced allows you to cut it into the perfect size and shape.

The joy of this simple dessert is that it is even better at room temperature, so you can make it in advance with ease. Be sure to pull it from the oven when the egg mixture is just set, so that the luscious cooked plum texture can meld perfectly with the batter. Think of it as a thick fruit pancake cooked effortlessly in the oven while you do other things.

When you think about it, "Pan Bagnat" is just a fancy way of saying "the best of all possible summer sandwiches." Unlike the typical tuna on wheat, this Provençal classic only gets better as sits, making it just the thing for picnics, backyard suppers, and last-minute road trips. And its briny, garlicky flavors beat plain old mayo any day.

While it’s still rhubarb season don’t miss the chance to bake it into pretty pink galettes.