Snack
These Bite-Size No-Bake-Cheesecakes Are Like Ice Cream Bars, But Better
What would you do for an anytime treat that speeds past the nostalgic frozen dessert which inspired it? First things first: Make them. Second things second: Love them.
Sikil Pak
Making this roasted tomato and pumpkin seed dip doesn’t require fancy techniques—just fresh ingredients and a little time.
Honey Pistachio Mooncakes
Encased in these mooncakes are a filling of coarsely ground pistachios, fragrant honey, and a generous sprinkling of salt.
Red Bean Mooncakes With Salted Egg Yolk
If you’re lucky, you’ll find mooncakes with an egg yolk or two, which means there’s more of the best part to share with your family.
Cheese Fries Are Great, But Chana Masala Cheese Fries Are Even Better
This combination of crispy sweet potato fries, spicy chana masala chili, melty cheese, spicy green chutney, and cooling yogurt hits every note perfectly.
Chana Masala Cheese Fries
Spicy, tangy, oh-so-melty-and-ooey-gooey—these chana masala fries hit on all levels. This particular spin on chana masala leans toward vegetarian chili, with a heavy dose of tomatoes and a kick from both Kashmiri chili powder and a couple serrano chiles. Some of the chickpeas are mashed part way through cooking to achieve a thick, spoonable texture akin to Cincinnati-style chili (read: not chunky or watery). Quick tip: If you’re strapped for time, feel free to use store-bought sweet potato fries)…
9 Reusable Snack Bags to Use Instead of Plastic Baggies
Skip the plastic baggies. Send your kid back to school with the coolest—and most eco-friendly—snack bags.
Oven-Dried-Tomato Stecca
This bread is ideal for deep summer when you’re awash in fresh, local tomatoes.
Chickpea-Potato Chaat Is the Low-Cook Recipe I’m Making All Summer
Potatoes and chickpeas are the perfect vehicle for soaking up salty-sweet yogurt, spicy chutneys, crispy sev, and chaat masala.
Chickpea-Potato Chaat
For an easy, low-cook dinner, toss canned chickpeas with potatoes, cilantro-mint chutney, tamarind chutney, and yogurt, then top with chiles, onions, tomatoes, and chaat masala.
Peanut Butter Coconut Cream Cookie Sandwiches
These cookies resemble a chewier, soft cookie version of a Nutter Butter, made a little more glam with a peanut butter coconut cream filling.
Esquites con Salsa de Totopos
If you can’t eat just one totopo (tortilla chip), this is the salsa of your dreams.
High-Altitude Raspberry Cheesecake Brownies
These raspberry cheesecake brownies are tart, chocolatey, and cheesecake-filled, so stop reading and make them!
High-Altitude Banana Crumb Bread
This banana bread is great with or without the crumb topping. I like to bake it in a cake pan instead of a loaf pan so it seems extra fancy.
How to Make Sopes and Memelas and Pile On the Delicious Toppings
All aboard the masa boat! These griddled snacks have raised rims that act as a raft for your favorite fillings.
High-Altitude Poppy Seed Pound Cake
Developed for baking in the mountains, this flavorful pound cake is a winner, especially when topped with creamy homemade chocolate icing.
How to Make Tlacoyos, My Favorite Mexican Street Food Snack
Stuffed with beans and topped with cactus salad and cheese, these street snacks are absolutely worth making at home.
Memelas
These griddled masa disks get a little crispy on the edges but stay tender on the inside. Top them with black beans, salsa, and queso fresco or any other toppings you love.
Gorditas de Piloncillo (Sweet Fried Masa Cakes)
The salty cheese and piloncillo makes these gorditas go wonderfully with a hot chocolate or champurrado.
Gordas Petroleras
These extra-thick cousins of the tortilla are toasted on a comal or griddle and split open before they’re stuffed with a wide array of flavorful fillings.