Alex Lau
There’s no law that says watermelon salads must incorporate feta. This renegade combination is at once sweet, tart, and savory—the kind of dish that’s as comfortable at the breakfast table as it is at a potluck.
Froyo for one, made in a blender and topped with a crackly magic shell.
This riff on çılbır marries garlicky yogurt, fried eggs, and spiced butter with summer tomatoes.
Sour cream scones get treated to a cinnamon-sugar swirl and crunchy streusel crown.
The summer salad stalwart gets a makeover.
A steak dinner that’s more about the sauce than the meat.
Rehydrating dried cherries in hot water turns them plump and juicy—exactly what you want scattered throughout a rosemary-scented pan sauce for pork chops.
We reimagined pork dumplings as a filling for juicy stuffed tomatoes.
Store-bought dumplings, fresh tomatoes, butter, and soy sauce simmer away for dinner in a flash.