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What’s the best part of a baked mac and cheese? The crispy edges, obviously. This sheet-pan recipe maximizes the crunch.

A daisy is essentially a sour in which the sweet stuff is a liqueur (instead of just sugar). This whiskey daisy recipe is pretty classic—and totally delicious.

The whiskey sour, a simple combination of whiskey, sugar, and fresh lemon juice is one of the most important developments in cocktails.

Fresh corn is the star of this cooling raita, which serves as a palate cleanser between bites of spicier dishes.

Caramelizing onions with bell pepper, tomato paste, garlic, and spices sets the stage for a shortcut vegetarian chili.

This muffin-tin method gets you pretty close to the elegance of poached eggs, with the added benefit of all the eggs cooking at the same time.

A few tricks make this hearty weeknight black bean chili recipe great.

This is the street food fried rice of my childhood.

This quick cassoulet-inspired dinner uses ham and cannellini beans instead of the duck, sausage, and traditional flageolets.

This classic frosting couldn’t be easier to make and is a must for finishing red velvet and carrot cakes (or a batch of cupcakes). Using vanilla bean paste gives it a pretty speckled look, but if you don’t have it on hand, pure vanilla extract will lend the same flavor.

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.

This quick and easy green beans recipe gives you a side dish with an exuberant crunch—and no ice bath required.

A double dose of dairy—milk and condensed milk—makes this dessert extra creamy.

This vegetable Massaman curry gives you the best of both worlds: a full-flavored and ultra-comforting curry that’s also unfussy enough to whip up on any weeknight.

Pour this classic powdered sugar icing over a batch of doughnuts, drizzle it on a cake or cinnamon rolls, or use it as the base icing for a cookie decorating party.

A quick and easy version of the darling dark green leaf of long braises: collard greens.

Roasted pecans also achieve a crunchy texture that raw pecans can only dream of.

A simple pancake recipe that doesn’t require any measuring tools—any juice cup or mug will do.

This brown sugar bacon recipe is not a throwback, it’s a classic.