Bon Appétit

All that sour cream keeps these biscuits super moist and tender—they reheat well, even after sitting out for hours (pop back into 350°F oven for 5 minutes).

Potent—but so much classier than your dive bar shots.

This bread has a nutty flavor and intense chew; it makes toast that’s a wholesome meal unto itself. To ensure you have fresh bread on time, count back three nights from the day you want to bake.

Rather than being cooked in salted water, the pasta is treated like risotto—simmered in stock and stirred until cooked and creamy—which gives it plenty of time to pick up meaty flavors.

The fennel seeds turn into an aromatic, crunchy crust on the skin.

Tossed with crunchy pumpkin seeds and drizzled with nutty brown butter is the best way to eat roasted cauliflower.

A host of fresh herbs—mint, cilantro, and parsley—plus ginger and lemon zest add refreshing zip to this grain salad.

Cook barley until chewy and tender, then top with an assortment of crisp, golden brown mushrooms that have been pan-seared and basted in a fragrant, thyme-infused butter.

These quick-cooking lamb chops make dinner feel instantly fancy.

The broccoli should still have snap and crunch after charring.

If you're ever cornered by a bland bowl of vegetables or whole grains, throw a handful of herbs on it. They instantly make the meal more beautiful and flavorful—without adding any salt, fat, or sugar.

These sugary, salty, fatty almonds are how diners can begin a meal at Jeremy Fox's Rustic Canyon. Thanks to a tactical addition of lavender, your guests will actually talk about them.

Garlic lovers, this one’s for you.

If you have a stovetop griddle, use it to make a few flatbreads at a time.

Tender Indian-spiced beef meatballs in a creamy tomato curry sauce will warm you from head to toe.

Use these in salads (croutons in every bite!), sprinkle over pastas, dust atop tender braised meats, or just eat them out of hand (naturally).

Think of this as Indian-spiced ketchup, and use it in all the same ways.

If you prefer all-pork (or all-veal) meatballs, go ahead and make that change.

Make this one-pan chicken dinner a go-to this winter.

Chicken soup with a head-clearing kick and a generous dose of seasonal veggies will sooth all that ails you.