Epicurious
Green Bean Casserole With Crispy Fried Onions
This remix of an American classic is creamy and ribboned with fresh vegetables, but the real star is the paprika-scented fried onions.
By Mindy Fox
Caramel Rolls
Caramel rolls are soft, plush, buttery, cinnamon-y, and drenched in caramel. Here’s my rendition of the Midwestern specialty.
By Kelly Janke
Cowboy Cookies
Cowboy cookies are like oatmeal ones, but packed with hearty mix-ins like coconut, pecans, and chocolate.
By Jesse Szewczyk
Kringle
The official pastry of Wisconsin has Danish roots. Our homemade kringle recipe is filled with almond paste and cherry jam.
By Kelly Janke
Kentucky Bourbon Pie
This nut pie recipe with chocolate chips and bourbon keeps things simple and honors the hallmarks of a classic Derby pie.
By Jesse Szewczyk
Any Hummus Dressing
For a next-level salad dressing that’s creamy, nutty, and luxurious, look to that container of store-bought hummus.
By Christian Reynoso
Tater Tot Chaat
Using tater tots in chaat not only saves time, but gives you an extra crispy texture.
By Urmila Ramakrishnan
Oven-Grilled Honey-Mustard Chicken
Juicy charred chicken, no grill required. For this broiled chicken recipe, you’ll use a quick marinade of mustard, honey, and mayonnaise.
By Jesse Szewczyk
Malasadas
These irresistibly puffy, sugar-crusted Hawaiian doughnuts come together with a handful of pantry ingredients.
By Tex Drive-In
Italian Butter Cookies
The freshest Italian butter cookies are the ones you bake at home. This butter cookie recipe gives you delicate almond-scented cookies in your favorite design.
By Zoe Denenberg
Louisiana Crunch Cake
This Louisiana Crunch Cake recipe uses shredded coconut and granulated sugar to obtain its crunchy exterior—a tasty contrast to the pound-cake-like interior.
By Vallery Lomas
Baked Feta Pasta With Chickpeas
This one-pan pasta offers the best of two viral recipes.
By Jesse Szewczyk
Scotcheroos
A Midwestern dessert most easily described as peanut butter Rice Krispies Treats layered with chocolate and butterscotch, scotcheroos are practically impossible to dislike.
By Jesse Szewczyk
Jackfruit Carnitas Nachos
It only takes a handful of ingredients to turn a can of young green jackfruit into smoky, savory meatless “carnitas” to pile onto hearty vegetarian nachos.
By Amelia Rampe
Caesar Fire Crackers
This recipe takes the fire cracker formula and Caesar-izes it, bringing in the umami punch of Parmesan and the oil from a jar of anchovies.
By Stephanie Ganz
Braised Chicken With Harissa and Olives
This adaptable Moroccan tagine can be as mild or as hot as you can handle. Serve with crusty bread to sop up all the braising juices.
By Ron and Leetal Arazi
Lemon-Pepper Artichoke Wings
These air fryer vegetarian wings get dredged in a beer batter, then coated in buttery panko spiked with lemon zest and black pepper.
By Casey Elsass
Mini Onion Blossoms
Shrinking down your favorite crispy deep-fried onion so it’s easier to make at home.
By Casey Elsass
Chicago-Style Caramel-Cheddar Popcorn
In this ode to Garrett Popcorn, I use caramelized honey to give the sweet popcorn a toasted accent and melted butter to coat the cheese popcorn in tangy cheddar powder.
By Anikah Shaokat
Army & Navy
An almond syrup imparts rich body to this otherwise bright, citrusy gin sour.
By Roger Kamholz