Christopher Testani

The best pie crust doesn't require special equipment. Using your hands is the best way to ensure that the butter ends up in irregular pieces and the dough doesn’t get overworked. Use the force!

It’s amazing how malleable eggs are, and this method yields an especially fluffy result. This is part of BA's Best, a collection of our essential recipes.

If you don’t feel like making aioli, use prepared mayonnaise and season it with mustard and garlic.

Squeezing the liquid out of the zucchini is the secret to crisp fritters. (The potato helps, too.)

Chef Seamus Mullen serves these robustly flavored meatballs as a shared plate at El Colmado, his New York City tapas bar, but they’re also a great main.

This resilient dough is easy to roll very thin; baking the flatbreads at the bottom of the oven maximizes their crispiness.

How does a loin chop compare with one from the shoulder or rib? These big guys have a defined fat cap with very tender meat.

It might feel like you’re beating the batter for a long time, but that’s what gives this cake an airy lift. Stay with it!

It might look like there’s not enough stuffing, but really—there is. The ingredients are all very intense, so a little goes a long way, and if you overstuff the leg, it will become impossible to roll up.

This elegant stew can be made up to the point that the farro goes in; cool, then cover and chill up to 2 days.

It’s crucial that you render as much fat as possible during the initial cooking for this recipe; you can even let the ribs cool and scrape off the excess before glazing. While the lamb ribs are cooking, start working on the vinaigrette for the radish salad.

Don’t fear the fat; most of it will render, leaving a deliciously crisp browned layer on top.

For this showstopping tart, make sure to scatter the carrot mixture in an even layer for best results.

These breezy cocktails are the kind of thing you can drink all afternoon.

You can steam and crush the potatoes in the morning if you’d like. The finished dish is great at room temp.