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We’re here to help make mealtime more delicious, memorable, and achievable—with expert advice from our Test Kitchen, grocery store taste tests, curated recipe collections, reader-favorite columns like Feel-Good Food Plan and Fourth Trimester, and more.
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We've Got New Recipes to Transport You
Our May issue is live—in a different time than planned.
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Koshari Is the Cozy Pile of Carbs I Make to Clean Out the Fridge
All my people out there saving an ounce of pasta or a spoonful of cooked lentils, this one's for you.
Lifestyle
This Recipe Is Everything I Love About Chicken Soup, Minus the Meat
I never thought a veg broth could live up to a chicken one—I was wrong.
Lifestyle
How to Meal Prep for One But Never Eat the Same Thing Twice
Christina Chaey has spent the past decade honing her solo-cooking rules.
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4 Decadent Brunch Recipes, for When You Really Need to Treat Yourself
Benne on Eagle chef Ashleigh Shanti’s brilliant blend of African and Appalachian foodways makes for hearty, unexpected twists on your favorite lazy morning classics.
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This Cocktail Is Called the Rattlesnake, and That’s Reason Enough to Make It
Other reasons include: whiskey, lemon, and that foamy top.
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33 of the Best Bread Recipes to Bake Your Way to Yeasty, Chewy Goodness
These homemade breads are impressive, delicious, and (bonus!) will make your whole house smell great.
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56 of the Best Chicken Recipes That Have Made It Into Our Hall of Fame
The best and the boldest, all in one place.
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55 Healthy Lunch Recipes and Only Some Are Salad
You could eat these lunches al desko, but they really deserve your full attention.
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40 Healthyish Dessert Recipes That Satisfy Every Craving
Cookies, cakes, and crumbles for daaays.
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How to Make Do With Some Smart Swaps
When the getting isn’t good, your dinner can still be great.
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Without My Pantry Pasta Formula, I'd Be Lost (Or At Least Hangry)
Every one needs a 20-minute pasta in their back pocket—and this is mine.
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I Make This Spicy Korean Fish Stew When I Just Need to Sweat It Out
A bowl of this is better than a virtual hot yoga class.
Coronavirus
There's No Better Time to… Break Out The Good Stuff
From Champagne to fancy pecans, here's what BA staffers are finally getting into.
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27 Smoothie Recipes That Are Actually Good
Because smoothies are the quickest, easiest way to get in your fruits and veggies.
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The Easiest Way to Tell If Your Dough Is Done Rising
The poke test should be applied to dough, never to family members.
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14 Project Recipes the BA Staff Is Cooking to Stay Calm
For when we need to stop worrying and get cooking.
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The Basically Guide to Better Baking
10 weeks, 10 recipes, 10000 ways to become a cooler, smarter, more confident baker.
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Khichdi is Wholesome, Delicious, Quick, and Pantry-Friendly
In other words, it's practically perfect.
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55 Healthy Pasta Recipes Full of Vegetables, Protein, and Flavor
A little pasta won't kill you. It might even make you stronger.
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Make a Whole Galette For Yourself Because You’re Worth It
Who says the only joy of cooking is cooking for others?
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You Probably Don’t Have Enough Dish Towels
The number you need = the number you have multiplied by three.
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8 Tools to Make Washing the Dishes a Little Less Miserable
They can't make dishwashing fun, but they can make it better.
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My Dishwashing System Saves Soap, Water, and Time
How to treat a pile of dirty dishes like a game of strategy.
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I Dread Making Dinner Every Night, But It’s Also the One Thing I Look Forward to Each Day
Everything everyone said about family dinner is true.
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Cae Sal is the King of the Salad Kingdom, Long May He Reign
Here's how to make the best one of all.
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33 Recipes Readers Are Finding Comfort in Right Now
From herby fish and chips to obscenely chocolatey cookies, these are their most soothing recipes.
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How to Fold a Galette So It's Rustic But Not TOO Rustic
It's not a pie—but it can still look pretty.
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I’m Making Matzo Ball Soup for the First Time in My Life
The key to success, or so I’m told, is to not get too clever.
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Prepare to Change the Way You Make Pie Dough Forever
If you haven't been laminating your pie dough, you've been missing out.
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How I’m Surviving Cooking for My Kids Right Now
The recipes deputy food director Chris Morocco is relying on to make it work.
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34 Healthy Sauces So You Never Have to Eat Boring Food Again
Make one great sauce, eat well all week long.
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My Mom's 10-Minute Chai Requires a Kettle, a Tea Bag, and Just One Spice
It's the best part of quarantining with my parents.
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My 5-Step Guide to Learning How to Cook
If you’re starting to get into this whole cooking thing, please don’t start with a salad. I’ve got some better ideas.
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This Pasta Is So Creamy, Tangy, and Delicious, I Can Never Look at Mac n’ Cheese the Same Way Again
Plus, it’s so flexible, chances are you can make it with what you already have in the house.
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There's No Better Time to… Start a Virtual Cookbook With Your Friends
How to cook together while remaining, technically-speaking, alone.
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There's No Better Time to… Follow a Recipe Without Making Shortcuts
I’ve always been a careless, rushed cook—but now I’m taking a minute to slow down.
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Scrambled Eggs For Dinner, No Breakfast Vibes Allowed
Exactly the thing to cook when you don't want to cook.
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Toothpicks Are the Only Cake Testers You Need
Save your officially-named cake tester for prodding vegetables or fish fillets.
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The 10 Most Popular Recipes in March 2020
A rich beef noodle soup riff, cream cheese-topped brownies, and more of our readers’ favorites this month.
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This 3-Ingredient Glaze Is the Most Exciting Thing to Ever Happen to Carrot Cake
Here's what you need to know to master it.
Lifestyle
These Are a Few of My Favorite Fats
I’ve been ransacking my pantry for ghee and coconut oil, butter and cream, nuts and seeds.
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There's No Better Time to… Make Yourself a Bedtime Elixir
It's the equivalent of leaving the office.