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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.
Recipes
29 Salad Dressings Worth Making at Home
A coffee vinaigrette to wake you up, a preserved lemon dressing to make things bright, and more great ways to coat your greens.
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The Best Canned Refried Beans for Nachos, Enchiladas, and More
We tried 11 brands, including Amy’s, Old El Paso, Ortega, and Taco Bell.
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The Ominous Ingredient in Your Candy Hearts
Consumer advocates have been pushing for a ban on the controversial additive for years.
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These Days, My Protein of Choice Is Cheese
Golden paneer stir-fried with green beans, creamy burrata and cabbage salad, and Halloumi meatballs with tomato sauce.
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I Need Freezer-Friendly Recipes
On this episode of Dinner SOS, Chris and Hana help caller and first time mom Mara stock up on nourishing, freezer-friendly meals for when her baby arrives.
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The Bon Appétit 56
We have thousands of obsessively tested recipes. Here are 56 essentials to make this year.
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23 Healthy Barley Recipes That Aren’t All Soup
Like stir-fried barley with kimchi, pomegranate-dappled tabbouleh, and barley salad with mushrooms.
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I Need a Simple-Yet-Impressive Cake Recipe
On this episode of Dinner SOS, Shilpa and Jesse are back with this month’s installment of BA Bake Club featuring the most delicious, simple and long-lasting chocolate olive oil cake recipe.
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53 One-Pot Meals for Breezy Dinners
Baked rigatoni with Italian sausage, tomato-braised salmon, and more one-dish meals that won’t leave you with a full sink.
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A Nourishing Chicken Noodle Soup for Sick Days
Cold season is here. January’s Feel-Good Food Plan will help.
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11 Tempeh Recipes for Delicious Plant-Based Meals
Like a vegan take on kung pao, hummus bowls with merguez crumbles, and more easy ways to use the soy-based protein.
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41 Easy Appetizers for Less Stressing, More Snacking
Like dip made from giardineira, marinated cheeses galore, and pigs in a blanket Chicago-style.
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Creamy Cider Chicken and More Recipes We Made This Week
Like ginger fried rice and buttermilk pancakes.
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29 Stir-Fry Recipes to Toss Into Your Rotation
Red curry pork with rice cakes, ground chicken with lots of basil, and more ultrafast weeknight dinners.
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I Need to Make Panettone
On this episode of Dinner SOS, Chris and panettone expert Roy Shvartzapel help Brad overcome his many panettone making fails.
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The Best Gift I Got After Giving Birth Was Canned Tomatoes
We ate marinara for weeks, but the letters from my mother-in-law are timeless.
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The Best Dark Chocolate for Baking, Melting, and Snacking
We sampled bittersweet bars from Godiva, Ghiradelli, and Guittard to find the best chocolate to keep in your pantry.
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19 Delightfully Briny Capers Recipes
From cauliflower with caper salsa to chicken piccata, these are our favorite caper recipes.
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What Are the 5 Spices in 5-Spice Powder?
Actually, there are often more than five. Here’s how to make and use one of our favorite blends.
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How to Throw an Oyster Roast
For Charleston restauranteurs James London and Yoanna Tang, nothing quite says Lowcountry like a winter oyster roast.
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Bouillon Paste Is for a Lot More Than Broth and Soup
Here’s how to put it toward extra-flavorful baked tofu, a 10-minute broccoli stir-fry, and a cheesy chickpea skillet.
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I Need Festive Holiday Recipes
On this episode of Dinner SOS, Chris, Kendra, and Jesse talk all things holiday.
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71 Vegan Recipes We Turn to Again and Again
Like tempeh stir-fry with chile crisp and coconut rice, garlic-soy braised lentils, and a dairy-free cream sauce to pair with any pasta.
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The 19 Best Cookbooks of 2024
We asked a panel of chefs and food writers which titles stood out to them most this year.
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I Need to Join BA's Bake Club
On this episode of Dinner SOS, Jesse and Shilpa take over to tell us about Bake Club.
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I Need Thanksgiving Recipe Inspiration: Part Two
On this episode of Dinner SOS, Chris, Kendra, and Shilpa return to answer more listener questions on how to save your Thanksgiving menus.
Lifestyle
Which Champagne is Best? A Taste Test of Veuve Cliquot, Bollinger, Moét, and More
We sipped 7 brands to help you figure out your next great party pour.
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The Spanakopita Eggs That Fuel My Morning Workouts
And balance my day job—baking cookies in the test kitchen.
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5 Stunningly Simple Cookies, No Mixer Needed
From Jesse Szewczyk, these festive recipes use easy techniques that result in beautiful cookies—without needing an art degree in decorating.
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The Most Popular Recipes of November 2024
Like mushrooms au poivre, green curry cod, and caramel-apple monkey bread.
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How I Celebrate the Feast of the Seven Fishes
This epic Christmas Eve dinner party is an Italian American tradition—here’s how to pull it off.
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Caramel Apple Monkey Bread and More Recipes We Made This Week
Like stuffed pumpkin and breakfast burritos.
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I Need Thanksgiving Recipe Inspiration
On this episode of Dinner SOS, Chris, Kendra, and Shilpa answer listener questions on all things Thanksgiving.
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31 Sparkling Wine Cocktails for Champagne, Cava, and Prosecco
Toast to a new year, a new you, or just another Tuesday with lychee punch, a low-ABV kombucha spritz, or a bubbly sbagliato.
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My Postpartum Doula Turned Me Into a Dill Evangelist
After childbirth, I needed to feel human again. An herby bean salad brought me back.
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Which Store-Bought Eggnog Is Best? A Taste Test
Find out which ready-made carton poured out the most comfort and cheer.
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43 Ground Beef Recipes for Hearty Family Meals
Switch up your routine with gochujang sloppy joes, herby sheet-pan meatballs, a Dominican take on lasagna, and more.
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23 Slice-and-Bake Cookies to Keep Stashed at All Times
Like caramel-pecan shortbread, chocolate sablés that melt on the tongue, jam-swirled pinwheels, and more.
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The Green Curry Cod I Make for a Fast, Protein-Rich Meal
November’s Feel-Good Food Plan is here (with no mention of turkey in sight).
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I Need New Pork Recipes
On this episode of Dinner SOS, Chris and Inés help Jen find exciting new ways to cook pork.
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How Much Turkey Do You Need Per Guest at Thanksgiving?
Ensure everyone gets their fill with these tips for securing the right size bird for your holiday gathering.
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The Most Popular Recipes of October 2024
Like pumpkin cheesecake, baked sweet potatoes, and tater tot hotdish.
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31 Fresh and Crunchy Salads for Thanksgiving
Like kale with a pecan vinaigrette, radicchio with mustard-slicked croutons, and a black-garlic Caesar.
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Pumpkin Crumb Cake and More Recipes We Made This Week
Like roasted tomato sauce and cabbage stir-fry.
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29 Beet Recipes You Just Can’t Beat
Like Indian beet pudding with pistachios, charred and smashed beets with a chile vinaigrette, shawarma-spiced beets with labne, and more.
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I Need Recipes For My Specialized Diet
On this episode of Dinner SOS, Chris and Desiree Nielsen help callers find recipes that suit their diagnosed conditions.
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The Bouyon That Transported Me to Haiti After Childbirth
My daughter’s father, Atibon, loves to make this Haitian soup as a comforting pick-me-up.
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31 Thanksgiving Cakes to Wow the Table
Like a pecan-topped mochi cake, an apple-cider-soaked loaf, and a custardy pumpkin Basque cheesecake.
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I Need Help Cooking for My In-Laws
On this episode of Dinner SOS, Chris and Kendra help caller Rachel prepare to host her parents and her in-laws.
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27 Thanksgiving Dinner Alternatives to Turkey
Serve your mashed potatoes with brisket bourguignon, your green beans with pumpkin-cheddar strata—or (scandal!) skip the “traditional” holiday trimmings altogether.
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29 Brussels Sprouts Recipes We Love, Full Stop
Air fryer–crisped and honey butter–glazed, okonomiyaki-style with toppings galore, cheesy sprouts gratin, and more.
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I Need Mushroom Recipes
On this episode of Dinner SOS, Chris and caller Leah take a trip to Mushroom Queens to help her feel less intimidated about cooking with mushrooms.
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The Best Canned Sardines for Snacking and Cooking
We tried 10 tins in our taste test, including King Oscar, Patagonia, and Ortiz.
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37 Cocoa Powder Recipes for Chocolate Lovers
Our darkest brownies, chocolate banana bread, and a few savory recipes too.
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The Cheesy Orzotto My Toddler and I Can Both Have for Dinner
October’s Feel-Good Food Plan has parent-friendly recipes (plus stretchy pants).
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12 Do’s and Don’ts for Peak Chicken Parm
Chef Angie Rito shares her pro moves for chicken parm, from her favorite type of canned tomatoes to how she likes to season the breading for the chicken cutlets.