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It takes a little while to griddle all the slices, but it’ll add a lot of richness and flavor. You can do all of the other components ahead of time. 

Quickly boiling the agave thickens it a bit; adding the strawberries while it’s still warm infuses the syrup with flavor and a pretty pink color. Blackberries or pitted cherries can be substituted if you wish!

A boneless rib eye is your best bet, plus it’s easier to serve family-style.

Okay, this is actually a cheesecake, but it’s so creamy and light that you won’t care what it’s called, you’ll just ask for more. 

Remember: If the shells are perfectly cooked in the first step, they’ll be mushy and flabby after baking. This recipe is from Palizzi Social Club in Philadelphia, PA.

If you can find head-on shrimp, this is the perfect time to use them. The extra fat in the heads will add a lot of flavor to the bisque.

Meet the 2017 dessert of the year, from Tartine Manufactory in San Francisco.

This antipasto platter goes way past jarred peppers and cold cuts, with roasted vegetables that change with the seasons. 

Shellfish and pork are a power duo. The salty-sweet pancetta soffritto is the backbone of this clam toast (a kitchen favorite during tastings).

The little black dress of Italian-American cooking. This recipe is from Palizzi Social Club in Philadelphia, PA.

It can be easy to give up on ordering pancakes for breakfast—more than a few bites and you're carb-ed out. We’d make an exception for these, which were inspired by Gjelina’s 9-grain pancake in Venice, CA.

These super-flavorful, no-fry chicken wings turn out best when they’re seasoned ahead of time. You can do this as little as 1 hour in advance, but letting them hang out with salt and those spices overnight is a complete game changer.

These easy crumble bars are the ultimate bring-over dessert. They're incredible when made with blackberries, but any other berries that look good—raspberries, blueberries, strawberries, or a even a combination—make a more than acceptable substitute.

Corn cake three-ways: fresh corn kernels, a little bit of cornmeal, plus crunchy Corn Flakes.

These three-ingredient biscuits work with any cobbler.

Plus: the secret ingredient for a much creamier flavor.

Tart cherries, bacon, ricotta, and pickled jalapeños—these are the pizza toppings we dream about.

Eat standing up, ideally over the sink.

Having a ton of people over? Here's your dinner plan.

A special type of gin brings out the flavors of the peach and make this cocktail extremely crushable.

In case you were wondering, yes, it must be Hellmann’s.

This tart recipe is the adult version of the toaster snack you loved as a kid but with a lot less sugar.

Ground turkey is hardly the stuff of flavor fireworks, but turkey sausage, preseasoned and ready to cook, tends to have great flavor right out of the package.

Central New York State is known for sandwiches stuffed with juicy skewered meat marinated in Italian dressing; these are tasty enough to serve straight up, but we wouldn’t stop you from putting them on soft Italian bread, either.