American

Using the best and freshest crabmeat you can get your hands on makes all the difference in these lightly battered and totally addictive fritters.

Use your favorite low-fat turkey or chicken sausage in this slimmed-down version of the Italian sandwich classic.

Using chicken thighs instead of breasts ensures juicy cutlets, and the best chicken parm recipe you'll ever make.

Adding whole wheat flour ups the nutritional value of the oatmeal raisin cookies and adds a nice nutty flavor to the recipe.

Remember the color of the stalks, which can range from pale pink to deep red, will affect the color of the filling. Choose dark-red stalks for a vibrant hue.

Lay the puff pastry over the skillet for a pretty look. Use any brand; the weight may vary, but either way you'll have enough to work with. The butternut squash in this recipe will change the way you make chicken pot pie from here on out.

Skip a step when making mac and cheese by not precooking the pasta. Instead, mix the dried pasta with a thinner-than-usual bèchamel sauce, and it will bake perfectly in just 30 minutes.

While the restaurant makes its own mayonnaise and pickles, we used our favorite store-bought koshers and Hellmann's mayo—and won raves.

This chocolate cake has no outer frosting, but the filling is so rich you won't miss it. Chopping the pecans finely helps keep the layers even when frosted.

Finishing your chocolate chunk cookies cookies with a flaky salt like Maldon brings out the chocolate flavor and tempers the sweetness, creating the ultimate sweet and salty snack. This is part of BA's Best, a collection of our essential recipes.

You can't have a great Caesar Salad without a great Caesar dressing. Oh, look: Here's one!

The best—and easiest—brownies you'll ever make. This recipe belongs in your repertoire. This is part of BA's Best, a collection of our essential recipes.

This cocktail sauce recipe (which, yes that’s right, doesn’t include horseradish) is ready in seconds and no party is complete without it.

The combination of sage, thyme, rosemary, and citrus provides a delicious, warming house-filling aroma. 

This dense quickbread is traditionally baked in empty coffee cans.

Channel New England with this rich and warming one-pot clam chowder. If fresh clams are unavailable (or you're running short on time), substitute two 10-ounce cans of baby clams and 6 cups of bottled clam juice. This is part of BA's Best, a collection of our essential recipes.