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Spoon this Appalachian-style tomato gravy over biscuits for breakfast or meatloaf at dinner.

Jarred roasted red peppers take the place of traditional canned tomato for a smokier, sweeter riff on fra diavolo—a red sauce stalwart.

Herbaceous, nutty, and bright, this rendition of the Prohibition-era classic doubles the gin for a more robust cocktail.

This manicotti recipe is made with crepes instead of dried pasta, for a result that’s both delicate and hardy.

A great Caesar salad recipe like this one gets its swagger from cold and crisp greens, a creamy and briny dressing, and freshly made croutons.

With spicy ginger beer, vodka, and lime juice, a Moscow Mule is a cocktail for all seasons—and one that’s remarkably easy to prepare at home.

We stripped these Italian-style meatballs down to the most essential elements for weeknight realness.

The batter for this large format dreamboat of a cookie (crunchy on the edges, chewy in the middle) is made in one bowl with no special equipment, and can be baked in either a cast-iron or large skillet.

The peas may bring good luck, but the bacon definitely brings good flavor.

Neither a tamale nor a pie, this cozy Tex-Mex casserole is a mash-up of beefy bean chili and homemade cornbread.

A bowlful of this Southern classic black-eyed peas dish on New Year’s Day is meant to bring you good luck all year round.

Corn nut “magic dust” delivers a big pop of corn flavor in this savory Thanksgiving side.

This recipe turns out a creamy, intensely potato-y mash and frees up a burner—clutch when preparing a big holiday dinner.

Lovers of the classic salty-sweet Hawaiian popcorn flavor, these nori-seasoned potato chips are for you.

This double-decker pie stacks two forever favorites—chocolate and coconut cream—in a homemade salted graham cracker crust for a best-of-all-worlds situation.

Four simple ingredients, one party-ready dip that takes mere minutes to blitz together.

These New England–style gingerbread cookies get a hefty dose of molasses and just the right amount of warming spice.

Our never-fail turkey is excellent in every way that other turkeys often fall short. Period.

This boozy pie tastes like a Hallmark Christmas movie—you know, in the best way.

Become the relative who has to bring their famous Jell-O salad to every family gathering.

This roasted turkey recipe stays moist thanks to a genius simple brine.

A flavorful brine is the one and only path to truly succulent roast turkey.

There are many (many!) Thanksgiving turkey recipes out there. But this roast spatchcock turkey recipe with its aniseed and orange dry brine is, as former BA test kitchen director Carla Lalli Music put it, “for people who want a turkey that actually tastes good, and not a turkey that just looks good.” (Watch her make this recipe.)