American

This baked beans recipe is the perfect accompaniment for your summertime barbecue, and the root beer flavor will make you think you're a kid again.

If you're using a glass or metal pie dish instead of a deep-dish ceramic pie plate, be sure to keep an eye on the pie. It may cook more quickly. Baking the pie on the bottom rack of the oven ensures a crisp bottom crust.

For this bisque recipe, sautéing and simmering shrimp shells to make a quick stock gives this soup a deeper, richer flavor.

This shrimp boil recipe uses lots of spices—but don't worry; you probably already have most in your pantry.

It's a classic drink that never gets old, and this Manhattan recipe has no added frills, thrills, or paper umbrellas. Keep it simple.

In this shrimp po boy recipe, the paper-thin crust and pillowy crumb of a New Orleans–style French roll is essential—as is Crystal hot sauce.