Nut-Free

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.

The fried olives used to garnish this colorful salad just might become your new favorite. Try scattered over crostini or salads.

We like to brush this sweet sauce on steaks, grilled or roasted chicken legs, and slices of roasted eggplant. Try it on salmon, too.

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

Throughout France, these traditional fried cookies are called "marvels" for good reason. For crisp, golden results, be sure that the oil is hot enough before you begin.

Greek yogurt gets transformed into a bright fresh cheese in this Middle Eastern-style dish. Spread it onto toast with jam for breakfast, or serve as part of a cheese platter.

A malfatto (Italian for "badly made") is a tender dumpling with rustic character. (Think gnocchi, but bigger.)

Russets are ideal for this latke recipe. Their high starch content means you won't need flour to bind the pancakes.

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.

The secret to making grilled cheese for a crowd? Turn on the oven (the standard skillet method is too labor-intensive). Encourage guests to customize their sandwiches with the cheeses, breads, and fixings you’ve set out. Then simply pop them on a baking sheet and cook.