The 13 Most Popular Basically Recipes of 2020
Call it a coping mechanism, but we used more butter, flour, and sugar over this past year than we thought humanly possible. And, judging from the amount of baked goods—biscuits, buns, brownies, focaccia—on this list of your most-loved recipes of 2020, it seems like the same was true for you too. (Of course, it helped that the Basically Guide to Better Baking spanned from February to April.) Look past the carbs and you’ll also find soup, pasta, and, hey, is that a salad?
Photo and Food Styling by Sarah Jampel3/1311. Springy Ricotta Gnocchi With Peas and Herbs
If you’ve ever been intimidated by the thought of making fresh pasta at home, look no further. Ricotta gnocchi is simple to make, and it’s faster and more foolproof than its potato counterparts. The only tricky part is adding enough flour so that your dough is easy to work with, but not so much that it becomes stodgy or tough. If you don't want to make the buttery herb and pea sauce, use whatever you'd prefer, be it marinara, pesto, or sage and brown butter.
Photo by Laura Murray, Food Styling by Susan Spungen4/1310. Salty Buckwheat Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Photograph by Isa Zapata, Food Styling by Taneka Morris, Prop Styling by Tim Ferro7/137. Just-Keeps-Getting-Better Lentil Salad
Photo and Food Styling by Molly Baz9/135. Spicy Chicken Stir-Fry With Celery and Peanuts
This one-skillet recipe is fast and furious—ideal for those nights when you have 10 minutes to stand at the stove, tops. The cooking technique is in the tradition of Chinese stir-fry, in which proteins and vegetables are chopped small so that they cook quickly over high heat, then bound together with a cornstarch-thickened sauce.
Photo by Laura Murray, Food Styling by Susan Spungen11/133. Sour Cream and Onion Biscuits
If you've ever had trouble making biscuits in the past, consider this recipe your saving grace. While many other methods count on pockets of butter and an angel’s touch for pull-apart flakiness, we weren't willing to leave it to chance. Our simple folding technique manually multiplies the number of layers for guaranteed, no-risk success.
