Cheese

Our favorite homemade pies are cheesy, a little saucy, and topped with all kinds of fresh, seasonal produce.

Let's learn about the fluffiest cheese in the land.

Built of toasted nuts, creamy ricotta, and salty Parmesan, you don’t even need a food processor to make this riff on the normal pesto you know and love.

This classic-done-right is moist but not wet, extra-fluffy, boozy but not overwhelmingly so, and made with real coffee instead of espresso powder.

Here's our compromise: You can use a good store-bought marinara, but don't skip the homemade béchamel—there's no substitute.

You may not mistake these jammy-crisp, slow-cooked onions for bacon, but they are truly exceptional as a stand-in.

The most casual-cool carrot cake of all time.

When I started writing my cookbook, I had completely forgotten about my mom's saag feta. That won't happen again.

Forget the dorm room quesadillas of your past. There's a new sheriff in town.

Mushrooms take the place of the traditional cured pork in this super-satisfying vegetarian carbonara recipe.

This riff on the classic dish swaps paneer out for salty chunks of feta (but keeps the garlicky spiced spinach sauce).

Your favorite creamy dip—but in a form you (and your kids) can happily eat for dinner.

Skipping the corned beef in a cooked greens-packed Reuben shouldn’t feel (or taste) like a bummer. Happy to say this one doesn’t.

Finally: an easy, cheesy, vegetarian(!) lasagna recipe that doesn't require you to dirty every pot and pan in your kitchen.

Like a hot ham and cheese sandwich, but slathered with cream sauce and baked to bubbly perfection. (Yeah, it's as good as it sounds.)

Life is all about balance, isn't it? This easy ricotta dip makes eating your veggies a pleasure, not a chore.

Onions, garlic, oil, wine, and salt are all it takes to make a rich vegan broth that still evokes the classic version.

The cold is getting me down, but this hot, melty baked squash is lifting me up.

This twist on traditional eggplant Parmesan has fewer steps (no need to fry!) but no less satisfaction.

Sassed-up canned beans become a creamy layer in this vegetarian sandwich, while thick-cut feta provides something to sink your teeth into.

Make this fail-safe combination of sweet-juicy fruit, crunchy-salty nuts, and chewy-fatty cheese your all-season salad template.

Crispy ground lamb, with its earthy, grassy flavor, stands up perfectly to a big pile of fresh herbs and salty marinated cheese.

Serving this creamy, delicious dip in a bread bowl is not mandatory, but we highly recommended going for it.

This is the anti-cheesecake, and it’s all we’ve ever wanted.