Condiments, Sauces & Pastes

The caramel in this recipe is chewy, so it will stick to the apple but won’t turn into a hard shell when cooled.

We tested this pie recipe with canned sweet potatoes, but it just wasn’t as good. Go fresh or go home.

The flavors of apples dipped in peanut butter, all cozied up inside a flaky puff pastry crust. Sold!

Richly spiced gingerbread with the texture of a moist, dense devil’s food cake, this recipe only gets better if you make it ahead.

You can use the same weight in regular apples for this gingerbread cake recipe, but don’t the little lady apples just look so awesome?!

Kohlrabi "bulbs" fall somewhere between the size of golf balls and softballs. The smaller they are, the sweeter they are, which is desirable for this recipe since you're serving them raw.

Makes a batch of rice on Sundays and turn it into speedy fried rice any night of the week.

The finished stew should be decidedly sour, tamarind’s calling card, but you’re in control of how ­puckery things get. You can sub other vegetables or simplify the array, but be very careful not to overcook them. This recipe is from Bad Saint, one of the Hot 10, America's Best New Restaurants 2016.

A revelatory technique turns blah eggplant into something fancy enough for company.

Restaurant recipes for polenta budino, harissa swordfish, and a green gazpacho that readers couldn't wait to cook at home.

You don't want to make an average batch of ice cream. You want to make peanut butter ice cream and vanilla caramel magic like a pro.

What do our readers want in July? Steak svizzerina, pickled strawberries, and miso corn soup.

Marinating and searing the watermelon concentrates its flavor and primes it for this savory treatment.

Don’t rush to shake the pan and toss the green beans before they blister; they need a little time to char. Learn how to make this recipe and more in our online cooking class with Sur la Table.

White miso is the mildest and sweetest type, which is why it’s called for in this quantity.

This peanut satay sauce, along with pickled carrots, red chiles, cilantro, and crushed peanuts, helps make up the Banh Mi Dog.

Our food director's trick for getting her kids to down fruit smoothies: give 'em a fancy name.

Upgrade your morning coffee with these creative add-ins, courtesy of Lem Butler, 2016's US Barista Champion.

Designer Alex Tatusian reminisces on his mother's short-lived hummus business, and what it taught him about cooking for himself.

Yes, the type of peanut butter matters. And we found the best one.

These six classic Japanese recipes are full of flavor, light on ingredients, good for you, and surprisingly quick to make.

No one likes lumpy miso soup. Use this simple trick for a supersmooth soup every time.

Try this versatile sauce tossed with cooked soba noodles or drizzled over seared salmon, and you've got an impressive dinner on the table in no time.

The real magic in this roast chicken recipe is in the pool of schmaltz, AKA rendered chicken fat, sizzling in the pan.