Herbs & Spices

Think of your favorite granola packed full of nuts and surrounding a layer of sweet-tart rhubarb jam and you’ve got these bars. 

At its height, my mom's San Francisco bakery was producing 10,000 cannabis brownies every month.  

It’s impossible to stop eating these green beans.

These sticky-salty-sweet pork steaks are a new summer grilling staple.

The ginger-scallion-lemongrass sauce on this grilled chicken is lip-smacking magic.

A colorful hash filled with tender sweet potatoes, chewy farro, and crispy brussels sprouts.

If you thought collards were only for braising, this bright and tangy collard salad will change your mind.

Guaranteed to make any raw vegetable taste good.

Wings so crispy you won’t believe they were baked in the oven.

These fluffy buttermilk-laced buns are filled with a cinnamon-scented date purée to capture all that gooey sticky bun glory without being overly sweet.

This zippy chile-and-garlic-packed Cuban sauce is often used to marinate slow-roasted pork, but we’d be happy putting it on just about everything. If you’re spice sensitive, split the chiles in half lengthwise and remove the seeds; they hold much of the heat.

Hot-and-sour soup inspired this highly nontraditional springtime version. Miso gives just enough body so that you won't need cornstarch to thicken it, and you can use silken tofu or thinly sliced yuba instead of egg for that same silky effect.

You’ll find all the flavors of Middle Eastern shish barak (tiny lamb and pine nut) dumplings here, but made simpler and brighter with help from dried pasta and plenty of fresh dill.

Here’s what happened after carrot cake met carrot halwa, the milky, long-cooking, spoonably-soft confection common in South Asia. Raisins, cinnamon, and cream cheese frosting made way for brown-butter pistachios, cardamom, and sticky carrot glaze and the rest of their romance was history. 

Battuto is 1) A chopped herb sauce that tastes like spring 2) Fun to say. Make it!

Why have a chocolate- or vanilla-flavored concha when you can have both in this New York–inspired twist on the classic Mexican sweet bread?

White conchas may look plain, but with a boost of high-quality vanilla, they’re unexpectedly flavorful.

Making tart, tangy ingredients the star is one of the simplest (and most delicious) ways to brighten up your cooking.

Letting my body and mind safely unwind has let me access physical comfort more in my sober life, too.

This deeply comforting, spice-forward Indian soup is deceptively simple, easy to pull off, and perfect over a bowl of white rice.

This dressing will remind you of the freshest, greenest ranch you’ve ever tasted. 

ATTN: Pickle lovers. We’re here for you.

Pan-seared cod gets plenty of texture and flavor from ginger, caramelized scallions, and lots of freshly ground black pepper.

The path to perfect risotto is all about treating the rice right, but the added umami from torn mushrooms and thyme sure doesn’t hurt.