Herbs & Spices

For this cod recipe, you want to cook it at a lazy simmer; it will make all the difference between buttery, flaky fish and rubbery, tough fillets.

Prefer a different berry? Feel free to swap it in.

“I love grapefruit cocktails year-round, but the rye and sage make this one especially wintry.” —Alison Roman, senior associate food editor

This dressing is a little sweet from the miso and pear, and aromatic from the ginger and lime; pair it with something peppery, like radishes for dipping or a watercress salad.

Cinnamon is the perfect spice to complement sweet holiday flavors, from ice cream to apple pie

Cinnamon is the perfect spice to complement sweet holiday flavors, from ice cream to apple pie

Cinnamon is the perfect spice to complement sweet holiday flavors, from ice cream to apple pie

Cinnamon is the perfect spice to complement sweet holiday flavors, from ice cream to apple pie

Store-bought rotisserie chicken makes it easy to create a meal without having to cook a whole bird.

How to buy, store, and cook with horseradish, in season in November

This roasted rosemary chicken recipe calls for a quartered chicken, but you can pan roast three pounds of thighs, breasts, or drumsticks if you prefer.

Though always delicious in its simple, unadulterated state, shortbread is also ripe for innovation, like this slightly savory version with rosemary and toasted-caraway.

"During my early career as a touring musician, I needed to find more remedial ways to stay healthy. Echinacea tea, honey, and ginger root all became musts in my arsenal of Gypsy medicine." —Giuseppe Capolupo, Bar Marco, Pittsburgh

Compound butter is a great way to get flavor into a roast chicken. Here's a Thai-inspired version

Compound butter is a great way to get flavor into a roast chicken. Here's a Turkey-inspired version

Yeasted doughs might seem daunting to novice bakers, but these rolls are very simple to make.

This salsa verde is an herby alternative to cranberry sauce.

Aptly named beluga lentils look like little beads of caviar. They cook quickly, and they hold their shape. Use them in this recipe, or substitute.

This recipe can easily be doubled to serve eight, instead.

Once you master the technique for sufganiyot, you can fill the stuffed doughnuts with whatever you like, including this vanilla cream.

Get your pan nice and hot. If you have a cast-iron skillet, now’s the time to use it.

A side dish that’s equally good with a crusty steak, broiled fish, or seared lamb chops. Learn how to make this recipe and more in our online cooking class with Sur la Table.

Ginger and turmeric have anti-inflammatory powers, the juices deliver vitamin C, and staying hydrated is always a good idea. As for the Quantum Cold & Flu Liquid Extract? It’s touted as a “highly effective” herbal elixir. We’ll take their word for it.