Snack

A mega-moist olive oil loaf cake from Ochre Bakery that’s bright and lemony.

Boiled peanuts tossed with chile and coriander remind Vivek Surti, chef at Tailor in Nashville, of Cajun peanuts from Southern gas stations, but also of India.

An irresistibly creamy hummus with a spiced pistachio dukkah on top.

Apples glazed in honey, deeply toasted pecans, and tangy buttermilk raise this muffin from Ochre Bakery far above average.

A sweet and smoky roasted carrot dip with chickpeas, almonds, lemon juice, garlic, and herbs. We could eat it by the bowlful.

Yes, I finish an entire bag in one sitting.

Reading and recipe recommendations from Healthyish editor Amanda Shapiro.

Everyone’s favorite dip gets an upgrade with tasty toppings.

These crispy, crackly zucchini fritters take inspiration from the traditional Bengali onion snacks piyaju.

Nut butter bars have taken over the snack aisle, but they're a cinch to make in your own kitchen.

This just-sweet-enough, chewy-but-firm bar is bound together by peanut butter and honey.

I can easily eat a thousand of them at a time.

Nam prik is a delicious chile-based dip found all over Thailand. Here's our healthyish take on it.

There's a secret ingredient that helps replace the dairy in this vegan, fudgelike treat. Just kidding; it's not a secret...it's avocado!

Spoiler alert: We broke with tradition. Instead of rubbing toast with cut tomatoes, we grated the tomatoes to make a raw sauce that the bread can really absorb.

To get the most flavor out of this open-faced breakfast sandwich, look for spring onions with round bulbs and very tender dark green stalks.

A lemony, herby bean salad with lots of crunch from sliced snap peas is good. But when it's piled on top of garlic-rubbed, ricotta-spread toast, it's even better.

Don’t be surprised at how quickly this olive oil and cornmeal-enriched sheet cake will disappear.

Soft as clouds, white as snow, Japanese milk bread is the tender everyday loaf we want to bake right now.

Adding yogurt to these cake doughnuts makes them light, tangy, and rich. Have we all been calling them yo-nuts ever since? Yes—and we’d like it if you did too.

Mangoes and turmeric contain vitamins and antioxidants that are said to help brighten dull skin.

With the amount of love, time, and research that went into making what constitutes the “perfect” pizza, you’ll definitely want to share. Welcome to the best-ever excuse to invite people over for a pizza party.

The flavor of this woodsy, deeply-flavored dip relies comes from cooking eggplants on a grill or a gas stovetop until the skin blackens and the flesh collapses in on itself.

Vigorously squeezing the cucumbers to remove as much water as possible helps to concentrate their flavor and creates a thicker dip.