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Chef Nancy Silverton turns the classic salad into an art form by using great ingredients. Choose sweet heirloom tomatoes, drizzle with good-quality extra-virgin olive oil, and serve with creamy buffalo mozzarella to make this simple dish sing.

The fresh herbs in this dish— part of the gluten-free menu at Boston’s Myers + chang—add lots of flavor, so don’t even think about skimping!

Okay, so sushi is a little ambitious for a weekend. But this easy spicy tuna roll recipe? You've got it in the bag.

Raw scallops hangout for a while in a gingery-citrus ‘broth.’

With its biscuity buttermilk crust, this rustic pie is our new summertime staple. Let the pie cool for at least one hour before serving.

They may look and feel like sugary beignets, but these savory creations utilize any green in the fridge to make a fluffy appetizer you'll crave.

Use smoked blue cheese to give this dip a subtle smokiness, though any good blue cheese will do.

Two seemingly disparate ingredients come together for the ultimate play on American surf-and-turf.