Fall

Crispy, creamy, chewy, bright, and about a dozen other wonderful (see?) adjectives apply to this easy dinner.

This stick-to-your-ribs stew gets heft from creamy white beans and winter squash.

This cozy, sweet-and-savory make-ahead cobbler is ideal for busy holiday mornings.

Here's a fun party trick: Ask your friends to guess how many pounds of greens went into this supremely cheesy gratin. Three huge bunches of kale (and/or chard) get drowned in garlic- and rosemary-infused cream, then blanketed in cheddar cheese and panko and sent into a hot oven, where they sizzle and shrink. 

A soul-warming, cozy but complex toddy to get you through the cold winter nights.

A soothing green tea toddy you can drink on its own–or spike with mezcal.

Cranberry mostarda isn’t as sweet as cranberry sauce, it’s got some fire from mustard seeds—and you’ll want it on allll the roasted vegetables this winter.

A riot of textures and sweet-and-savory flavors, this dish is anything but your typical Thanksgiving wild rice salad. 

Swapping tahini for the mayonnaise that you typically see in classic Caesar salads keeps things creamy but adds nutty earthiness to the tangy mustard and funk from Parmesan cheese.

Melty cheese. Roasty, toasty veg. Shallot-garlic cream…what’s not to love?

This light-as-can-be pie has a toasty graham cracker crust to complement its cloudlike texture.

With custardy insides and charred exteriors, these sweet potatoes are everything you always wish roasted sweet potatoes could be. A crunchy mixture of toasted nuts and seeds provides pops of texture and spice, and a cooling lemony yogurt sauce cuts through the richness. 

Chances are you’re trimming off and discarding way too much of your broccoli stems. This is our hands-down favorite way to cook the whole plant. 

This year, I’m thankful for all the bright, zippy vinegar cutting through the usual spread of starches.

A good side needs to do two things: Be low-effort and offer something new, just like these guys. 

Obe Ata is a Nigerian sauce that incorporates floral habanero chiles and bell peppers. This recipe uses obe ata as the base for a spicy, warming chicken and sweet potato stew. 

Sweet and savory recipes to keep the doctor away, and then some.

Hearty soups, golden chicken biryani, crumby cakes, and more reasons we're dining in.

The sweet-acidic-salty-gingery sauce, cooling mayo, and piles of wispy bonito flake toppings of Japanese okonomiyaki go great on pretty much anything.

For this vegetarian main, crispy-sweet red onions roast alongside the squash for a finishing dose of flavor and texture.

I tried and failed to develop a recipe for my mother’s famous rice dish. And so I made a version of my own.

After years of self-imposed coffee austerity, Nicole Rucker embraces the very extra beverage.

Imagine a pumpkin pie with pecan pie’s best feature—obviously, the candied nut topping. The best of both worlds.

This squash-centric salad has an irresistible pecan dressing and hardy radicchio that refuses to wilt.