30 Minutes or Less

This homemade chocolate syrup recipe is rich and versatile, and the process is nearly as easy as running to the grocery store to pick up a bottle of Hershey’s.

If you’ve ever looked at a jar of mayo and wondered, “So what is this stuff exactly?” this homemade mayonnaise recipe is for you.

The cooling, bracing Caipirinha, a.k.a. Brazil’s national cocktail, requests your undivided attention.

A double dose of dairy—milk and condensed milk—makes this dessert extra creamy.

This easy no-cook pastry cream requires no hand-whisking or tempering, and the ingredients don’t even have to come to room temperature.

While the Clover Club cocktail may have originated in the 1890s at the Bellevue Hotel in Philadelphia, where the social organization that lends the drinks its name would carouse, it’s very much a drink of the 20th century. It was then that the famously pink drink became a cultural phenomenon beyond a small set of Philly-area lawyers and business folk. It arrived in New York perhaps thanks to hotelier George Boldt, who operated both the Bellevue and the new Waldorf-Astoria. His other culinary cla.…

This is a perfect sipper for a warm day. The boozy sour is tempered by lots of ice and brightened by tart and tender raspberry.

Caprese salad thrives on simplicity and using the freshest ingredients possible: heirloom tomatoes, mozzarella, basil, and extra-virgin olive oil–that’s it!

Delicately apricotty, this easy spritz can be made with or without Aperol. 

Every café in Sweden has a version of kladdkaka, a luscious, under-baked chocolate cake.

Enjoy this coffee cocktail as a pick-me-up, a low-alcohol refresher, or on either end of a big meal.

Bananas Foster, a flambéed dessert of halved bananas in a syrupy rum sauce, is a New Orleans favorite that never fails to please. Don’t forget the ice cream.

The banana leaf preserves the freshness and juiciness of the mushrooms cooked inside, while perfuming the whole dish with its aroma.

This cocktail with rye whiskey, pineapple, and sherry sits right at home with the way we drink now, but it dates back to 1917.

This hearty breakfast recipe is a great way to use up extra sweet potatoes.

Cookbook author Reem Kassis shares her take on a beloved childhood snack of melon slices and almond juice.

The Americano cocktail is a classic Italian drink that dates back to Milan’s Caffè Camparino in the 1860s, where it was known as the Milano-Torino.

Inspired by chili crab, an aromatic and spicy Singaporean braise, this crab dip gets a little sweetness from tomato paste and dynamic flavor from shallots, garlic, and ginger. 

These spiced nuts are tangy, spicy, and the perfect thing to nibble on during the holidays. With extra crunch from cornflakes and a determined kick from cayenne, these will keep you coming back for more.

This is an especially refreshing take on the cosmopolitan cocktail. You can batch the cosmo mix up to 10 hours in advance to cut down on last-minute fuss at your next cocktail-worthy occasion. (If you’d like to mix it together earlier than that, add the lime juice at the last minute.) To retain maximum fizz, pour the chilled club soda and sparkling wine into each ice-filled glass first—then you don’t need to rigorously stir to mix the bubbles into the heavier cocktail base. This recipe makes eno.…

This easy baked Brie is a great appetizer if you’re hosting a small holiday party. While it’s simple, there is some serious wow value during that first oozing fresh-from-the oven Brie slice. 

The flat, wide shapes of broken lasagna noodles drape over themselves, trapping the buttery, lemony sauce.

The liberal spoonful of Chakalaka (spicy vegetable relish) makes these extra special. If you don’t have a jar of it in your fridge, you can use any type of relish or chutney.

Miso gives this take on the classic Roman pecorino-and-pepper pasta an extra savory, satisfying bite. You can make your own fresh noodles at home, or use store-bought.