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A grown-up Shirley Temple with holiday-spiced grenadine syrup, club soda, and a twist. Adding Scotch is up to you.

Celery juice—all the rage! But still kind of a hard sell. This one gets help from apple, parsley, a dusting of black pepper. 

It’s astonishing how much scallion flavor you get in these noodles. A garnish of crunchy fried scallion slices takes it wonderfully over the top.

This bright, zippy chicory salad gets dressed with a punchy anchovy-lemon vinaigrette and adds a serious pop of color to your table.

A velvety, light and fluffy white bean dip with sizzled garlic oil on top.

This dish is all about the sweet and salty soy paste, which balances out the bitterness of the broccoli.

We love the chewy, bouncy texture of wood ear mushrooms.

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

An herbaceous, zippy pesto to serve with crudités or whatever else inspires you. 

This salad is palate-cleansing and refreshing. A little spicy, a little tart—and you can prep it in advance.

A big batch of jalapeño-spiced orange-lime juice that you can top with seltzer or spike with rum. Your call.

This deceptively simple chocolate tart has a press-in nut crust that just so happens to be gluten-free.

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.

Incorporating Cheez-Its into the dough results in a toasty, buttery flavor that your friends will be able to identify as deliciousness, but not necessarily as cheesiness. (Trust us, we did a blind taste-test!)

The flavors in this sandwich get more delicious and concentrated as it sits, so assemble it in the morning and take it with you for the perfect lunch in the afternoon.

This delicate, brothy grain soup manages to be comforting and fortifying—but without requiring a nap afterward.

The thing that makes this satisfying, spicy-tangy salad so great? It’s equally as delicious served warm for dinner as it is eaten cold for lunch the next day.

This creamy, spicy-sweet dip pairs with leftover rotisserie chicken, jammy eggs, cucumber spears, and roasted sweet potatoes for the perfect desk-friendly lunch.

This recipe is high-favor and low-maintenance, perfect for all your end-of-summer entertaining.

Starting your grilled cheese (slathered in mayo, obviously) in a cold nonstick skillet, then slowly and gently heating it up is the trick to achieving evenly golden brown, supremely crisp exteriors, with molten cheesy interiors.

Simple braised greens with sake and white wine—the perfect side to, let’s say, a rack of sticky miso ribs.

A fruity black tea and bourbon punch that’ll start any dinner party off on the right foot.

Whether you know it as American Chop Suey, Chili Mac, or American Goulash, this deeply flavorful, super-comforting pasta dish is greater than the sum of its humble parts.

This make-anytime meal is your satisfying new culinary staple.