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The caraway is just a starting point. You can use another whole spice if you like (fennel seeds and cumin work well); keep the quantity the same.

You can make this salad ahead of time—but wait until an hour before to add the lemon juice, which will prevent the shrimp from getting tough.

The almond purée that is added to the smoked trout will fool you into thinking there’s a boatload of dairy in this dip. It gives the dip an outrageously creamy consistency.

Peewee Dutch Yellow Potatoes are the perfect tiny potato for this recipe, but if you can’t find them, just use the smallest fingerling or Yukon Gold potatoes you can buy.

Summer dessert should be anything but complicated. These buttery crumbs work on pretty much anything.

This all-purpose sauce will go with any protein and doubles as a great dressing for summer salads.

Starting the chicken in cold, well-seasoned liquid ensures that the meat will stay very tender as it cooks while absorbing lots of flavor. It’s the opposite of every dry, bland, sad poached chicken recipe you’ve ever tried.

Easy, flavorful, and healthy. A poached chicken miracle!

Pro move: Save the spicy broth and sprinkle with some chopped cilantro or scallions to sip on later.

This dressing goes great with avocado salad, but we love it with simply prepared salmon, chicken, or rice as well.

This creamy, 5-minute dressing won’t separate even if made ahead, thanks to the yogurt and honey it contains.

This recipe makes two white pizzas, but it can be easily halved.

Great with any mushroom you can find (crimini, white button, etc.), but excellent with some morels, porcinis, or chanterelles into the mix.

As the summer progresses and asparagus season dies down, use the same marinade recipe to grill green beans.

This cold noodle salad can be customized however you want, but it's all about that sesame dressing.

This colorful cold noodle salad is infinitely riffable.

This colorful cold noodle salad is infinitely riffable and superbly delicious, thanks to a big-flavor dressing you’re gonna want to have on hand all the time.

This savory-sweet salad can be a bright summer side or even light dessert.

Not a fan of blackberries? This cocktail recipe will be just as good with blueberries—or any other berry you like.

Even sausage can dry out when overcooked; we like browning them over direct heat, then moving them to a cooler spot to finish cooking.

Salt, pepper, garlic, acid, and a bit of heat are all you need to punch up this easy shrimp skewer recipe.

We love Halloumi’s squeaky texture, but some torn salted mozzarella would be just as good (just don’t try grilling it).

There is a world of hot sauces out there, but our favorite for this cocktail is Cholula.

Ground turkey is hardly the stuff of flavor fireworks, but turkey sausage, preseasoned and ready to cook, tends to have great flavor right out of the package.