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Make extra seasoned butter to eat with pasta, on crusty bread, or, as the name implies, with shellfish.

Green mangoes would be ideal, but slightly unripe mangoes are an imperfect but successful substitute.

This recipe is going to instruct you to remove the backbone of the fish from inside the cavity—no small task but well worth it.

You can do the first fry ahead of time, then soak the plantains in garlic water, dry, and hold at room temperature until closer to mealtime.

To serve this dish as a main course for eight, double the recipe over two pots and throw some warm baguettes on the table.

Arugula’s spicy kick makes it a natural pairing for gin.

Also known as kremmudokeftedes.

Creamy avocado hummus, where have you been all our lives?

We call this a hand salad because lettuce and dip just doesn’t sound like nearly as much fun.

Use this creamy sauce as a condiment for grilled meats or roasted vegetables, or even as a salad dressing.

You don’t have to peel asparagus (unless you really want to!); just leave any thicker spears in the pan for an extra minute.

The noodles and chard are silky, which begs for the salty crunch of the breadcrumbs.

Nduja is a spreadable, spicy pork salami that grounds all of the other ingredients, but you’ll get heat from the mustard greens, as well.

Three ingredients but infinite possibilities.

When you have some herbs threatening to go past their prime in the crisper drawer, preserve them by making herb butter, which just happens to be an excellent landing pad for a perfectly fried egg.

Any cooked rice or grain will work in this stir-fry, but for best results make sure they are completely cooled—overnight is ideal.

If you see great-looking snow peas, use them in combination with or in place of the sugar snaps.

Squeezing the excess liquid from the potato will ensure it gets extra crunchy when cooked.

A big soup spoon is the way to go for oil basting.

A fragrant and bright spring cocktail that's just as delicious without the alcohol.

For the best springy texture that won’t fall apart when tossed, look for soba noodles that contain a blend of wheat and buckwheat.

Crisp-skinned fish isn’t about high heat.

Of course, you don’t have to include the rum—just like you don’t have to visit the swim-up bar next time you’re on vacation.

Using pecans as a nut butter in the dressing and salt-roasted on top lends an earthy note to this bright spring salad.