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Your new house dressing: creamy, herby, and dangerously dippable.

You can find butter mochi on practically every corner in Hawaii—it’s that ubiquitous because, well, it’s that good. For my version, I’ve browned the butter for a layer of toasted nutty flavor and added miso, which balances out the sweetness with its signature umami.

A no-bake Oreo crust, a rich chocolate filling, and a tower of whipped cream come together in this shut-the-room-up dessert.

Layer homemade custard, ripe bananas, and vanilla wafers under clouds of whipped cream for this iconic dessert.

This cake was created from thrift and was supposedly named after its appearance, which reminded people of the muddy Mississippi River bottom.

Native American people made these with cornmeal dumplings, simmering them with wild grapes, which were harvested at their peak sweetness.

Cut this easy-to-handle dough (thanks, cream cheese) into wide strips for a fast-forming lattice that stuns.

Reminiscent of a classic diner dessert, this chocolate cream pie offers pure comfort in a cookie crust.

Cajun-Creole shrimp is combined with a light cream sauce, and two together are off-the-charts delicious. It’s full of flavor without being too spicy.

The clams’ natural briny sweetness serves as a surprising foil for the tender fritter batter—just be sure to pull off the tough outer coating of the siphon.

Rather than breaded and fried as you might expect croquettes to be, these are something more akin to a seared chicken salad patty.

An espresso-and-cumin-spiked rub (or brine) gives this smoked chicken impressive flavor.

Easy lemon icebox pie recipe with a graham cracker crust and whipped cream topping.

Real cheddar cheese meets charred green chiles in our best recipe for queso. For extra points serve the molten dip with warmed tortilla chips.

With a buttery bourbon glaze, this Gourmet legend requires just four ingredients.

The creamy texture and rich flavor of this hand-whipped fudge prove the effort is worth it.

Perfect for first-timers and holiday pros, this Gourmet classic is seasoned simply and comes out beautifully bronzed.

All you really need is melted butter and a hot oven to make perfectly pillowy popovers.

Sweet potatoes provide rich flavor and vibrancy to this versatile cornbread recipe