Dairy Free
Smashed Roasted Potatoes
These potatoes are typically roasted in a blazing wood-fired oven, but you can still get crispy, craggy edges in a home oven.
By Alejandro Morales
Salmon with Sriracha Sauce and Lime
This fish is topped with cilantro, but it's also great with pickled ginger.
By Gwyneth Paltrow and Julia Turshen
Grilled Vegetables
Any combination of flame-kissed veggies brushed and tossed with this easy vinaigrette makes a deliciously smoky side.
Dairy-Free Lemon Crèmes With Oat-Thyme Crumble
Be sure to use only silken tofu for this dairy-free lemon dessert. You'll find the tofu in shelf-stable packages in your grocery store.
By Sara Forte
Pea, Radish, and Cabbage Slaw
Light, crunchy, and downright pretty, this fresh spring slaw will brighten any spread.
By Alison Attenborough
Kansas City-Style Baby Back Ribs
Slow-cooked and broiled in the oven, these sweet ribs can be made year-round.
By Kemp Minifie
Crab Cake BLT
A long-standing Maryland favorite, the crab cake—plus fresh avocado and a dollop of Sriracha mayo—pumps up an iconic sandwich.
By Alison Attenborough
Grilled Potato Salad with Cornichons and Dill
This simple tangy-style potato salad is inspired by dill pickle-flavored potato chips.
By Kristin Donnelly
Beet Cured Lox
A touch of horseradish gives this cured salmon recipe warmth and a bit of bite, while the beets give it earthy sweetness and vibrant color.
By Dianna Daoheung
Plain Bagels
At Black Seed Bagels' shop in NYC, their wood-fire oven is critical to the bagel's shape, texture, and taste. Don't have one at home? No problem, we talked to head baker Dianna Daoheung about how to make the bagels in a conventional oven.
By Dianna Daoheung
Broccoli Rabe Pasta with Golden Garlic
Broccoli rabe and pasta, crowned with golden shards of garlic and zapped with a touch of chile heat, is one of the fastest dinners to make, and definitely one of the most satisfying. Because broccoli rabe is loaded with vitamins, minerals, and cancer-fighting bionutrients, I like to double up on the greens. Those who find broccoli rabe a bit bitter—it is a cousin of mustard—will find that the bitterness is greatly tamed by boiling it in lots of salted water with the pasta. You can embellish this basic rendition with bacon or sausage, but it's pretty darn delicious just as it is.
By Kemp Minifie
Glazed Japanese Chicken Meatballs on Skewers
These skewered meatballs are a quintessential Japanese bar food, a great drinking snack that can be turned into a larger meal with rice. Flavored with plenty of garlic and ginger and brushed with a sweet-and-savory soy glaze, these meatballs are a great defense of ground chicken, which can be bland if not seasoned well.
By Kristin Donnelly
Grilled Bloody Mary
Grilling fresh tomatoes concentrates their flavor, making them super delicious in this Bloody Mary mix.
By Kristin Donnelly
Lemongrass Pork Patties With Vietnamese Dipping Sauce
Wrap slider-sized pork patties in tender lettuce leaves and serve with plenty of spicy sauce on the side for dipping.
By Kristin Donnelly