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The Best Crispy Roast Potatoes Ever

These are the crispiest, most flavorful roast potatoes you'll ever make.

Classic Margarita Recipe

The perfect margarita is all about fresh, crisp flavors, barely tempered by sweet triple sec.

Traditional Toum (Lebanese Garlic Sauce)

A creamy and pungent garlic paste, perfect for grilled meats or in a traditional chicken shawarma.

Elote (Grilled Mexican Street Corn)

Creamy, spicy, rich, and sweet.

Mexican Street Corn Salad (Esquites)

The off-the-cob version of Mexican grilled corn.

Ultra-Crispy Slow-Roasted Pork Shoulder

Pull-apart tender meat and ultra-crisp skin: It's not the most gorgeous roast in the world, but you'd be hard pressed to find one more flavorful.

Grilled Flatbread With Olive Oil and Za'atar

A quick and easy flatbread made on the grill gets topped with za'atar.

BraveTart: Glossy Fudge Brownies

With Dutch cocoa, dark chocolate, and vanilla, these brown butter brownies have it all.

Simple Crusty White Bread

A classic, crusty loaf of country-style white bread.

The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chewy chocolate chip cookies with crisp edges, a rich, buttery, toffee-like flavor, big chocolate chunks, and a sprinkle of sea salt.

Cheese Sauce for Cheese Fries and Nachos

An ooey gooey, creamy, tangy dip that's perfect for fries, nachos, and whatever else you want to bathe in "liquid gold."

Light and Silky Banana Crémeux

This whipped pudding is creamy and light with a bold banana flavor.

Cochinita Pibil (Yucatán-Style Barbecued Pork)

You don't need an earthen pit to make this.

Homemade Egg McMuffin

Your homemade Egg McMuffin improves upon the classic.

Reverse-Seared Steak

You have to try to mess up this easy method of cooking a steak.

Grilled Skirt Steak Fajitas

Flavorful grilled steak fajitas served with sizzled peppers and onions.

Super-Thick Chocolate Chip Cookies

These giant cookies aren't for the faint of heart.

Sous Vide Salmon

Never overcook your salmon again.

Crispy, Crunchy, Golden Shredded Hash Browns

The secret to extra-crunchy hash browns: cooking your potatoes in the microwave first.

Sous Vide Smoked Brisket

Sous vide is the key to consistently moist brisket with a smoky bark.

Easy Dulce de Leche

How to make dulce de leche from a can of sweetened condensed milk.

Butter-Basted, Pan-Seared Thick-Cut Steaks

Perfectly cooked butter-basted steak, with a deep brown crust flavored with aromatics.

Sautéed Morel Mushrooms

For buttery morel mushrooms, a simple treatment is best.

3-Ingredient Stovetop Macaroni and Cheese

So easy, it's practically done before you start.
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