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The Best Crispy Roast Potatoes Ever

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

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.

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.

Simple Crusty White Bread

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

Sous Vide Smoked Brisket

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

Quick and Easy Drop Biscuits

Just 25 minutes and five basic ingredients stand between you and these fluffy, tender drop biscuits.

The Best Baba Ganoush

A few simple tricks make this the richest, smokiest, creamiest baba ganoush in town.

One-Bowl Homemade Ladyfingers

Classic ladyfingers, simplified

BraveTart: Quick and Easy Chocolate Chip Cookies

A fast and easy recipe for old-school chocolate chip cookies.

Rosemary and Lemon White Bean Dip

It only takes minutes to make this smooth and creamy bean dip flavored with lemon and rosemary.

Chewy Brown Sugar Cookies

Warm and chewy brown sugar cookies really hit the spot, and in only 30 minutes.

The Best Spinach Lasagna

Creamy, cheesy, spinach lasagna, flavored with a hint of nutmeg and a combination of white sauce and fresh ricotta.

Slow-Roasted Beef Tenderloin

The best cooking method for the most tender cut of meat around.

The Best Caesar Salad

A classic Caesar salad with crunchy garlic-Parmesan croutons and a creamy dressing.

Slow-Roasted Boneless Leg of Lamb With Garlic, Rosemary, and Lemon

Easy slow-roasted lamb leg that's crispy on the outside and tender within.

Negroni Sbagliato

A "mistaken" Negroni, with sparkling wine instead of gin.

Pressure Cooker Mushroom Risotto

Creamy, flavor-packed mushroom risotto, without the constant stirring.

Epic New York Cheesecake From BraveTart

A modern approach to one of America's most iconic desserts.

Homemade Biscoff (Belgian Speculoos Cookies)

How to make the world's best caramelized biscuits.

Ultra-Crispy Roast Potatoes

Give your potatoes extra-crunchy exterior by parboiling and tossing them before roasting them in the oven.

Light and Tender Cream Biscuits

Light and tender biscuits with a rich, milky flavor.

All-Belly Porchetta

This all-belly porchetta is as rich and crisp as it comes.

Hummingbird Skillet Cake

A hearty pineapple-banana cake, baked in a cast iron skillet and topped with cream cheese frosting.

Easy Roasted Mushrooms

Easy roasted mushrooms with olive oil and herbs.
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How-Tos

Frosting

A No-Fuss Chocolate Yule Log That’s Easy to Roll

How to make a no-crack chocolate roulade, perfect for your holiday Yule log.
Fruit Desserts

Calm, Cool, Collected: The Only Way to Jelly Roll

The easiest and most effective method for ensuring a jelly roll won't crack or tear.
Cooking Techniques

How to Make the Best Holiday Cookie Assortment

How to mix and match cookie styles for the best holiday assortment.
American

Shell Game: How to Serve Oysters on the Half-Shell at Home

For easy entertaining, bring the raw bar home.
Chocolate

A Crash Course in Mastering Pie Dough

Everything you need to know when making a pie dough from scratch.
Braising and Stewing

How to Cook a Turkey in Parts

Cut it up, then choose your recipe.
Cookies

A Royal-Icing Tutorial: Decorate Christmas Cookies Like a Boss

Forget the North Pole—the magic of Santa's workshop is right in your kitchen.
Cocktails

Cocktails 101: How to Shake a Cocktail

Are you shaking yours right?
Cooking Techniques

The Food Lab's Complete Guide to Sous Vide Rack of Lamb

Everything you need to know to make sous vide rack of lamb.
Baking

Cookie Science: How Do Eggs Affect My Cookies?

What are those eggs doing in your cookie dough?
Ingredient Guides

Cookie Science: The Real Differences Between Brown and White Sugars

Different sugars do very different things in cookie doughs.
Baking

How Does Baking Powder Affect My Cookies?

Answers to all your baking powder questions.
Ingredient Guides

How Does Baking Powder Affect My Cookies?

Answers to all your baking powder questions.
Cookies

Cookie Science: How Baking Soda Works

The mysteries of baking soda explained.
Cooking Techniques

Cookie Science: Why Cream Butter and Sugar?

The science behind creaming butter and sugar.
Cooking Techniques

How to Trim a Whole Beef Tenderloin for Roasting

The best way to save money on your holiday roast? Buy the tenderloin whole, bring it home, and trim it yourself.
The Food Lab

The Food Lab's Definitive Guide to Buying and Cooking Hams

Don't know the difference between a city and a country ham? Don't know how to cook and serve them? Don't worry; we've got you covered.
Knife Skills

The Serious Eats Guide to Carving Turkey

For many folks, the hardest part of cooking a turkey is carving and serving it. Here's the easiest way to do it, whether it's roasted whole or spatchcocked.
Turkey

The Quick and Dirty Guide to Brining Chicken or Turkey

Nothing but the facts: a quick reference guide to dry-brining or wet-brining your holiday turkey for moister, juicier results.
Cooking Techniques

The Definitive Guide to Buying, Prepping, Cooking, and Carving a Holiday Turkey

The Definitive Guide to Buying, Prepping, Cooking, and Carving a Holiday Turkey
Entertaining

Use Our Booze-o-Matic Drink Calculator to Plan Your Cocktail Party

Throw a heck of a bash without blowing all your cash.
Entertaining

The Serious Eats Guide to Essential Cocktail Techniques

Tips, essential pointers, and the wisdom of a few stellar bartenders, all in one guide.
Entertaining

The Serious Eats Guide to Holiday Beer Pairing
Turkey

The Food Lab: The Truth About Brining Turkey

Is there any point to brining your next turkey?

Culture

Ingredient Guides

Cookie Science: How Baking Soda Works

The mysteries of baking soda explained.
The Food Lab

The Food Lab: The Truth About Brining Turkey

Is there any point to brining your next turkey?
SE HQ

We Aged Eggnog for 1 Year to See if It's Worth the Wait

Is aged eggnog really mellower and more complex than fresh? We put it to the test.
Personal Essays

Christmas Beef: A Delicacy for Only Me

When beef is scarce, a Christmas tenderloin is a delicacy beyond belief.
Personal Essays

I Don't Know From Goose: A Jewish Christmas Story

How a starry-eyed fantasy of a Dickensian Christmas became a tradition.

Product Recs

Editors' Picks

The Best Kitchen Gifts to Splurge on for Your Favorite Cook

Gift ideas for the person who did something real nice for you this year.
Cocktails

This Flowchart Will Find Your Signature Holiday Cocktail

Make finding the perfect holiday drink fun and interactive—with flowcharts!
Buying Guides

The Most Popular Kitchen Tools We Recommend

The year's most coveted kitchen tools and equipment.
Buying Guides

Our Favorite Splurge-Worthy Gifts for Cooks and Food Lovers

Buy your way into any food lover's heart with one of these big-ticket holiday gifts.
Buying Guides

Our Favorite Culinary Gifts Under $100

Our favorite gifts for cooks for under $100, including a great chef's knife, a gorgeous tagine, and more.
Buying Guides

Our Favorite Culinary Gifts Under $50

You don't have to go broke this holiday season—some of our favorite gifts for food lovers cost well under $50.

Cocktail 101

Stock Up for the Holidays With These Go-To Spirits