25 Recipes for Small Easter Celebrations

If your Easter celebration is a little smaller that usual this year, we have you covered.

Whole Roast Duck with Cherry Sauce

Rich and dark inside and out, duck is—as Julia Child once said—“a bird of a diff…

Spring Pea Salad

A trio of sweet peas, each treated differently, turns this salad into a showpiec…

Lemon Posset with Berries

This classic English specialty transforms cream, sugar, and lemon into a lush pu…

Buckwheat Crepes with Ham, Egg, and Cheese (Galette...

Brittany, France, is famous for buckwheat crepes filled with savory ingredients.…

Roast Boneless Leg of Lamb with Garlic, Herb, and B...

How do you get a crisp crust and a perfectly cooked interior?

Pan-Seared Strip Steak for Two

How do you pan-sear strip or rib eye without making a grease-splattered mess and…

Individual Fresh Berry Gratins

Baking berries and custard into a gratin should yield firm but juicy fruit, a cr…

Roasted Fingerling Potatoes with Mixed Herbs

These spuds come in assorted shapes and sizes. How do you cook them evenly?

Crumpets

Holey and spongy, crispy and chewy, crumpets can be hard to find in the United S…

Oven-Steamed Fish with Scallions and Ginger for Two

Classic Chinese and French methods produce moist, flavorful steamed fish. We use…

Braised Chicken with Herbes de Provence and Lemon

Braising delivers succulent meat and a rich, velvety sauce—no wonder it's a clas…

Pan-Steamed Asparagus with Lemon and Parmesan

We combined two cooking methods to make tender, crisp, flavorful asparagus.

Caramel-Braised Shallots with Black Pepper

Whether you've been burned by caramel in the past or have questions to sort out …

Eggs in Spicy Tomato and Roasted Red Pepper Sauce f...

Shakshuka's savory, aromatic tomato sauce is a perfect foil for the rich, runny …

Salade Lyonnaise

With an Italian assist, we crafted a version of this iconic salad of crisp bitte…

Buttery Spring Vegetables

No disrespect to dessert, but perfectly cooked vegetables can dazzle, too.

Caramelized Onion, Tomato, and Goat Cheese Tart

The key to quicker caramelized onions is the ingredient we least expected: water…

Classic Buttermilk Waffles

The best waffles are crisp on the outside and creamy on the inside, like a souff…

Broccoli and Feta Frittata for Two

Loading up a frittata with meat, vegetables, and cheese can yield a simple, sati…

Pan-Seared Flank Steak with Mustard-Chive Butter

Flank steak has it all: rich, beefy flavor; lean meat; and a reasonable price ta…

Garlic-Lime Grilled Pork Tenderloin Steaks for Two

When grilling delicate pork tenderloin, the best approach is to treat it roughly…

Chicken Vesuvio

We produced a trio of heavy hitters—tender, crisp-skinned chicken; well-browned …

Braised Lamb Shoulder Chops with Tomatoes and Red Wine

These cheap, funny-looking chops deliver good flavor, are less exacting to cook …

Extra-Crisp French Toast

For French toast that’s crisp on the outside and soft—not soggy—on the inside, y…

Skillet-Roasted Carrots with Smoky Spiced Almonds a...

A skillet can color carrots and concentrate their flavor three times faster than…