

Light & Tangy Buttermilk Dressing
For an interesting diversion from oil-based vinaigrettes, try this utterly delicious light-weight dressing that delicately coats leaves...


Cider-Braised Short Ribs
Tender, glossy, and lightly sweet, these transcendent short ribs melt in the mouth and satiate to the core. Though highly competent on...


Quick Roasted Tomato Salsa
A quick and easy roasted tomato salsa made freshly at home is still better—and cheaper—than anything available at the store. This is a...


An Asparagus Trinity
Eating asparagus is one of the sacred rites of spring. This holy vegetable deserves ritualistic consumption, ideally as often as possible...


Humblebragging Halibut Salad
A noble hors d’oeuvre, a proud sandwich, or throning atop simple field greens, halibut salad is an elegant multitasker that can go casual...


Craig Schechter's Cranberry Cocktail
The only splash of color broadly visible in nature this time of year is imparted by those tiny little red berries sustaining the birds...


Corsican Cassoulet
Blessed to be a little island floating merrily in the Mediterranean Sea, Corsica reaps all the benefits of its French birthright and its...


The Lost Art of Fruitcake
At some point during the weeks leading up to Christmas, our kitchen turns into a Jewish Benedictine monastery. We bake brandy-laden...


Insalata Tricolore Reimagined
Insalata Tricolore appears on just about every Italian menu one can find. It usually features a combination of arugula, Belgian endive,...


Spiced Pear Punch
This aromatic craft cocktail is a winter wonderland in a champagne flute. Star anise swirl woozily around a sparkling, fragrant spiked...