Fruit

Store-bought meringue cookies and frozen berries make this elegant sundae come together in a snap. Serve it on one big plate with two spoons for a sweet ending to a romantic dinner.

The ultimate date-night first course: eat it with a knife and fork or eat it with your hands. Either way it’s more fun if you share it off the same plate.

Salty, spicy, and slightly tangy, this dish delivers flavor on multiple levels.

This perfect Super Bowl starter combines so many satisfying layers of flavor and is easily eaten with one hand while holding a beer in the other.

These yummy vegan cookies are free of butter, added sugar, and even eggs—the peanut butter and applesauce hold them together. But trust me when I say you won’t miss the sugar. The sweet banana and abundance of chocolate more than make up for it.

While the chicken thighs braise in the oven, the kale gets nice and crispy, making it the most irresistible part of this cozy one-pot dinner.

By constantly stirring the mixture, you'll end up with luscious, velvety smooth curd. Store lemon curd in an airtight container or jar in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.

Meet your new favorite show-stopping Christmas dessert: a spiced chocolate cake topped with a cream cheese mousse studded with dried fruit and nuts and glazed with brandy-spiked melted chocolate. Serve it with sparklers on top for a memorable entrance.

Forget dip: this zesty spiced salt wakes up any sliced raw fruit or veggie—don’t feel limited to the ones listed in the recipe.

The sweet-and-salty play of dates and green olives bolstered by white wine, thyme, and caramelized shallots make this easy weeknight dish dinner-party worthy.

For the clearest caramel and smoothest custard, ceramic or glass baking dishes work best for cooking this Filipino-American–style dessert.

These meringue-like cookies have all our favorite granola ingredients. You can swap in equal amounts of other nuts and seeds, such as hazelnuts, peanuts, or sunflower seeds.

Make these delicate, citrusy, melt-in-your-mouth cookies and just try not to eat all of them in one sitting.

The orange zest and nutmeg say holiday, but you can switch up the spices as long as you keep the butter and salt.

The beauty of this mix is that it can be deployed lots of ways. Eat it out of hand as an upgrade to the usual cocktail nut or pretzel offering, or spoon it over plain yogurt as a savory topping. It can also be tossed into a bowl of salad greens or as a stir-in for a puréed soup.

Packed with flavor from curry powder and fresh ginger, this fragrant soup is wonderfully filling, but won’t weigh you down.

Three tricks for flawless weeknight chicken: remove the bones from a skin-on breast, weight it down for faster cooking and crisper skin, and toss some lime halves into the hot pan for an instant smoky, tangy sauce.