When I inherited her recipe boxes, each filled with yellowed hand-typed note cards, I began exploring my family’s culinary history. This particular recipe, now about 70 years old, is one of the best in the bunch. It has become one of my favorite cookie recipes ever! Why You’ll Love Banana Cookies These banana cookies are soft, not crispy. They’re almost cake-like or like muffin tops. They’re seasoned with cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves, and peppered with pecans....

Because health needs vary from person to person, the best healthy meal delivery services are intentional about their ingredients and cater to a wide range of dietary preferences. You can find services that offer meals that are paleo, gluten-free, vegan, diabetes-friendly, organic, and more. Choosing the best healthy meal delivery service is all about deciding what’s most important to you. Best Healthy Meal Delivery Services of 2022 Best Overall: Sunbasket Best Value: Revive Superfoods Best Organic: Green Chef Best Variety: Hungryroot Best Plant-Based: Sprinly Best Pre-Made Meals: Freshly Best for Families: Home Chef Best for Comfort Food: RealEats...

Among the many online courses to learn from or give as gifts, you’ll find everything from class series to virtual events hosted by accomplished bartenders. Instructional videos, worksheets, bar basics brochures, and even quizzes are on offer, but it’s the window onto the world of even casual mixology that you’re really getting. Register for one of these courses and start dreaming up your next cocktail party. Best Online Cocktail Making Classes of 2022 Best Overall: MasterClass - Lynnette Marrero and Ryan Chetiyawardana Teach Mixology Best Splurge: Death & Co....

Nowadays, they can learn how to cook and bake right from your home kitchen with online cooking classes. Join in and make it a family event, or casually supervise and let the kids learn on their own. These are our top choices for your little home chef. Best Online Cooking Classes for Kids of 2022 Best Overall: Real Food 4 Kids Best Free Class: Food Literacy Center Best for Desserts: Tiny Chefs Best for Private Events: The Dynamite Shop Best for Live Classes: Home Cooking New York Best for Families and All Ages: The Kids’ Table Best for Serious Kid Cooks: Sprouts Cooking Club Best for STEAM Learning in the Kitchen: America’s Test Kitchen...

The best sausage of the month clubs offer the types of sausages you use most, whether you prefer uncooked breakfast links or cured salami. Some clubs send bulk amounts of one type of sausage, while others offer a variety and smaller amounts in each shipment. Best Sausage of the Month Clubs of 2022 Best Overall: Heritage Foods Best Spanish Sausage: La Tienda Best Variety: Carnivore Club Best Pork Sausage: Olympia Provisions...

Even if you do have a favorite local shop, if you’re someone who regularly pops open a bottle of wine at home, wine delivery services are a great option to stock up with a case of your choosing without having to cart it home. There are lots of great options out there, depending on your taste and budget. Here are our picks for the best wine delivery services. Best Wine Delivery Services of 2022 Best Overall: Astor Wines & Spirits Best Curated Service: SommSelect Best for Natural Wines: Primal Wine Best Membership-Based Delivery: StewardShip by Wine....

They’re a New York City classic and a famous staple of the city’s bakeries and delis. The cookies stay soft thanks to cornstarch and sour cream, and they’re bursting with vanilla flavor and a subtle hint of lemon. Whenever I see them at a gathering, the black and white icing seems to suggest black-tie sophistication and that there’s surely something to celebrate. Don’t let black and white limit you though, these cookies are easy to jazz up for a holiday or themed party with colorful icing, sprinkles, or edible glitter....

I will take any opportunity to enjoy burnt cheese—cheesy fried eggs, Parmesan or cheddar crisps, Extra Toasty Cheez-Its, and of course, these burnt cheese tacos. Making these crispity, crunchity, ultra cheesy tacos is as easy as it gets. You need two simple ingredients: cheese and a tortilla. Smart Tips for Perfectly Burnt Cheese Tacos You can use any shredded, melty cheese, such as cheddar, Monterrey jack, Pepper jack, or mozzarella....

Here is a colorful, simple harvest bake, with chopped butternut squash, tart apples, and cranberries. The hardest part is cutting up the butternut squash (see our how-to on cutting butternut squash). But then all you have to do is toss everything in a casserole and bake it in the oven for an hour. The best part about this recipe is that you can easily make it a day ahead, and put it in the oven (while the turkey’s resting)....

Add the sour cream and butter, and blend 5 to 10 seconds more. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Links: Roasted Cauliflower recipe

The origins of the New England clam chowder go back to early settlers, who made it with salt pork, clams, and the broth they were cooked in, thickened with crushed ship biscuit. It hasn’t changed too much since then. New England clam chowder is not just for summer. It’s for rainy days and cold winter nights, too. It’s easy enough to pull together on a weeknight, but it could be a preamble to a weekend supper....

To add some festive holiday flavors to this appetizer, I’ve paired a homemade cranberry sauce and candied walnuts to add on top of the brie. You’ll be surprised how quickly these come together. Plus, you can make both toppings a few days in advance. Just bake and assemble as the party gets going. This sweet, savory, and tart appetizer can be served with crunchy toasts or crackers. It will disappear fast!...

I used to grow lemon cucumbers, but gave up because they got too big and seedy. These days I’m growing Persian cucumbers, which are beautifully thin skinned, with delicate seeds. I usually pick them when they are still on the small side, but even when they grow as big as regular cucumbers, they’re still not at all bitter. The cucumbers are just now coming in, which means every day I have a small harvest that needs to used (or given away to lucky neighbors)....

While the filling is hot, toss in some baby spinach and the residual heat will wilt the leaves perfectly. A final flourish of sliced avocado gives the burritos a creamy richness you usually get from cheese. Roasted veggie burritos are as good tonight as they are for lunch tomorrow, making them great for feeding a crowd or meal prep. These intensely flavored burritos are absolutely satisfying as they are, but you may like to serve them with salsa and sour cream (dairy-free or regular) for topping....

But fresh garlic can be a nuisance to deal with. You’ve got to break apart the bulb, peel the cloves, then dice, slice, smash, or pulverize them, then spend more time getting the smell off your fingers than you did prepping the scant teaspoon the recipe called for. That’s where garlic powder comes in to save the day: an effortless, low-odor, cost-efficient, and shelf-stable way to add pizzazz to any dish at any stage....

But once you try it and see how delicious it is, you’ll go back for more. The good news? After a few times, you will be pretty much an expert at the whole thing, from getting the dough onto the grill, to flipping it, to adding your topping, and knowing when it’s done. Even better? Few grilled foods have this much “wow” factor as grilled pizza! The mere fact that you actually made a full-on pizza completely on the grill is impressive....