The Bon Appétit Test Kitchen

A steakhouse take on Thai beef with peppers. Serve with steamed rice.

These quick, flavorful biscuits with a touch of cornmeal are perfect for Thanksgiving.

Literally "ranch-style eggs," huevos rancheros is a Mexican dish that consists of fried eggs in a red chile sauce served with tortillas. Here, the tortillas hold the baked eggs and beans. Serve them as soon as they come out of the oven so that the yolks don’t overcook.

In this clever combo, garlicky scampi meet spicy shrimp fra diavolo. Serve as an appetizer with grilled bread or spoon over polenta or orzo for a main course. Panko can be found in the Asian foods section of many supermarkets.

If possible, use flat no-cook lasagna noodles: They look and taste more like homemade than the curly kind.

A Syrian roasted-pepper and walnut spread, muhammara is a great alternative to hummus. 1 12-ounce jar roasted red bell peppers in olive oil with garlic, drained.

You can find cornichons (tiny pickles) at some supermarkets and at specialty foods stores.

These warm, pudding-like individual desserts are the perfect use for those last-of-the-season plums. If you'd like, sift some powdered sugar over the clafoutis before serving.

To make this fresh salad, you'll need the following on hand: olive oil, apple cider vinegar, walnuts, a Gala apple, tart cherries, minced shallots, honey, and frisée.

Simple and sophisticated.

Dried dates, cranberries, and figs become an almost-effortless filling for this elegant tart.

Dried guajillo chiles and New Mexico chiles can be found in some supermarkets and at specialty foods stores and Latin markets.

Serve with crusty bread.

The sorbet can also be made with pluots or plumcots (plum-apricot hybrids).

Because it's cooked only briefly, the tomato sauce is incredibly fresh-tasting and not too heavy. Serve with thick slices of garlic bread.

Harissa is a spicy Tunisian sauce made from chiles, spices, and olive oil. Here, grilling the ingredients gives the sauce great smoky flavor.