Nut Free
Scandinavian Rye Muffins
Lightly spiced and flavored with caraway seeds and crystals of sea salt, these yeast-bread muffins are satisfying without being heavy.
Custard Creams
These are a very delicate take on a classic English sandwich cookie, and quite fragile too, which is why you need the piping bag. They are pure edible nostalgia.
Welsh Cakes
Serve these raisin-studded griddle cakes hot or cold, with butter, jam or ice cream, as a mid-morning snack, or as a stand-alone dessert.
Buckwheat Crepes With Spiced-Chicken Filling
Buckwheat flour adds a deep, earthy flavor to spiced chicken-filled crepes.
Seasoned Flour
Every Soul and Southern kitchen has a good all-purpose seasoned flour to use for frying. This will keep for months in a cool, dry place or even longer in the freezer.
Collard Waffles With Brined Trout and Maple Hot Sauce
In this recipe, the cooked collard greens get finely chopped and folded into the waffle batter for a savory surprise.
Fried Garlic Noodles
These simple, flavorful noodles are seasoned with soy sauce and a sprinkle of umami-rich dashi powder, plus three dimensions of garlic: fresh, fried, and infused into oil.
Bavel's Turmeric Chicken With Toum
This is easily the juiciest chicken I’d ever had in my life. The yogurt marinade acts like a brine, tenderizing the meat and making it even juicier than a normal roasted chicken.
Flowering Chives and Pork Slivers
The crunchiness and juiciness of flowering chives combined with tender, lightly seasoned pork is an unbeatable combination—and this dish is super quick to make.
Young Carrots with Spring Onions, Sumac, and Anchovies
Our new favorite pot roast is just a pile of veggies. Here, carrots get a fresh wake-up from a combination of bright, lemony sumac, funky anchovies, and sweet spring onions.
Brine-Braised Giblets
When braised in a tart brine, gizzards are truly delectable! This is an easy dish to serve guests, as it can be made a day in advance and reheated. Cooked barley is a perfect side to soak up the rich sauce.
Fettuccine With Chicken Giblet Ragù
This grand gesture of thrift (at just one dollar per serving) and deliciousness has the flavors of a cozy gravy, of roasted birds on cold winter days.
Smoky Spanish Potatoes and Eggs
The flavors in this dish are a combination of two tapas favorites: patatas bravas and huevos rotos. You get the best of both worlds with the runny yolks, crisped potatoes, chile-based sauce, and creamy mayo.
Slow Cooker Chipotle Tomato Beans With Prosciutto Crumb
All good and decent breakfast spreads deserve some slow-cooked beans. These also freeze very well should you find yourself with leftovers.
Slow Cooker Potato, Leek, and Kale Gratin With Too Much Cheese
Layers of creamy potato, three cheeses, and savory kale and leeks mean that this is one dish that's here for a good time, not a long time.
Microwave Fried Garlic
Minced garlic gets doused with oil and microwaved until it becomes golden-brown and crispy.
Bacon-Cheddar-Jalapeño Muffins
You only need one bowl to mix this easy, cheesy, savory-and-sweet corn muffins.
Monte Cristo With Apple-Hatch Chile Jam
Monte Cristo sandwiches usually have a sweet element, like powdered sugar sifted over the top, or raspberry jam served on the side for dipping. In this version, you’ll cook green apple and canned green chiles down into a sweet and spicy compote to slather on your bread.
West Indies Shepherd’s Pie
This shepherd’s pie uses ground chicken and leans toward warming flavors, incorporating bright bursts of the tropics—ginger, habanero chile, lime—as well as aromatic Angostura bitters.
Braşovence (Breaded Crepes With Mushroom Filling)
These crispy, golden brown crepes get slathered with an aromatic mushroom spread, then rolled and dredged in breadcrumbs before pan-frying.