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You loved these recipes. Now see what made our Top 25. Well, that was fast: It was January, we blinked and now it's December. Quite a bit has happened in [...]

Broccoli salads are a dime a dozen, but this one, which is adapted from Ashley Christensen's cookbook, ''Poole's: Recipes From a Modern Diner,'' is a game-changing celebration of flavors, colors [...]

Depending how I respond to that question, I'm sure to be met with toddlerlike squeals of delight (chili, nachos) or preteen groans of disgust (almost anything green). While my kids [...]

And inflation-friendly recipes for how to make the most of them once you have them. Ten-dollar cartons of eggs. Seven-dollar gallons of milk. Two-dollar apples. Everyone -- even Cardi B [...]

Readers loved low-effort, low-cost dishes that don't skimp on flavor or fun. Sometimes the chaos of life calls for an all-day cooking project -- an artfully arranged ombré gratin, a [...]

Time: 45 minutes, plus 8 hours' marinating Yield: 4 to 6 servings » cup ketchup » cup soy sauce » cup packed light or dark brown sugar ­ cup rice [...]

Phew, it's been a wild year, but New York Times Cooking readers still found their way into their kitchens. Cooking is a great escape and, despite the news, you do [...]

These old-fashioned butter cookies promise to become your new favorite. Brown-edge cookies may not look like much -- and their no-nonsense name certainly doesn't do them any favors -- but [...]

Like a dreamy mash-up between a Key lime pie and a lemon meringue pie, this surprisingly fast and easy dessert is adapted from Bill Smith, who retired in 2019 after [...]

Cookouts are making a comeback, and these never-fail recipes will guarantee your best get-together yet. No vacations, no picnics, no concerts: Last summer left much to be desired. This year, [...]

Hi, guys. Margaux Laskey here filling in again for Em. How's your week been? Lovely, I hope. A few weeks ago, Jessica Grose, a columnist for NYT Parenting, asked newsletter [...]

Hi, everyone! Margaux Laskey here filling in for Emily this week. It's a stunningly beautiful spring day where I am, like a Gerda Muller picture book come to life (except [...]

Food caramel cups really easy-to-make by MARGAUX LASKEY ø photographs by Jessica Pettway Can you name a more delicious duo than chocolate and caramel? This surprisingly simple recipe relies on [...]

Hi, friends, and welcome to Five Weeknight Dishes. Margaux Laskey filling in for Em today. What a roller coaster of week. How are you doing? I'm trying to focus on [...]

If the pandemic means that you're cooking the holiday dinner for the first time this year, no need to panic. Plan ahead, keep it simple and delegate when necessary. Here [...]

You can roast, purée and bake with them. (And don't forget the seeds.) Remote learning, empty football stadiums, no trick or treating: Fall may look and feel very different this [...]

Hi, and welcome to Five Weeknight Dishes. Emily is off so I'm stepping in for her today. The New York Times announced this week that we won't be returning to [...]

Hello and welcome to Five Weeknight Dishes. Margaux Laskey here filling in for Emily this week. How are you holding up? Everything feels a bit wonky in my world, but [...]

how to build an epic sandwich by Margaux Laskey · photographs and illustration by aya kakeda school might look a little different this year, but you still have to eat, [...]

Hello, and welcome to Five Weeknight Dishes. It's no secret to anyone who knows me that I love my slow cooker. (I've used it so much that the temperature markings [...]

Hello! And welcome to Five Weeknight Dishes. I've always been the kind of person who likes to cook when things feel out of control. My mom died when I was [...]

Hi! And welcome to Five Weeknight Dishes. What day is it again? Oh, right. It's Friday. Happy Friday! (Does T.G.I.F. mean anything to anyone anymore?) If your life is like [...]

Hi, there, and welcome to Five Weeknight Dishes. Margaux Laskey here. Emily is headed out on vacation, so I'll be sending dinner ideas to your inbox for the next few [...]

Here's what you need to make the most of the holiday. Independence Day, or the Fourth of July as most of us call it, commemorates the date in 1776 when [...]

Food mac 'n' cheese heaven By Margaux Laskeyphotograph by Bobby Doherty comfort food is what's called for these days, and macaroni and cheese is the culinary equivalent of a warm [...]

If you Google ''mug cake,'' you'll get more than 100 million results for the one-serving cake that's baked in a mug in the microwave. Yet finding the right recipe -- [...]

Amid school closures, canceled trips and uncertainty, head to the kitchen and bake. My family's color-coded, Google-calendar lives were upended two weeks ago when our daughters' school abruptly closed, and [...]

The recipes our readers viewed most on NYT Cooking this year. Assembling cassoulet, proofing sourdough bread or constructing a Harry Potter Sorting Hat croquembouche are all worthwhile pursuits, but, for [...]

Food thanksgiving a bold dessert for By Margaux Laskey ¸ Photographs by Bobby Doherty Have you ever noticed that almost everything served at Thanksgiving dinner is brown? Turkey, gravy, stuffing, [...]

Food pastry that pops This Dessert brings the drama. by Margaux Laskey ¸ photographs and photo illustration by Bobby Doherty Wyatt yim, 11, CAPTION(S): PHOTOS (PHOTOGRAPHS BY BOBBY DOHERTY) DRAWING [...]

Picnicking at the beach can be a challenging prospect -- all that sand, all that wind, all that sunscreen. But it doesn't have to be, if you pack foods that [...]

If you Google ''mug cake,'' you'll get more than 100 million results for the one-serving cake that's baked in a mug in the microwave. Yet finding the right recipe -- [...]

Children don't really need cookbooks that are written just for them. They can learn at your elbow the way children have for hundreds of years. But cookbooks can be a [...]

It's a truth of home cooking: When it comes to recipes, people are often seeking easy and comforting, not complex and fancy. Fourteen-hour pulled pork, sourdough bread made from homemade [...]

A good cookbook is one in which a handful of recipes excite you. You dog-ear a few pages and slide the book onto your shelf. Maybe you'll return to it [...]

As a child in the 1950s and '60s, Bill Smith vacationed with his family in Atlantic Beach, on one of the southern-facing barrier islands along the coast of North Carolina. [...]

When Craig Claiborne discovered Maida Heatter in 1968, she was already a bit of a Miami Beach celebrity. She and her husband, Ralph Daniels, a former airline pilot, ran a [...]

When Marcella Hazan, the cookbook author who revolutionized the way Americans cook Italian food, died in September 2013, The Times asked readers to submit their favorites of her recipes. Many [...]

When it comes to recipes, a beautiful photograph is more likely to influence one's decision to make a dish than any name or description. It's simple: If it looks good, [...]

Just as they did last year, NYT Cooking readers proved that fancy desserts and fussy dinners are nice to look at, but when it comes to cooking and eating, simplicity [...]

Towering cakes and intricate sauces are worthy kitchen goals, but when it comes to everyday cooking, convenience and comfort are king. The recipes our readers loved most this year prove [...]

1. Rice Cooker Muji $195 | muji.us/store This sleek rice cooker from Muji is the rarest of kitchen gadgets: the sort you don't mind leaving out on the counter in [...]

This article is part of a series aimed at helping you navigate life's opportunities and challenges. What else should we write about? Contact us: smarterliving@nytimes.com . Impressive doesn't have to [...]

Most cookbooks fall into one of two categories: the aspirational and the useful, those that are flipped through on lazy Sundays, then returned to the top shelf, and those that [...]

When Marian Burros, a longtime food reporter for The New York Times, first wrote about the plum torte in September 1983, no one expected it to become the most requested [...]

CORRECTION APPENDEDWhen Julia Reed, the author of several Southern cooking and entertaining books, was growing up in the Mississippi Delta, there wasn't much to do or many places to go. [...]

There are many things to love about my toddler daughters (ages 20 months and almost 4 years), but dining out together is not one of them. My husband and I [...]

An interactive and addictive app for the iPhone and iPad that allows cooks to share images of everyday dishes and tell how they made them is coming from Food52 on [...]

Children should learn to cook. It's a basic life skill, after all, being comfortable enough in the kitchen to pull a few ingredients into a simple meal. It's healthy -- [...]

Dani Lynn Simons and Sarah Marie Charlop-Powers were married Saturday at Camp Lakota, a children's summer camp in Wurtsboro, N.Y. Rabbi Leora Kaye officiated. Ms. Simons (right), 36, is the [...]