So many potato recipes start with the same instruction: “Boil the potatoes.” Simple enough—until you’re wondering whether to start them in cold or boiling water, how much salt to add, or how long the potatoes actually need to cook. The short version: Start potatoes in cold, well-salted water, bring itContinue Reading
When you need dinner on the table fast, these 30-minute dinner ideas deliver. They’re the recipes Bon Appétit editors turn to when it’s 7 p.m., we’re already hungry, and we haven’t even made it home yet. But quick doesn’t have to mean boring. These easy 30-minute meals include spicy chickenContinue Reading
Skip to main content Skip the mayo and let garlicky tahini dressing turn everyday egg salad into something you’ll crave. Among my friends, no condiment is more divisive than mayonnaise. When I host a party, I leave it off the menu because at least half my guests won’t touch theContinue Reading
A great margarita is hard to beat: tequila, fresh lime juice, orange liqueur, and salt in sweet-tart harmony. But the classic margarita recipe is also an excellent starting point for experimentation. Small tweaks—swapping triple sec for agave syrup, say, or tequila for mezcal—can create a whole new drink. Perhaps evenContinue Reading
These lettuce wraps with spicy crumbled chicken, fresh herbs, and lime are a longtime favorite of Bon Appétit readers (and staff). Inspired by larb, the saucy filling gets its savory-sweet heat from a blend of soy sauce, fish sauce, brown sugar, and sriracha, with plenty of garlic and scallions. TheContinue Reading
Serrated bread knives may seem like specialized kitchen tools, but you’d be hard-pressed to slice that beautiful loaf of sourdough you brought home without one. Unlike standard kitchen knives, serrated knives have, well, serrations—a line of individually sharpened teeth along the edges that dig into whatever you’re cutting with eachContinue Reading
I consider myself a fairly eco-conscious person. I reduce, reuse, recycle; I take public transit; I avoid using AI for meme-making and learning celebrity heights. But composting never really took. I’d try to gather food scraps in a plastic countertop compost bin in my kitchen, but emptying and cleaning theContinue Reading
This pumpkin chili gets an entire can of pumpkin purée—but you’d hardly know it. Rather than making the chili taste like pumpkin, the purée gives it velvety richness, body, and an autumnal hue. (Be sure to buy pure pumpkin purée, not pumpkin pie filling.) Best of all, it comes togetherContinue Reading
If the only pork chops you’ve encountered are dry and leathery, give this recipe a try. Thick-cut pork chops are more forgiving of extended cook times and the generous pour of sauce makes up for any mistakes, should they occur. The buttery pan sauce takes a page from Chris Morocco’sContinue Reading
“What can I get that’s just a cheap, simple coffee maker?” For those of us who test coffee equipment, it’s a question that comes up constantly, in reader emails, Instagram comments, and IRL interactions with anyone familiar with our professional responsibilities. For years the answer was basically “nothing worth buying.”Continue Reading
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