Cheese
Steak with Blistered Tomatoes and Blue Cheese
A quick dip in a simple marinade spiked with garlic and cayenne makes for grilled skirt steak that's tender and flavorful. While the steak rests, grill cherry tomatoes and toss with blue cheese for a warm side salad.
Gnocchi with Eggplant and Mozzarella
This stick-to-your ribs vegetarian dinner is a snap to make: Just hit the prepared pasta section of the grocery store for the gnocchi, roast some eggplant (do this step ahead, if you want), add marinara (store-bought is fine), and top with mozzarella.
Cheesy Spinach Stuffed Shells
Want comfort food on demand? These family-friendly baked shells can be assembled ahead and refrigerated or frozen so they're ready to pop in the oven with no day-of work.
Four-Cheese Manicotti
A spoon works fine for stuffing the manicotti noodles, but a piping bag—while it may seem fussy—makes quicker work of the assembly.
By Dawn Perry
How to Stock Your Freezer With Gluten-Free Mac 'n Cheese Dinners
A few containers of this comforting, low-carb vegetarian main will make the chilly days to come better—promise.
By Anna Stockwell
Quick Baked Chicken Parm
This faster, healthier version of standard chicken Parmesan is perfect for a cozy weeknight dinner. Serve with garlic bread and a side salad to round out the meal.
By Rhoda Boone
The Cuban Sandwich That Slays the Cubano
It's a pressed sandwich full of roast pork, ham, swiss cheese, and pickles. But don't call it a Cubano.
By Tommy Werner
Calzones With Chorizo and Kale
Bake a couple of these grown-up pizza pockets for dinner tonight and freeze the rest for later.
By Anna Stockwell
Cauliflower "Mac 'n' Cheese" Casserole
This gluten-free dish offers all the melty goodness of a mac 'n' cheese dinner, without the carb-heavy pasta.
By Anna Stockwell
Strozzapreti Carbonara With Radishes
You can finish this carbonara with other seasonal vegetables, such as shredded brussels sprouts or Napa cabbage. This recipe is from Oberlin, one of Bon Appétit's Hot 10, America's Best New Restaurants 2016.
Salt-As-You-Go Pasta
The combination of salty water and salty Parmesan puts this pasta at risk of becoming oversalted. If that happens, throw in a knob of unsalted butter at the end to mellow it and add a smooth finish.
By Claire Saffitz
Kohlrabi Caesar Salad
This is made with house-pickled herring at Oberlin, but smoked trout is equally delicious as an anchovy alt. If you can’t get kohlrabi, try this same scenario on romaine. This recipe is from Oberlin, one of the Hot 10, America's Best New Restaurants 2016.
Salami and Pickle Grilled Cheese
This sandwich can be lunch, a snack, or a late-night thing. Eat it with potato chips and lemonade; it's also great with a simple green salad for dinner.
By Susan Regis
Goat Cheese Croquettes With Spiced Membrillo
We’ll be spreading membrillo (quince paste) inside bread for grilled cheese from now on. This recipe is from Morcilla, one of Bon Appétit's Hot 10, America's Best New Restaurants 2016.
7 Dinner Parties to Host While It's Still Warm Out
Don't get the end-of-summer blues: take advantage of the lingering warm weather and gorgeous seasonal produce and invite your friends over.
By Anna Stockwell
How to Make Loaded Baked Potato Biscuits
Shredded potato and all your favorite toppings transform buttermilk biscuits.
By Tommy Werner
Why Don't You Go Eat Dirt (Cake)?
We took the childhood favorite and remade it from scratch. We left in the worms, though.
By Sam Worley
Fancy Dirt Cake
In this updated version of the childhood favorite, everything—except the gummy worms—is made from scratch.
By Sam Worley