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Recipes From Bon Appétit’s September 2024 Issue

We have date-night dinners, divorce salad, and romantic chocoflan.
Sliced chicken thighs on a paint splattered plate with stone fruit mixed in
Photograph by Andre Rucker, food styling by Emilie Fosnocht

In the September magazine issue of Bon Appétit, we’re exploring relationships—communes, romance, chosen kin. Because ultimately, food creates connection.

What do you make for a first date, a milestone celebration, or the morning after? Our test kitchen’s got you covered with a bundle of special-moment recipes, like this Date-Me Chicken that just needs a crusty hunk of bread to drag through the sauce. Or this dramatic Dutch baby that’s topped with spoonfuls of berries and salted maple cream.

Restaurateur couple Silver and Cherry Iocovozzi, the duo behind Neng Jr.’s in Asheville, North Carolina, invited us in to toast to their second wedding anniversary with a table set not for two, but for 14 of their chosen family. Silver shared an intimate menu for hosting: a black garlic twist on Caesar salad, broccoli florets doused in a funky dill sauce, peel ’n’ eat Old Bay–scented shrimp, and tomato spaghetti with a trio of smoked flavors: bacon, paprika, and chipotles in adobo.

And to end on a sweet note, senior test kitchen editor Shilpa Uskokovic shared a romantic dessert that’s part silky flan, part fudgy chocolate cake. Because why settle for one dessert when you can have two?

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    Preserved Lemon and Tomato Chicken

    This simple recipe pairs salty preserved lemon with sweet-bright cherry tomatoes to form a sauce you’ll spoon up until the last drop.

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  • Photograph by Elizabeth Coetzee, Food Styling by Taneka Morris, Prop Styling by Christina Allen
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    Basil Fried Rice

    With minimal prep time and a faster cook, this basil fried rice recipe with crispy onions, ginger, and fresh chiles should be in your weekly summer rotation.

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  • Photograph by Elizabeth Coetzee, Food Styling by Taneka Morris, Prop Styling by Christina Allen
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    Weeknight Harissa Eggplant Parm

    No coating or frying here! Toasted breadcrumbs and a blanket of melty cheese replicate the flavors and textures of eggplant parm in a fraction of the time.

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  • Photograph by Elizabeth Coetzee, Food Styling by Taneka Morris, Prop Styling by Christina Allen
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    Grilled Arayes With Creamy Cucumber Salad

    These Middle Eastern meat-stuffed pitas get their earthy, spiced flavor from baharat, a blend typically comprised of cumin, allspice, black pepper, and more.

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  • Photograph by Elizabeth Coetzee, Food Styling by Taneka Morris, Prop Styling by Christina Allen
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    Garlic-Coconut Shrimp and Green Beans

    Every stir-fry needs a star to keep you coming back. In this speedy shrimp recipe, it’s a crispy coconut and garlic topping you’ll want to eat by the spoonful.

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  • Photograph by Isa Zapata, Food Styling by Thu Buser
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    Miyeokguk (Korean Seaweed Soup)

    For postpartum nourishment, birthday celebrations, and chilly days.

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  • Photo by Michael Graydon & Nikole Herriott, Prop Styling by Kalen Kaminski, Food Styling by Susie Theodorou
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    Fall Fruit Galette

    This galette is just as delicious and impressive as a pie, but half the work. The apples get a quick toss in fragrant fennel seeds and vanilla before filling the rustic, flaky crust.

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  • Photograph by Travis Rainey, food styling by Thu Buser, prop styling by Sean Dooley
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    Divorce Salad

    With balsamic marinated beans, lots of cheese, and crispy onions, this meal-prep-friendly dinner salad is one you’ll have on repeat.

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  • Photograph by Tonje Thilesen, Food styling by Lauren Stanek, Prop styling by Charlotte Autry
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    Peel ’n’ Eat Old Bay and Garlic Shrimp

    Nothing says late summer entertaining quite like buttery, Old Bay–scented shrimp that you shell and eat with your hands.

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  • Photograph by Tonje Thilesen, Food styling by Lauren Stanek, Prop styling by Charlotte Autry
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    Smoky Tomato Spaghetti

    Impart the flavors of a smoker into this fully stovetop pasta sauce with a trio of ingredients: smoked bacon, smoked paprika, and spicy chipotles in adobo.

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  • Photograph by Tonje Thilesen, Food styling by Lauren Stanek, Prop styling by Charlotte Autry
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    Cherry Ice Pops

    A bit of cherry-flavored Jell-O powder makes these ice pops taste like they came from an ice cream truck (in the best way!).

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  • Photograph by Tonje Thilesen, Food styling by Lauren Stanek, Prop styling by Charlotte Autry
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    Black Garlic Caesar Salad

    Black garlic can be found at some specialty markets and Asian grocery stores; it lends a deep, almost mushroom-like quality to classic Caesar dressing.

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  • Photograph by Tonje Thilesen, Food styling by Lauren Stanek, Prop styling by Charlotte Autry
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    Roasted Broccoli With Savory Dill Sauce

    Large pieces of roasted broccoli make a great side for a party, particularly when doused in a bright, savory, funky sauce made of dill, citrus, and fish sauce.

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  • Photograph by Travis Rainey, food styling by Thu Buser, prop styling by Sean Dooley
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    Chocoflan

    Part silky flan, part decadent chocolate cake, chocoflan, or impossible cake, as it is sometimes called, feels like a magic trick, inverting in the oven as it bakes.

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  • Photograph by Doan Ly, Food Styling by Pearl Jones, Prop Styling by Christina Allen
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    Pumpkin Lasagna Roll-Ups

    That can of pumpkin purée in your cabinet is for more than just pie.

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  • Photograph by Doan Ly, Food Styling by Pearl Jones, Prop Styling by Christina Allen
    20/24

    Apple Som Tam

    In this take on Thai som tam, crisp, juicy apples replace green papaya for a crunchy, sweet, sour, and spicy salad that’s ready in 20 minutes.

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  • Photograph by Doan Ly, Food Styling by Pearl Jones, Prop Styling by Christina Allen
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    Date-Me Chicken

    This quick one-pan recipe combines sweet dates, savory shallots, and caramelized lemon with crispy-skinned chicken for an impressive yet easy weeknight dinner.

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  • Photograph by Doan Ly, Food Styling by Pearl Jones, Prop Styling by Christina Allen
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    Palak Paneer

    This classic palak paneer recipe keeps things simple with minimal ingredients but fries the paneer for a crispy texture to pair with the creamy spinach purée.

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    Dutch Baby With Maple Whipped Cream

    This easy Dutch baby pancake recipe comes together quickly in a blender and is topped with salty-sweet maple whipped cream and fresh fruit.

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  • Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Michelle Gatton. Glassware by Riedel.
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    Little Italy

    This Manhattan variation from Audrey Saunders of Pegu Club in NYC starts with rye and vermouth, then adds Cynar amaro to appealing effect. 

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