What to Cook This Weekend

What to Cook This Weekend: August 2–4

Make this weekend a staycation with Chinese barbecue pork, Greek grilled shrimp, and a Filipino sweet-corn dessert.
Orange cocktails with slices of like and rimmed with salt
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Sophie Strangio, Food Styling by Michelle Gatton
  • Pasta with 10minute pesto in a blue bowl.
    Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Kat Boytsova
    1/11

    Pasta With 10-Minute Pesto

    Blanching fresh basil leaves before blending is the key to this vibrant, ultra-herby pesto. Perfect for pasta, it also dresses up pizza, scrambled eggs, and more.

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    2/11

    Breakfast Grilled Cheese With Soft Scrambled Eggs

    What's the secret to the silkiest scrambled eggs ever? A dollop of cream cheese stirred in right at the end. Piling them onto a sandwich with melted American cheese takes them even further over the top.

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    5/11

    Cacio e Pepe Chips

    Cacio e pepe works on so many things, this potato chip recipe is just our latest obsession with using the whole flavor combination.

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    6/11

    Mais con Yelo

    In the Philippines, mais con yelo is a traditional dessert of crushed ice layered with corn kernels and sweetened milk. For this version, the milk and ice are combined with puréed corn to make a delicious granita.

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  • Photo by Alex Lau, Prop Styling by Amy Wilson, Food Styling by Rebecca Jurkevich
    9/11

    Sticky-Sweet Grilled Pork Shoulder with Hoisin and Molasses

    Inspired by the classic Cantonese barbecued pork dish known as char siu and gloriously shellacked with a molasses glaze, the pork in this recipe should be fridge-cold when you roast it, so take it straight from the refrigerator to the grill.

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  • Photo by Chelsea Kyle, food styling by Michelle Gatton, prop styling by Alyssa Pagano
    10/11

    Tangy Grilled-Cabbage Slaw With Raisins and Walnuts

    Once you try the combination of tangy and smoky flavors of pickled, grilled cabbage, you'll always want to make your slaw this way.

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  • Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Sophie Strangio, Food Styling by Michelle Gatton
    11/11

    3-Ingredient Grilled Orange Margarita

    Grilling the oranges gives this super-refreshing cocktail a touch of smoky flavor, which is balanced by bright lime juice and aged tequila.

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