What to Cook This Weekend

What to Cook This Weekend: October 26–28

Hearty soups, veggie-topped toasts, and apple pie in a cookie costume—it's all you want to eat on a chilly October weekend.

By The Editors of Epicurious

October 25, 2018

Mini apple pie cookies with a diced apple filling revealed through a windowpane crust.

Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Katherine Sacks
1/11
3-Ingredient Shakshuka
This delicious breakfast dish comes together fast, thanks to prepared salsa.
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Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Olivia Mack Anderson
2/11
Truffled Toast with Radicchio and Egg
Rich truffle butter and a heap of radicchio di Treviso put this "toast 'n' eggs" in a class of its own.
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Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Katherine Sacks
3/11
Salted Coconut Granola
Coconut oil adds an extra punch of coconut flavor, while an egg white adds extra crunch to this granola.
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Photo by Alex Lau, Food Styling by Sue Li
4/11
Baked Pasta alla Norma
This easy dinner packs all of the classic flavors of classic Pasta alla Norma—eggplant, tomatoes, and basil—into a pan with spaghetti, garlic, and Parm.
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Photo by Alex Lau, Prop Styling by Megan Hedgpeth, Food Styling by Rebecca Jurkevich
5/11
Curried Chickpea and Lentil Dal
This super-easy recipe is a perfect canvas for punchy, crunchy toppers like toasted coconut and mustard seeds with turmeric oil and a zingy chutney. The dal is vegan but full of hearty protein thanks to the chickpeas, lentils, and coconut milk.
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Photo by Laura Dart and A.J. Meeker
6/11
Bitter Greens Salad With Melted Cheese
Baking a salad might make you nervous, but a quick moment in the oven will only wilt the greens slightly and yet melt the cheese so that it cloaks the greens nicely.
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Photo by Michael Graydon & Nikole Herriott
7/11
Pan-Roasted Salmon With Grapefruit-Cabbage Slaw
Yes the fall is all about warming soups and stews, but every once in a while it's nice to eat something light and bright, like this healthy salmon and veg dish.
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Photo by Alex Lau, Prop Styling by Megan Hedgpeth, Food Styling by Rebecca Jurkevich
8/11
Silky Pork and Cumin Stew
A tangy cabbage slaw and zesty, charred avocadoes dressed with lime juice and chili powder brighten up this earthy, warming stew.
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Photo by Stephen Kent Johnson, Prop Styling by Kalen Kaminski, Food Styling by Rebecca Jurkevich
9/11
Greens and Beans with Fried Bread
A day-old loaf of good bread can reach new heights when it's thick-cut and pan-fried in olive oil. We top these giant croutons with steamed clams or mussels, sink them into brothy soups, and crumble them over big salads. But this dish, a saucy little mix of beans, greens, and garlic, takes the cake.
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Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Beatrice Chastka, Food Styling by Olivia Mack Anderson
10/11
Grain Bowl Soup
Like your favorite grain bowl in soup form, this warming, brothy dish is topped off with a bright and slightly sweet parsley-dill sauce.
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Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Anna Billingskog
11/11
Apple Pie Cookies
Get the flavors of fall in the palm of your hand with these adorable bites stuffed with jammy cinnamon-spiced apples.
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