These Maple-Miso Smashed Cucumbers are a crunchy, no-cook summer side dish with Persian cucumbers, vinegar, white miso, maple syrup, sesame oil, red pepper flakes, and sesame seeds. Salting the cucumbers first keeps the salad punchy instead of watery, making it perfect for cookouts, picnics, and easy weeknight meals.
This garlicky side of mixed greens is a fast, flexible way to use whatever hearty greens you have on hand. Blanched until vivid green, then sautéed with garlic, red pepper flakes, and soy sauce, it’s savory, simple, and perfect alongside almost any meal.
My grandma’s beloved corn pudding recipe, which turned out to be from a Jiffy Mix box, gets a update with serrano peppers for heat and a savory miso whipped cream topping.
This sheet pan stuffing delivers everything you want on a holiday table: crispy edges, a deeply golden top, a custardy center, and layers of fall flavor from Italian sausage, dried figs, and cranberries. Inspired by beloved Ina Garten classics, it’s easy, riffable, and perfect for Thanksgiving or Friendsgiving.
Several months ago, Smitten Kitchen posted these Crispy Potatoes with Mushrooms, and my mouth instantly started watering! Thinly-sliced potatoes roasted until crispy and topped with buttery-garlic mushrooms – how bad could that be?!
I’ve rediscovered my love for cauliflower through simple recipes that let it shine, like Millie Peartree’s Blackened Cauliflower – cauliflower florets tossed in a flavorful mixture of smoked paprika, onion and garlic powder, red pepper flakes, thyme, black pepper, and sumac, and roasted in a very hot oven until tender and nicely browned.
Book: Go-To Dinners, page 202Rating: 4/5 How Easy Is That: EasyStore-Bought Is Fine: unsalted butterPricey Ingredients: —Hard-to-find: — Recipe on BonAppetit.com
Book: Go-To Dinners, page 198Rating: 4/5 How Easy Is That: EasyStore-Bought Is Fine: pure maple syrupPricey Ingredients: —Hard-to-find: — Recipe on Foodnetwork.com