Butter-Roasted Cabbage with Citrus, Hazelnuts and Mustard

Butter-roasted cabbage: a humble vegetable made luxe and elegant.

Cabbage, Apples and Kielbasa

Cabbage, apples and sausage: a classic combination of meaty and sweet

Charred Roasted Cabbage with Skordalia

This recipe is our re-creation of a small plate we enjoyed at Shaffa Bar in Tel Aviv. Cabbage wedges were roasted until deeply charred on the exterior and fork-tender inside, then paired with skordalia. The thick, creamy Greek dip is a puree of nuts,

Farfalle with Cabbage, Walnuts and Parmesan

This silky, buttery cabbage pasta, inspired by Italian pizzoccheri, is a master class in umami-rich vegetarian cooking.

Cannellini Beans and Cabbage with Pancetta and Parmesan

A creamy mess of white beans, crisp pancetta, cabbage, savory Parm—the ingredients list alone told us this would be a winning combination.

Paprika-Pork Stuffed Cabbage

We found the world’s best pork-stuffed cabbage rolls in a small restaurant in Croatia.

Egg Noodles with Bacon, Cabbage and Onion

This silky tangle of egg noodles with bacon gets its lusciousness from cooking the dried noodles with all the other ingredients, in one skillet.

Braised Red Cabbage with Apples

Our take on classic German Rotkohl (also called Blaukraut or Rotkraut) gets a little sweetness and fruitiness from apple cider along with grated fresh apples, and tanginess from cider vinegar. We prefer to use Granny Smith apples here, not only for th

Curried Potatoes, Tomatoes and Cabbage

Sautéed onion, cabbage and tomatoes, along with earthy spices, create a flavor-packed base for potato chunks that steam with the vegetables’ natural moisture. We stir in a second wave of fresh tomatoes at the end to add brightness and acidity. Serve a

Cabbage Slaw with Habanero and Allspice

This piquant slaw was inspired by pikliz, the fiery Haitian pickled relish that accompanies meats and fried foods to balance the richness. We toss thinly sliced cabbage with salt and let it stand for about 30 minutes to soften and draw out the water.

Grilled Cabbage with Chili Garlic Butter

Tender, charred wedges of cabbage are finished with spicy garlic butter.

Thai-Inspired Chicken and Cabbage Salad

This chicken salad draws inspiration from Thai flavors: fish sauce, coconut, lime and fresh chili. You can poach your own chicken to add to the salad, or purchase an average size rotisserie chicken to obtain the 3 cups shredded meat needed for the rec

Pork, Sweet Pepper and Cabbage Stew

This simple, hearty stew was inspired by a Peloponnese recipe from Diane Kochilas, an expert on Greek cooking and cuisine. We borrowed her technique of grating the onion so that it breaks down completely, adds silky texture and quickly relinquishes al

Roasted Cabbage with Cilantro and Sesame

Inspired by a wood fire-roasted cabbage dish at Firedoor in Sydney, this dish turns a simple green cabbage into tender, lightly charred side with tons of flavor. Our dish adapts the idea to a standard oven, cutting the cabbage into quarters and roasti

Miso-Shiitake Soup with Napa Cabbage

Shiitake mushrooms and white miso brought savory depth to the broth, while wakame seaweed added a sweet and briny note. Most dashi broths, the basis for miso soups, include bonito flakes—shaved, smoked tuna. But we found it unnecessary, and cutting th

Cacio e Pepe

Cacio e pepe is the simplest of dishes, but achieving creamy, silky perfection took us years of attempts. We did it. And you will too.

By Rose HattabaughFebruary 12, 2024

Fettuccine Alfredo

In Rome, fettuccine alfredo is totally unlike gloopy American versions—silky-smooth, buttery, and light.

By Diane UngerJune 11, 2021

Rigatoni with Roman Broccoli Sauce

Romans use the leaves that grow around heads of broccoli to make a flavorful sauce for pasta. In the U.S., most of the leaves are stripped off before broccoli is sold. Our recipe instead uses the stems, which are equally flavorful and produce a silky

Charred Red Sauce Spaghetti (Spaghetti all’Assassina)

In Bari, Italy, spaghetti is crisped til partly blackened—creating intensely concentrated tomato flavor and lasagna-like texture.

By Rose HattabaughApril 4, 2023

Rigatoni alla Zozzona

This Roman mash-up of carbonara and Amatriciana is, as Claudia Rinaldi describes it, “a dirty mess of delicious stuff.”

By Courtney HillAugust 9, 2023

Pasta with “Fake” Sauce

In Italy, we learned about Tuscan sugo finto, or “fake sauce,” so called because the vegetables—onion, carrot and celery—are minced, then gently cooked in fat to the point where they resemble, in both appearance and texture, bits of long-simmered meat

By Rose HattabaughOctober 4, 2024

Ragù Bolognese

We learned how to make ragù Bolognese at chef Alberto Bettini’s Michelin-starred Amerigo restaurant outside Bologna. After several tests in the Milk Street kitchen, we determined beef and pork that we ground ourselves in a food processor yielded super

By Diane Unger & Courtney HillFebruary 10, 2020

Lasagna Bolognese

The perfect lasagna marries the silky, meaty richness of Bologna’s ragù with creamy besciamella.

By Diane UngerFebruary 10, 2020

Spaghetti with Lemon Pesto

This zesty, lightly perfumed lemon pesto is inspired by the world-famous lemons of Amalfi, Italy.

By Courtney HillDecember 14, 2020

Pasta with Pecorino-Zucchini Sauce and Basil

This velvety sauce of pureed zucchini comes from Italy’s Amalfi Coast, where we were served some of the most beautiful pasta dishes of our lives—elegantly simple, all about fresh ingredients.

By Rose HattabaughFebruary 1, 2023

Fresh Egg Pasta

To make these luxurious, golden-hued noodles, we use a fairly large number of egg yolks plus a whole egg, along with all-purpose flour and just a small amount of water. Determining the right amount of eggs is a balancing act—too many and the dough bec

By Courtney HillApril 25, 2023

Fresh Saffron Pasta

In the Italian kitchen, saffron is perhaps best known as the flavoring in Risotto Milanese. But the prized spice also is a wonderful complement to homemade pasta. So we infuse our fresh egg pasta dough with saffron threads, which lends a floral aroma,

By Courtney HillApril 25, 2023

Pasta with Zucchini, Pancetta and Saffron

This is our version of a fantastic pasta offering from Trattoria Bertozzi in Bologna, Italy. In lieu of guanciale (cured pork jowl), we opted for easier-to-find but equally meaty pancetta, and we lightened up the dish’s richness by swapping half-and-h

By Courtney HillApril 13, 2020

Spaghetti and Meatballs

What makes the perfect spaghetti and meatballs? We looked to Naples, though the combination isn’t actually served in Italy.

By Rose HattabaughApril 25, 2023

Spaghetti Puttanesca

We think of puttanesca as a saucy dish built on anchovies. But in Naples, where it originates, two varieties of briny olives and pungent capers, not anchovies, give the dish bold savoriness that balances the sweetness of the tomatoes. We got a lesson

By Diane UngerFebruary 4, 2019

Poached Eggs

To find the simplest and best poaching method, we cooked dozens of eggs. We learned that abundant water is needed so the temperature doesn’t plummet when the eggs are dropped in; this is why we use 3 quarts in a large Dutch oven. Also, spiking the poa

Fried Eggs

For the best fried eggs, we cook them covered so the surface of the whites sets quickly and without risk of overcooking the yolks. Runny-yolked fried eggs can make a complete meal out of a simple salad. They also are excellent over fried rice, soft po

Soy Sauce Eggs

Soy sauce eggs: the crown jewel on a steaming bowl of ramen, the golden-yolked prize on a simple rice bowl.

Sunny-Side Up Fried Eggs

Every stovetop has a different low setting, and skillets vary in thickness and heat conductivity. It may take a few attempts to determine the best timing for your equipment. For us, 3 minutes was perfect for completely set whites and thick but runny y

Hard-Cooked Eggs

There are many ways to hard-cook an egg, but after much testing, we found no better method than the one used by Chris Edwards, chef at Le Saint Sebastien in Paris’ 11th arrondissement and vice-champion of the 2021 Oeuf Mayo World Championship (oeuf ma

Eggs in Purgatory

Eggs in purgatory—ova ’mpriatorio in the local dialect—is a Neapolitan classic. The whites of the eggs surrounded by the red of the tomato sauce are said to resemble religious depictions of souls in the fires of purgatory. An alternate explanation for

Wok-Fried Eggs

The perfect topping for a stir-fry or bowl of fried rice.

Curry-Braised Eggs

Garam masala, an Indian seasoning blend of ground black pepper and warm spices, was an easy way to add complex flavor with a single ingredient. We preferred sliced onions to diced; they added texture and helped the sauce hold its shape. Letting the sa

Chinese Stir-Fried Eggs

Blistered tomatoes and a savory sauce top stir-fried eggs

Turkish Scrambled Eggs with Yogurt

These velvety scrambled eggs get extra richness from whole-milk yogurt

Parmesan-Panko Fried Eggs

This recipe is an adaptation of a dish by the late Judy Rodgers, longtime chef of Zuni Cafe in San Francisco. We love the melding of textures—firm egg white, runny yolk and crisp breadcrumbs. And it comes together quickly and easily. If you have za’at

Fluffy Olive Oil Scrambled Eggs

We found the oil needed a full 3 minutes at a gentle medium heat to get hot enough to produce the necessary steam when the eggs hit the pan. Higher temperatures cooked the eggs too fast, toughening them. After multiple tests, we settled on 2 tablespoo

Cantonese Shrimp with Fluffy Eggs

Cantonese shrimp with eggs is typically made as a stir-fry in a wok, but we found a nonstick skillet well-suited to the task. Instead of Chinese chives, which are traditional, we used an entire bunch of scallions for savory, oniony flavor and vibrant

Turkish-Style Eggs and Spinach

The Turkish spinach and egg dish known as ispanakli yumurta resembles Middle Eastern shakshuka, but spinach takes the place of a tomato-based sauce. Prepackaged baby spinach makes the recipe quick to prepare—the key is to cook it very briefly so it do

Eggs with Linguiça and Peas

This recipe is our version of Portuguese ervilhas guisadas com ovos, a homey dish of peas and poached eggs with sausage. If you can’t find linguiça, a cured Portuguese sausage seasoned with garlic and paprika, use Spanish dry-cured chorizo. Serve with

Tikka Masala Cauliflower

Ditch the cream, not the creamy flavor. This vegetarian spin on chicken tikka masala uses pureed cashews instead of dairy to create a rich and creamy tomato-based sauce. It’s a trick we learned in Mumbai. Be sure to use roasted cashews, which have dee

Indonesian-Style Stir-Fried Red Chili Tofu with Peanuts

In Jakarta, at Warteg Gang Mangga, we loved the spicy, savory-sweet kering tempeh. Crisply fried nuggets of tempeh were tossed with bumbu dasar merah, a red spice paste made by pureeing aromatics, that was cooked to a thick, glaze-like sauce that coat

Cheese-Crisped Pinto Bean Quesadillas

For easier, crispier quesadillas, skip the skillet

Zucchini Carbonara

Is it possible to get a vegetarian carbonara that’s still meaty and rich? Yes—with the added benefit of garden freshness.

Pasta with Smothered Tomatoes and Sweet Peppers

Cook tomatoes and peppers all the way down until jammy and the peppers turn creamy—with olive oil and starchy pasta water, a luscious sauce seasoned with nothing but salt.

Pasta with Cremini Mushrooms and Miso

A meaty-yet-meatless cremini mushroom pasta, cooked directly in the sauce.

Arrabbiata Slab Pizza

This slab-style pizza features a puffy, crisp-bottomed, focaccia-like crust and a spicy, garlicky tomato sauce inspired by pasta all’arrabbiata. We like mild, buttery fontina cheese for the way it counters the intensity of the sauce, but if you want b

Two-Cheese Orzo with Cauliflower

“You guys killed it coming up with this,” a reader writes about this creamy, cheesy “orzotto” with cauliflower.

Polenta Soup with Kale and Parmesan

Soft polenta takes on a brothy quality in our take on comforting polentina alla toscana.

Sri Lankan Winter Squash and Coconut Curry

In Colombo, Sri Lanka, home cook Mallika Fernando and her husband, Allan, taught us to make poosanikai kootu, an easy one-pot pumpkin curry in a rich, fragrant coconut base. Butternut squash works well in this recipe, but if kabocha is available, it’s

Pizza with Cherry Tomatoes, Mozzarella and Basil

Fettuccine Alfredo

In Rome, fettuccine alfredo is totally unlike gloopy American versions—silky-smooth, buttery, and light.

Spaghetti al Limone

Lemony freshness and light creaminess pair beautifully in this simple, vibrant pasta from Italy’s Amalfi coast.

Spaghetti with Lemon Pesto

This zesty, lightly perfumed lemon pesto is inspired by the world-famous lemons of Amalfi, Italy.

Gemelli Pasta with Chevre, Arugula and Walnuts

We get optimal creaminess in this goat cheese-sauced pasta, with the perfect duo of peppery arugula and soft walnuts.

Chicken Teriyaki Rice Bowls (Teriyaki Donburi)

Tender and glossy, with a sweet-­savory glaze, this perfected chicken donburi was served to us by cook and philosopher Elizabeth Andoh.

Paprika-Rubbed Pork Tenderloin

“I found myself wanting to lick my plate to get every last bit of sauce."

Chinese Chili and Scallion Noodles

These spicy Chinese scallion noodles have quickly become one of our back-pocket dinner ideas—the kind of recipe you throw together, top with a fried egg, and still look forward to every time.

Two-Cheese Orzo with Cauliflower

“You guys killed it coming up with this,” a reader writes about this creamy, cheesy “orzotto” with cauliflower.

Stir-Fried Masala-Spiced Pork with Peas

This pea-studded pork-and-rice bowl, inspired by southwestern Indian flavors, uses few ingredients for maximum pizazz.

Coconut Chicken Curry with Potatoes

A brothy weeknight curry that balances rich coconut milk with umami and bright ginger and lime.

Pan-Seared Steak with Smoky Miso Butter and Watercress Salad

Miso compound butter ups the umami; peppery watercress salad keeps things light.

Moroccan-Style Braised Lemon Chicken (Tangia)

This simple chicken braise loaded with high-flavor ingredients is modeled on tangia, a slow-cooked lamb dish from Marrakech. We got a lesson in cooking tangia the traditional way from taxi driver Youssef Boufelja. For our simplified version, we used b

Turkish Red Lentil Soup with Aleppo Pepper Oil

This toss-in-the pot lentil soup proves the transformative power of spices, which give hearty lentils potent flavor and heat.

Spicy Peanut-Sesame Stir-Fried Shrimp

Chunky peanut butter and toasted sesame oil bring two layers of nutty flavor to this simple stir-fry.

Vietnamese-Style Meatball Lettuce Wraps

Meatballs, carrot salad and a dipping sauce? Seems like a lot of work. But not so with these Vietnamese-style meatballs.

Chorizo and Potato Hash

Guisado de chorizo con papas, or Mexican chorizo and potato stew, inspired this simple, hearty one-skillet dish. Chorizo sausage is spicy, so if you’re sensitive to chili heat, you may want to remove the seeds from the jalapeño before slicing. Serve w

Udon Noodles with Shiitake Mushrooms and Spinach

A full pound of fresh shiitake mushrooms and a good dose of soy sauce give this quick vegetarian supper lots of meaty flavor, while thick, chewy Japanese udon noodles give it satisfying texture. Though udon also is sold fresh and frozen, we use dried

Greek Chicken and Potato Traybake

The Greek dish known as kotopoulo skorthato typically is called “Greek garlic-lemon chicken” in English, but the ensemble also includes potatoes, making it a delicious complete meal. For our take on the classic, we use our trusty traybake technique—we

Milk-Poached Chicken with Tarragon Salsa Verde

We love the Italian trick of gently simmering pork and chicken breasts in milk for extra-tender, succulent meat.

Milk Street 7.5-inch Everyday Pan with Trivet

Milk Street Közmatik

Milk Street 11-inch Everything Pan with Magnetic Trivet

Milk Street 3-Piece 13-Inch Hammered Carbon Steel Wok

Milk Street 3-Piece 10.5-Inch Small Hammered Carbon Steel Wok

Milk Street Widebody Dutch Oven with Griddle Lid and Trivet

Otoshibuta Adjustable Stainless Steel Drop Lid

Kim's Cook Sandwich Press

Wahei Freiz Saisyokuan Stainless Steel Pot and Sieve Set

Wahei Freiz Fry Pot

Iwachu Cast-Iron Omelet Pan

AirHood Portable Induction Cooktop

The Baking Steel Mini Griddle

Wahei Freiz Deep Frying 3-Piece Set

Milk Street Enamel Roasting Pan

Chicken with Caramelized Garlic Confit

In London, Sarit Packer and Itamar Srulovich, the chef-owners of the Honey & Co. restaurants and award-winning cookbook authors, taught us a simple chicken dish that gets robustly savory—but not overwhelming—flavor from four heads’ worth of garlic con

Slow-Roasted Chicken Thighs

Dark-meat chicken parts are usually considered “done” at 175°F. But taken about 25°F higher, more of the connective tissue breaks down so the meat becomes supremely tender but not so much it completely separates from the bones. In this minimal-knifewo

Parthian Chicken

“De Re Coquinaria,” also referred to as “Apicius,” is a collection of Roman recipes believed to have been compiled in the 5th century. Pullum parthican, or Parthian chicken, was delicious enough to document in ancient Rome and makes a fine dinner even

Crisp-Skinned Chicken Thighs with 1-1-1 Sauce

Equal parts soy sauce, sake and mirin: an izakaya formula from Osaka that caramelizes into a savory-sweet glaze under the broiler.

Filipino Chicken Adobo with Coconut Broth

Thousands of islands make up the Philippines. And there probably are as many recipes for chicken adobo, the classic Filipino dish that turns handful of ingredients—loads of garlic, black pepper and vinegar—into a bright and tangy meal. We tailored our

Piri Piri Chicken Thighs

Piri-piri can refer to a finger-staining chili pepper sauce—usually spiked with garlic, sugar and plenty of cayenne, lemon and paprika—or to whatever the sauce douses. Its origins are Portuguese, but it's found today in South Africa, Mozambique and Na

Korean Fire Chicken

Buldak-inspired chicken thighs get huge, complex flavor from four pantry ingredients and a 15-minute marinade; the broiler chars it into a sticky glaze.

Jalapeño-Apricot Glazed Chicken Thighs

These glazed chicken thighs feature an addictive combination of sweet, savory and spicy flavors. We first roast the thighs in a hot oven, then finish them under the broiler to caramelize the glaze. Use either apricot or peach preserves—whichever you p

Braised Chicken with Apricots and Pistachios

Dried fruits, shallots, spices and nuts create a sweet-savory flavor for meaty bone-in chicken thighs.

Japanese Fried Chicken (Karaage)

This chicken boasts tangy, bright flavors and delicate crispness, thanks to a quick ginger-spiked marinade and seasoned cornstarch coating. “I can finally bring fried chicken to the table that makes my family's eyes roll in delight!" one reader writes

Indonesian Chicken Soup (Soto Ayam)

No matter where you are in the world, there is a soup that serves as both sustenance and salve. Home cook Erida Wahyuningsih and chef Degan Septoadgi taught us that in Indonesia, the chicken soup called soto ayam is that dish. The flavor base is a tur

Malaysian Twice-Cooked Turmeric Chicken with Lemon Grass and Sweet Soy

The Malaysian dish called ayam masak kecap translates as “chicken cooked in soy sauce,” but it’s commonly referred to as “bachelor’s chicken” because it’s quick and easy to throw together. It also happens to be irresistibly delicious. Pieces of turmer

Yucatecan Chicken and Lime Soup (Sopa de Lima)

Sopa de lima is a classic Mexican soup from the Yucatán Peninsula. Brothy, spicy and usually chicken-based, it counts as a key ingredient the juice of limas, or Mexican bittersweet limes, a variety of citrus that is difficult to find here in the U.S.

Oaxacan Green Mole with Chicken

When we think of mole, we most often think of mahogany-colored mole negro, flavored with chocolate, dried chilies and nuts. But as we learned from Oaxaca chef Olga Cabrera Oropeza, there is a wide variety of moles, each with a unique character. Mole v

Chicken Souvlaki with Tzatziki

Souvlaki translates from the Greek as “skewer,” but for this easy weeknight rendition, we forgo the skewers and cook individual pieces of chicken. And instead of firing up the grill, we simply turn on the broiler. A quick marinade of olive oil, garlic

French Apple Cake

This simple French cake is more apples than cake, held together with a light crumb and thin golden crust.

Invisible Apple Cake (Gâteau Invisible)

“Cake” is somewhat of a misnomer for this elegant dessert. Instead of open, airy and crumby, the texture is rich and dense, with slices of sweet-tart apples set in an egg-rich batter. During its long bake in the oven, the fruit slices and custard-like

By Hisham Ali HassanAugust 16, 2024

German Apple Cake (Apfelkuchen)

“This is one of those slam dunks that worked, and I loved it right away."

Apple Cake (Torta Bolzano)

This rustic apple cake sports crisp, deeply caramelized edges and a custardy interior, a texture achieved by coating a heap of thinly sliced fruit in crepe-like batter. We learned it from home cook Franca Giuliani in Padergnone, in the Trentino region

By Milk StreetNovember 11, 2025

Burnt Sugar Apple Upside-Down Cake

Drenched in bittersweet caramel, these silky soft apples create a glorious topping for a dead-easy, baked-in-the-skillet cake. Be sure to cook the fruit and caramel until the syrup bubbling at the edges is practically burnt. That rich, deep color is h

By Courtney HillJanuary 29, 2025

Austrian Apple Strudel

In Austria, Eva-Maria Steinbichler and her daughter, Petra Steinbichler, showed us how to prepare a proper apple strudel. The result was a light, barely there pastry surrounding a buttery, sweet-tart filling. To build impressive gluten strength in the

Christopher Kimball’s Double-Crust Apple Pie

It’s only a minor overstatement to say that apple pie is holy for Chris Kimball. This recipe is the product of decades of study.

By Chris KimballNovember 22, 2021

Apple Pie with Sour Cream Crust

For anyone who loves a double-crust apple pie but dreads the dough: sour cream makes this pastry rich, tender and genuinely easy to roll out.

By Rose HattabaughMarch 3, 2026

Romanian Apple Pie with Cinnamon and Walnuts (Plăcintă cu Mere)

Cookbook author Irina Georgescu introduced us to Romanian plăcintă cu mere, a hybrid of slab-style apple pie bar cookie. The traditional baked treat sandwiches lightly sweetened shredded apples between two layers of tender crust. For our version, we c

By Rose HattabaughFebruary 20, 2025

Italian-Style Apple Strudel

Many associate strudel only with Austria, but it also is common in northern Italy’s Trentino-Alto Adige region. For this version, we were inspired by the ingredients traditionally used there: golden raisins, citrus zest, pine nuts and, of course, appl

By Rose HattabaughSeptember 12, 2024

Tarte Tatin

Tarte tatin is made by baking apples in sugar under a blanket of pastry, then inverting the tart out of the pan for serving to reveal a stunner of a dessert: velvety, caramel-soaked fruits atop a tender, buttery crust. Said to have been invented by ac

By Hisham Ali HassanSeptember 11, 2024

Ricotta-Semolina Cake with Caramelized Apples

Adapted from “Summer Kitchens” by Olia Hercules, this cake-cheesecake hybrid is inverted out of the baking pan to reveal a layer of silky, buttery, golden-hued apples. The ricotta-based cake is deliciously rich but whipped egg whites folded into the b

By Wes MartinDecember 3, 2021

Otoshibuta Adjustable Stainless Steel Drop Lid

Pure Indian Foods Alphonso Mango Puree

Kinto Pickling Jar

Dreamfarm Fluicer

Villa Jerada Za’atar

The Baking Steel Mini Griddle

Work Sharp Rolling Knife Sharpener

Straight Type Mentsuyu (All Purpose Soup Base)

GIR Ultimate Whisk

Blank Slate Kitchen Sichuan Chili Oil

Suncraft Brunch Knife

Oak Pasta Board with Roller

Blackthorn 100% Scottish Sea Salt Flakes

Skeppshult Waffle Iron

New Metro Metal Bowl Pouring Chute