Adapted from A Good Bake by Melissa Weller and Carolynn Carreño This is a large batch recipe, so you will have enough cookies to gift to...

Adapted from The New York Times Cooking PSA - You Must Make Them From Scratch Toss that pre-made pancake mix into the trash and whip up a...

The Very Best Focaccia Recipe If you have your sourdough starter handy, enjoy this wonderful focaccia recipe from King Arthur Flour, my...

A Simple Beet Soup Recipe from Veselka in the East Village I wish my Bubbe were around to see me making borscht in my new house with the...

Par-baked Potatos Make for the Best Latkes Happy Chanukah, Friends, and tell Bubbe that we are skipping the flour and eggs this year....

A fancy twist on an old classic by Jacques Torres I still haven't settled on "my" chocolate chip cookie recipe, so I thought I'd give...

A dish inspired by Chef Thomas Keller. I know nothing about squash, but the local bounty on display here in Pound Ridge was something to...

A very Brooklyn-y side dish Roasted brussels sprouts are a signature item on many menus at my favorite Brooklyn restaurants. They may...

A middle eastern flavor bomb to delight your salads and toasties My sister gifted me the most beautiful treat for my birthday: a...

Fall festive cake-like blondies made with pumpkin purée and gooey marshmallows Blondies are an easy, endlessly modifiable treat that...

If you want to bake bread, start with this recipe. I know baking bread is scary, but this recipe uses store bought yeast and I promise...

An unfussy challah recipe for the newbie baker Challah is a traditional braided bread brought to us from Europe that is easy to make and...

Creamy, silky, smooth hummus I just hosted a middle eastern feast this past weekend and couldn't miss the opportunity to make my own...

The only falafel recipe you will ever need! Falafel tastes wonderful and is vegan, so we should make it. The common link between all of...

Ooey, gooey, and perfect just out of the oven every time. I snagged this recipe from the NY Times and everyone was so impressed with the...

Simply the best French Toast ever. For those of you who know the joys of babka in the morning, here's a new way for you to enjoy your...

The famously spectacular and surprisingly simple Filipino dish should be next up on your hit list. Stop everything you're doing and make...

Very, very good brownies. This classic brownie recipe is from the latest edition of "Joy of Cooking," originally published in the 1930s....

Our version of NYC's favorite gooey cookie. Levain Bakery cookies might be the most perfect chocolate chip cookie in the world. What...

My take on one of NYC's favorite brunch dishes. Ten years ago, I was first introduced to this dish by my cousin in Israel. This recipe is...