Traditional Greek Saganaki
Greek saganaki is fried cheese with a golden, shattering crust and a soft, gooey center that pulls apart when you cut into it. Three ingredients (cheese, flour, olive oil), one pan, and about five minutes of cooking. The dish gets its name from the small two-handled skillet it is traditionally cooked in, and it is […]
Classic Caesar Salad Recipe
Classic caesar salad is the one salad that converts people who say they do not like salad. Cold, crisp romaine coated in a thick, garlicky dressing built on anchovy, egg yolk, lemon, and Parmesan. The dressing is the entire point, and the homemade version takes less than five minutes to whisk together. This recipe covers […]
Easy Basque Cheesecake
Basque cheesecake is the easiest, most forgiving dessert you will ever make. No crust, no water bath, no stress about cracks. You mix six ingredients, pour the batter into a parchment-lined pan, and bake at high heat until the top turns deep mahogany brown and the center still jiggles like custard. The result is a […]
Strawberry Baklava Halloumi
Strawberry baklava halloumi takes everything you love about traditional baklava and flips it into something completely unexpected. Crispy, buttery phyllo layers wrapped around slabs of salty halloumi cheese, soaked in a fresh strawberry syrup, and finished with crushed pistachios and sliced strawberries. The sweet-salty contrast is immediate and addictive. I first had a version of […]
Homemade Funnel Cake Recipe
Homemade funnel cake is fried dough swirled into hot oil until golden and crispy, then dusted with powdered sugar for that classic carnival taste. I had one of these at a street fair in Brooklyn last month, and I couldn’t stop thinking about it for days, so I decided to figure out how to make […]