Recipes

A perfectly grilled steak. An umami-rich butter for saucing. A certified summer win.

These juicy grilled pork burgers amped up with the flavors of a classic banh mi are built to fuel your next backyard bash.

Upgrade your grilled skirt steak with this Coca-Cola-spiked marinade, which both tenderizes and caramelizes the meat.

Store-bought picked crab meat and slaw mix make these celebratory sandwiches a breeze to prepare—just don’t skimp on the Old Bay mayo.

The classic pairing of radishes and butter inspires this version featuring creamy yogurt flavored with toasted sesame seeds and sesame oil.

The key ingredient to this Sri-Lankan-style curry with fatty pork, lemongrass, and fragrant spices? Black peppercorn and lots of it.

This smoky, chile-laden salsa works both as a marinade and glaze for grilled chicken thighs.

Eight ingredients, ten minutes of active time, one delightfully fruity summer dessert you’ll remake all season long.

A simple sesame seed crust can take your weeknight rice bowls to new heights. Gingery shaved carrots make a bright, crisp, no-cook side.

Juicy Sungold tomatoes add a pop of acidity to these saucy noodles and fresh clams. Don’t be shy with the basil—it makes the dish taste like summer in a bowl.

The secret to these tender, spicy-sweet chicken skewers? A splash of Sprite in the punchy marinade.

The world’s easiest sangria recipe skips the basic red wine, brandy, and liqueur and opts instead for sweet vermouth and fresh summer fruit.

Modeled after Hunan-style steamed fish, this fiery, fast, flavor-blasted weeknight-friendly dinner is rounded out with a cooling cucumber salad and steamed rice.

A simple combination of shallots, chile, and loads of acid, fat, and salt transforms any mediocre melon into something juicy and joy-inducing. Feta helps too.

One jar of kimchi does a lot in this saucy, one-pan dinner. The chopped kimchi adds texture and tang while the brine from the jar bulks out the pan sauce.

Mayo and honey work together to develop a dark, sticky-sweet crust for restaurant-quality steaks. A basil and bell pepper vinaigrette makes it summer ready.

Peanut butter and soy sauce are the base of this flavorful sauce for chicken thighs that get perfectly tender. Don’t forget the rice and a big squeeze of lime!

Quick-cooking, thin-cut pork chops can often get dry on the grill, but this ginger beer marinade keeps the lean cut moist and flavorful.

Summer means spicy, savory fruit salads made with whatever fresh produce you’ve got, plus lime juice, sugar, fish sauce, dried shrimp, and lots of red chiles.

We swapped hard-to-find parathas for flour tortillas in this riff on paneer kathi rolls. With a tangy yogurt sauce and filling veg, it’s the ideal to-go lunch.

Smashed cucumbers are tossed in a dressing of soy sauce, scallions, and jarred, pickled sushi ginger for a simple, refreshing side.

Chill out with this spicy beef noodle soup recipe that boasts both chile heat and a steaming broth. The two kinds of heat work in tandem to cool you down.

In this riff on a classic spring dessert, airy choux pastry replaces bready shortcakes. Strawberry cream puffs give the fruit and cream more room to shine.

We obsessed over all the details so you don’t have to.

The key is to add the basil at the very end instead of blending everything all at once.

Two rums and two types of coconut make this tropical drink the last word on summer refreshment.

We may be biased, but this is by far the best lemonade recipe we’ve tried.

This bourbon-Aperol-amaro cocktail is the ideal happy hour pour: simple to make, easy to drink.

It’s excellent at any temperature and sturdy enough to make ahead.

Unlock spring with stalks of tender charred asparagus splayed on lemony tahini.