Alison Roman
Alison Roman is the author of The New York Times bestselling cookbooks Nothing Fancy and Dining In. She is a former bi-weekly columnist for the Cooking section of The New York Times and senior food editor at Bon Appétit Magazine. Creator of house favorites such as Shallot Pasta and #thecookies, her highly cookable recipes frequently achieve massive popularity in both home kitchens and on the internet. You can find her and her recipes every other week on her YouTube series, Home Movies, as well as her successful newsletter, titled simply, A Newsletter.
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Treviso and Radish Salad with Walnut–Anchovy Dressing
A robust green demands an aggressive dressing. Use any other kind of radicchio in place of or in tandem with the treviso.
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Flatbread with Castelfranco, Burrata, Apples, and Olives
Salad, meet pizza. Pizza, salad. The key here is to get the crust as thin as possible when stretching it out.
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Manischewitz Spritz
This may just be the cocktail to end all Manischewitz jokes. You decide.
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Maple-Cinnamon Toast With Citrus and Crème Fraîche
The cinnamon butter will saturate the bread while it bakes, almost like an eggless French toast.
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Silver Dollar Latkes
Sure, this recipe can make standard-size latkes, but the minis are just right for noshing while chatting.
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Apple-Almond Turnover
Some almond paste is sold in a tube; other brands will be in a can in the baking aisle. If you don't have a scale, measure 1/2 cup, packed.
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Pumpkin-Caramel Tart with Toasted-Hazelnut Crust
A press-in crust, short bake time, and do-ahead option liberate you (and your oven) on Thanksgiving Day.
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Seeded Buckwheat Grissini with Parmesan
Some of the seed mixture will inevitably fall off as you shape and bake the grissini; don’t stress it.
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Classic Turkey Gravy with Thyme
Wondra is much more finely ground than all-purpose flour and is one step on the way to super-silky sauce. AP will work too, of course, but Wondra is wonderful.
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No-Bake Chocolate Cream Pie With Toasted Meringue
The only better than not having to turn on the oven for this pie is that you can also make it ahead.
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Butter-Roasted Turkey Breasts
Bone-in turkey breasts are easy to find, and as impressive as a whole bird when you roast them in butter and herbs.
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Rib Eye With Bone Marrow and Radish Salad
Make sure the butcher cuts the marrow bone in half for you.
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Crispy Pork Lettuce Wraps
Sweet and spicy pork belly lettuce wraps—served with a refreshing cucumber salad—are a cool, crunchy dinner for sweltering August nights.
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Seafood Stew for Two
How to pull off an elegant, effortless date night? Make the rich seafood broth the day before, then sear a couple pieces of fish and reheat the stew during the cocktail hour.
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Chicken-Leg Confit With Potatoes and Escarole
Make this elegant meal for two your next date-night-in.