Snack

Store the finished nuts in an air-tight container to prevent stickiness.

You want all of your cheese ball ingredients at room temperature to make sure the goat cheese mixture is smooth and homogenous.

For a slightly more virtuous quick bread—more like breakfast, less like dessert—reduce the amount of granulated sugar to one cup. 

“Inspired by the classic ants on a log—sweet, crunchy, and nutty.” —Dawn Perry, senior food editor

What’s better than cheese and crackers for lunch? Salami, too! Use whatever hard cheese and cured meats you prefer.

For those who love savory snacks. A sprinkling of torn basil wouldn’t hurt, either.

Loaded with oats and bananas, this is a great treat to have on hand after soccer or baseball practice.

You can pack the peanut butter in a plastic pastry bag, but a resealable plastic bag works just as well.

It’s simple, sweet, and gets better as it sits.

Try a combination of strawberries and rhubarb in this buckle-inspired breakfast cake.

A new restaurant trend, these grain, nut, and seed clusters add a satisfying crunch and healthy hit to salads, veggies, and more.

These spicy, crunchy pita bits are your new, improved crouton.

“These are inspired by an ‘egg shooter’ at NYC’s Blue Ribbon Downing Street Bar.” –Allie Lewis Clapp, food editor

"Hard-boiled yolks are the secret to making these savory cookies dissolve-in-your-mouth tender." —Claire Saffitz, assistant food editor

Add these addictive spicy chickpeas to your lunch bowl for a protein boost.

This pecan fudge recipe is similar in flavor to caramelized white chocolate. Tangy buttermilk tempers the sweetness.

This will make more pulled pork than you’ll need, but who would be sad about that? Use the leftovers to make tacos, pulled pork sandwiches, pork stew—whatever your heart desires, really

Crispy, cheesy, bacon-y—they're an irresistible snack. So irresistible, in fact, that you may want to make a double batch of this potato skins recipe.

This dough freezes well for make-ahead slice-and-bake convenience.