Bon Appétit
Shellfish Boil with Spicy Green Dipping Sauce
With a mega-flame and a gargantuan pot, you can cook an ocean's worth of seafood in a fraction of the time it would take on the stovetop—without stepping foot in a steamy kitchen.
Mixed Beans with Peanuts, Ginger, and Lime
This is a high-summer throw together of a sauté to make when there are lots of snap beans at the market. Mix colors and types for the full effect.
Tomato Soup with Croutons
You know those heirloom tomatoes you bought over the weekend and didn’t use that are now looking a little too soft? They’re exactly the tomatoes you want for this easy, end-of-summer soup.
Farro and Tomato Salad
Mix up your summer sides with this bright grain salad tossed in an Asian-inspired vinaigrette.
Plum-Fennel Salad with Honey-Ginger Dressing
Slightly underripe plums? Add a touch more honey.
Chicken Cutlet Sandwiches with Savoy Cabbage Slaw
The quick route to awesome crispy chicken sandwiches: pound the chicken, dredge in panko, cook just a few minutes, and pair with a vinegary slaw.
Strawberry-Cucumber Salad with Lemon Cream
Strawberries and cream...and cardamom. The cooling spice and cucumbers give berries an element of intrigue.
Grilled Eggplant with Fresh Hot Sauce and Crispy Eggs
When you put an egg on eggplant, you get a veg main course.
Bitter Greens with Sautéed Corn & Shallots
Bitter and bossy seeks warm and sweet: This robust dressing is capable of standing up to—and slightly softening—acerbic greens like dandelion or arugula. (Maybe it's the bacon...)
Pasta with Swordfish and Cherry Tomato Sauce
Golden raisins add a sweet burst of flavor to this elegant-but-easy 30-minute seafood pasta dinner.
Grilled Corn and Chile Dip
You can assemble this elote-inspired party starter ahead of time, and then bake right before you're ready to serve it.
Ember-Roasted Corn and Leeks
No soaking, husking, or silking required: The corn cobs will slip right out of their husks when cooked.
Red Wine–Marinated Hanger Steaks with Flatbreads
When it comes to marinating these steaks, go long. Time adds intense flavor, the wine helps tenderize, and you can get it going before you hit the road.
Peach-Blackberry Camp Cake
Not camping? Bake this at home in a 10" springform pan at 375°F for 30–35 minutes.
Pan Bagnat with Fennel
This sandwich gets better and better the longer it sits (okay, to a point); assemble it after breakfast and eat it when you've worked up an appetite.
Thousand Flavor Syrup
A thousand might be an exaggeration, but this complex syrup can be used many ways. Add to spritzers, drizzle over fruit, mix into yogurt, or spoon onto grapefruit halves (to name just a few).
Butterflied Trout with Spicy Lettuce, Celery, and Herbs
If you have any doubts about your fish-cooking skills, put an end to them by using a nonstick skillet.
Crispy Chicken Cutlets with Cherry Tomato Panzanella
Leaving the skin on chicken cutlets allows them to develop fantastic savory crunch without the need for dredging through flour.