I thought that it would be fun to mix it up at the table a little bit. We still want easy dishes, but there is no reason not to also make them innovative and tasty. Familiar doesn’t have to be boring.

1. Have on hand a rimmed baking sheet lined with paper towels. 2. Set a colander over a bowl. Lay the eggplant and zucchini in the colander with a sprinkle of salt between the layers. Put the colander ...

Part soft sugar cookie, part chewy Snickerdoodle, with tons of rich vanilla flavor! Snickerdoodles are rich, chewy vanil ...

With their golden crumb and sunlit lemon flavor, these cupcakes embody the heart of La Colazione: a simple pleasure meant to be shared. Serve them with espresso for breakfast, pack them for a summer ...

Oil-cured olives (also called dry-cured) showed up often on my Sicilian grandmother's table. They would dot her rectangular pizzas or show up as antipasto alongside sharp cheeses, pickled artichoke ...