Serves 14

Allen Katz, mixologist at the Shanty and a partner in New York Distilling, uses his own Dorothy Parker gin to make t...

“I started making these fish cakes to use up leftover bits of salmon and potato,” says Sera Pelle, who enjoys them fo...

A spice grinder is a key tool, because freshly ground spices have the most vibrant flavor. The spice crust on this ro...

"I love this dessert because it makes me think of eggnog," says Valerie Gordon of Valerie Confections. To give the se...

"When entertaining at home, I'm always hard-pressed for stove space," says Floyd Cardoz. To save room, he sears the m...

It's unlikely that Romeo and Juliet ever drank this citrusy cocktail in Verona, but on summer afternoons, everyone el...

The quintas (wine estates) along Portugal's Douro River often serve this light cocktail to guests before dinner.

Porchetta, a traditional Italian street food, is a moist and fatty fresh ham covered with skin that's heavily sea...

This is Jennifer Nettles's great-grandmother Mildred's coconut pie, called "impossible" because it se...

Chef Bryan Vietmeier makes these terrifically moist and carroty cupcakes for Seattle's Take 5 Urban Market. He sugges...

This is Grace Parisi's sophisticated version of magic bars, that chocolate-coconut bake-sale favorite. Browning t...

Grace Parisi uses one of the world's great flavor combinations for her unusual marble cake topped with bananas, which...

Traditional Carolina barbecue begins with a whole hog smoked over coals; here, Sean Brock cooks pork shoulder for 12 ...

This amazing cake comes from chef Ann Cashion of Washington, DC, restaurant Johnny's Half Shell.

John Currence ingeniously uses both naturally low-fat buttermilk and fat-free sour cream to make his tender corn brea...

Plus: Perfect 5-Minute Salad Dressings

The soft and sticky dough for these baking powder–boosted sweet buns—made without butter or oil—gets i...

This gumbo from chef-owner Donald Link of Herbsaint in New Orleans owes its flavor to the roux, a mix of flour and oi...

This moist cake, topped by a generous layer of cardamom-spiced, pecan-dotted crumbs, is a fabulous gift. F&W's Ka...