Appetizers/starters

This smoky salsa has a warm heat and a rich, nutty flavor. It’s perfect splashed on top of marinated skirt steak taco...

Chef Josh Capon elevates the traditional quesadilla, serving it with four cheeses and topped with roasted poblanos an...

Made with both serrano chiles and dried chipotles, this salsa is spicy and complex—great for everything from nachos t...

At the New York City cocktail bar Pulqueria, chef Steve Menter creates this delicious guacamole with chunky mango. It...

Star chef Mario Batali’s terrific flatbread sandwiches are topped with slices of creamy Gorgonzola dolce and coppa as...

In these chicken fingers for grown-ups, thin strips of chicken are marinated in ale and citrus juices, then fried un...

Even in southern Italy, not every meatball is drenched in tomato sauce. These are cooked in a sweet-and-tart mixture ...

Instead of using polenta as a side dish, turn it into crouton-like hors d'oeuvres like these, which get piled with a ...

This superb version of tabbouleh has chopped asparagus as well as traditional bulgur, tomato, parsley and mint. Slid...

Spicy and salty, this crispy soppressata makes a great bar snack or a topping for pasta tossed with ricotta. Slidesh...

Chef Ryan Hardy got the idea for his sensational crostini from a jar of pickled ramps he recovered from the back of h...

“Once you know how to cook an artichoke, it doesn’t just give you a skill, it changes your attitude about Rome,” says...

Mario Batali thinks everyone should learn to make pizza dough, but he understands the convenience of buying it from y...

What makes this tapenade special is the clever mix of oil- and brine-cured olives and the surprise of sweet, fresh an...

This tasty salsa comes together quickly because it calls for precooked beets. The best ones are Cryovaced and sold at...

At Hong Kong’s Yardbird, the cooks don’t just cut up chicken thighs to skewer for yakitori: They separate the meat in...

“On every holiday, my mom, Mary Ann White, made creamed spinach. And she used fresh spinach, never frozen,” chef Mich...

This delicious, tangy popcorn is coated in an ingenious mix of pickling spices, like coriander seeds and dill weed. ...

This delicious popcorn is coated in a ranch-flavored seasoning made with buttermilk powder, onion powder and more. S...

“My mom used to make this sun-dried tomato dip to spread on grilled cheddar sandwiches,” says Michael White. He serve...