Cheese

Begin preparing this a day before serving.

This beautiful appetizer boasts a delicate balance of leek and cheese flavor.

You'll need a pastry bag fitted with a 1/4-inch star tip to create the decorative rosettes. Begin making this cake two days before you plan to serve it.

Prepare this cake a day ahead.

Have we found Tex-Mex heaven? This very easy vegetarian meal satisfies with the heft of beans and melted mixed cheese.

The technique for cooking vegetables in water, oil, and vinegar is called à la Grecque, or Greek style. Fennel, celery, pearl onions, and feta cheese round out the salad. Serve a full-boded Chardonnay with it

Whack raw asparagus with a rolling pin, then douse it in a lemony vinaigrette.

Chopped kimchi and soy sauce transform mellow tuna salad into your new favorite riff on the classic diner sandwich.

This lasagna soup delivers rich, baked-pasta flavor without an oven. Made with Italian sausage and spinach, it’s a fast, weeknight-friendly take on the classic.

Not stuffed shells. But not not stuffed shells either.

Crispy, Parmesan-crusted cutlets make this spring dish sing.

You’ll enjoy this dish here, there, and everywhere.

A halfway-homemade pastry to wow anyone.

All pizza toppings welcome, especially pickled peppers, olives, maybe an anchovy or 10.

A veg-forward main or gets-along-with-everyone side.

A glug of lemon-lime soda gives this pound cake a citrusy zip and tender crumb.

These cheesy biscuits are a dream savory breakfast. Or pile them in a basket to round out any dinner.

Creamy panna cotta imbued with mascarpone, espresso, cocoa, and booze is everything you love about classic Italian tiramisu in a lusciously wobbly package.