5 Ingredients or Fewer
Mashed Sweet Potatoes
Six ingredients (including salt and pepper) stand between you and what may just be the world’s most perfect side dish.
By Gina Marie Miraglia Eriquez
Our Favorite Pie Crust
This easy recipe for pie dough takes all the guesswork out of making a buttery, flaky pie crust. It’s ideal for pretty much any pie you want to make.
By Rhoda Boone
Creamed Corn
This old-fashioned recipe is simple and memorable; the secret is starting with fresh, juicy corn on the cob.
By Ruth Cousineau
Green Beans Amandine
Made with haricots verts, nutty brown butter, and toasted almonds, this French classic is a perennial favorite.
By Anna Stockwell
Archangel
Keep Aperol, gin, and a few cucumber slices on hand all summer long to make this elegant cocktail whenever you want.
By Michael McIlroy and Richard Boccato
Chocolate Syrup
This homemade chocolate syrup recipe is rich and versatile, and the process is nearly as easy as running to the grocery store to pick up a bottle of Hershey’s.
By Melissa Roberts
Salmoncito
Invite Campari and grapefruit into your G&T for an extra-refreshing (and easy) cocktail.
By Khristian de la Torre
Mimosa
The classic mimosa requires just sparkling wine and orange juice—just make sure it’s freshly squeezed.
By The Gourmet Test Kitchen
Gin Rickey
With all due respect to the mighty gin and tonic, the rickey may just be the world’s most refreshing gin cocktail.
By Shelley Wiseman
Pisco Sour
With its signature foamy white head and Angostura bitters garnish, the pisco sour is a stunner.
By The Gourmet Test Kitchen
Quick-and-Easy Hot Fudge Sauce
This luscious hot fudge sauce comes together in the time it takes to let your ice cream soften up a bit.
By Jesse Szewczyk
Microwave Hot Fudge Sauce
Let the microwave do all the work for this better-than-store-bought quick hot fudge sauce.
By Jesse Szewczyk
Banana Milkshake
Easy, creamy, and dreamy, this banana milkshake gets a dash of warm spice to complement the real fruit flavor.
By Moosewood Collective
Fresh Strawberry Milkshake
A secret ingredient helps all the flavors of this homemade strawberry milkshake shine (hint: you definitely have it in your pantry already).
By Shelley Wiseman
Chocolate Malt
Put on your bobby socks and make this old-fashioned chocolate malt with just four ingredients.
By Moosewood Collective
Egg Cream
If you can’t make your way to Manhattan or Brooklyn to get your hands on a classic New York egg cream, here’s your ticket to make this nostalgic fountain drink at home.
By Gina Marie Miraglia Eriquez
Root Beer Float
As much as we love a trip to the ice cream parlor, the best root beer float is the one you make yourself.
By The Gourmet Test Kitchen
Garlic Mayonnaise
Call it garlic mayonnaise or aioli, this zhuzhed-up condiment brings a boost of flavor to just about everything it touches.
By Penelope Casas
Classic Mayonnaise
If you’ve ever looked at a jar of mayo and wondered, “So what is this stuff exactly?” this homemade mayonnaise recipe is for you.
By Scott Peacock