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This impressive-looking Basque cheesecake, which is baked high and fast and gets a caramelized, nearly burnt top, can be made in a hurry.

The best tsukune, or Japanese chicken meatballs, are nicely caramelized, well seasoned, and juicy—and served straight off the grill.

Bold cranberry mingles with bittersweet Cynar in this bitter and bubbly variation on the spritz cocktail.

Delicately apricotty, this easy spritz can be made with or without Aperol. 

Every café in Sweden has a version of kladdkaka, a luscious, under-baked chocolate cake.

Enjoy this coffee cocktail as a pick-me-up, a low-alcohol refresher, or on either end of a big meal.

The classic Aperol spritz recipe on the back of the Aperol bottle calls for three parts Prosecco (or other sparkling wine), two parts Aperol, and a splash of soda. The concoction is fizzy and vibrantly orange in flavor, softly sweet and just a tiny bit bitter—perfect for sipping before dinner as an aperitivo. Earlier versions of the spritz used Select, which some tasters find more complex, or Campari, which is quite a bit more bitter and bracing. But you can spritz with whatever bittersweet liqu.…

Jessie Sheehan's easy 3-minute chocolate mug cake is rich, tender, and moist, with a soft center reminiscent of a molten lava cake.

This New York-meets-Scandi-style treat combines cheesecake with plump cloudberries.

Step away from the oven—this flan is cooked on the stovetop.

This refreshing sherry and watermelon cocktail gets a spicy kick from ginger kombucha.

This beet-tahini dip starts off sweet, then gets a little spicy.

This Swiss chard–based dip is not only visually stunning but also has the perfect balance of earthy, sweet, and acidic flavor.

Karpatka cake is like a cloud of rich milky frosting trapped between two layers of pâte à choux.

This cake has been a favorite since 1965, when a girl won a baking competition with her grandmother’s secret family recipe.

This easy grilled salmon in foil recipe is totally foolproof, resulting in flaky fish with a garlic-herb butter sauce. And did we mention cleanup is a breeze?

The best gin and tonic is all in the technique, because the most important ingredient in a G&T is not really the gin, or even the tonic. It’s carbonation.

Bananas Foster, a flambéed dessert of halved bananas in a syrupy rum sauce, is a New Orleans favorite that never fails to please. Don’t forget the ice cream.

Chef Reem Assil’s cookie bar version of ma’amoul—a holiday cookie enjoyed for Eid, Christmas, and Easter—is scented with espresso and orange blossom water.

This classic Roman pasta only has a few ingredients, but they merge into a surprisingly silky, flavor-packed sauce.