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Chicken night is about to get even better.

Plus: our secret for making them extra tall and flaky.

It tastes good with everything.

They take about 10 minutes to assemble and last for weeks in the refrigerator.

Can you slice vegetables and boil brine? Then you can make refrigerator pickles.

Everything you need to know about grilling eggplant, summer squash, bell peppers, mushrooms, asparagus, and more.

If you think you detect a hint of chocolate in your chili, you're not wrong.

A savory breakfast that takes two minutes to prep for the slow cooker.

It's foolproof!

Because sometimes butter is boring.

Make soft, creamy steel-cut oats in under 20 minutes.

Summer is the perfect time of the year to cook with seasonal peppersstuffed mushroom sauté the peppers, stir them with cheese, pack the mixture into the mushrooms, sprinkle with panko breadcrumbs, and grill them for five minutes. The real debate with grilled stuffed mushrooms is whether or not you should chop up the stems and put them back in the mushrooms.

Join us in eating this menu on repeat all summer long.

Just 3 ingredients!

This recipe takes less than five minutes to pull together and then rewards you with a delicious, healthy dinner at the end of the day.

Make a pact to give your cast iron pan life beyond the kitchen.

As a rule, anything you can cook on the grill you can also cook on a fire pit — as along as you've got a grill grate. Here are 23 recipes I lean on.

Raise you hand if you agree that every night should be pasta night.

The hot broth, brown-orange like a fall wreath, is studded with bold flavors.

I didn’t grow up eating pickled shrimp, which is surprising considering my mom’s coastal upbringing. Her family spans from the Atlantic beaches of Florida, all the way to the bayous of Louisiana. Seafood made regular appearances at our family gatherings, but usually in the form of spicy Cajun gumbos and jambalayas. It wasn’t until I attended an annual Christmas Day cocktail party a few years back that I discovered the wonder that is Sea Island Shrimp.

The slow cooker does it again!

I’m lucky enough that I live in temperate California with weather that’s suitable for grilling pretty much all year long, save for a few rainy days here and there. When we decided to grill the turkey for our Thanksgiving gathering this year, I was really excited about it — it’s the perfect excuse to be outdoors yet still be getting the centerpiece of Thanksgiving dinner cooked.

Pounding chicken breast into thin, even pieces will make you a better weeknight cook.

Red beans and rice for Mardi Gras at home.

Chicken biryani is a dish for celebration. If you need to feed a crowd or host a dinner party, choose this biryani which will excite your guests with the aromas of the dish made in a slow cooker. The biryani is made with par-cooked rice and marinated chicken before they go into the slow cooker. The traditional method for cooking biryanis includes covering a large brazier with dough to trap the heat. In this recipe, the slow cooker is sealed with foil to produce a similar steamed effect.

And it comes together with three basic ingredients.

We love the stuffed cherry peppers we find in gourmet shops, though at upwards of $10 a jar, they can be a bit pricey. But peppers from the farmers’ market come cheap, and with a simple brine, you can get the same results for much less. All you need is buy some fresh peppers, poke the tops, and make the brine – a mix of white vinegar, garlic, salt and pepper. I first discovered pickled cherry peppers at the Ruby Tuesday salad bar.

All the flavor of hot wings without any of the fuss.

A crock of slow-cooked grits is a dream to wake up to and an easy, no-fuss base for weeknight dinners.

So crispy, so golden, so good.

From burgers and chicken to fish and steak, these sides make a perfect partner to them all.

If you're looking for a quick way to preserve a bunch of cherry tomatoes, pickling is a unique way to put them to good use.

Toss it on a grain bowl, salad, or even over pasta all week long.

It steals the scene at every party.

Based off a soup so good, its memory outlasted the memory of the person I ate it with.

This is a curry dish that benefits from a nice, long simmer anyway, so why not let that happen while you're off doing other things?

Meat pounded thin, lightly breaded, and fried to golden crunchy perfection is an essential technique that lays the groundwork for classic dishes like chicken Parmesan.

A quick soak in an easy brine makes for perfect grilled pork chops every single time.

You only need two ingredients.

It doesn't get much easier than this.

Ratatouille, the classic French vegetable stew, is a perfect candidate for this hands-off cooking method.

The slow cooker is what brought homemade chicken stock into my everyday life. It’s just so easy! Throw everything — chicken bones, carrots, celery, onions, and maybe a bay leaf if you have one — into the slow cooker and let it do its thing. Hours later, you have beautiful, golden stock that’s guaranteed to be better than anything you can buy at the store. Here’s what to do.

On vacation? Let the slow cooker do the work.

They’re also pretty to look at.

It requires just 5 minutes of hands-on time.

Slow cooker breakfasts are culinary superheroes. They work through the night to save the day.

We've cracked the code on moist and tender fillets.

Get out your slow cooker and make a huge batch (you can freeze most of it to have on hand for future meals!).

We've updated this classic technique for no-knead bread to make it tastier and easier!

Crisp on the outside, gooey on the inside.

It's like no other pot roast you've ever tasted.

Like your favorite casserole — just much, much faster.

Risotto is one of those delicious dishes that not enough people make at home because it has a reputation for being fussy and time-consuming. If you make it the traditional way, you have to spend about 20 to 30 minutes at the stove, all of it hands-on time as you stir and add stock, stir and add stock, stir and add stock. What about a delicious, creamy risotto in about 12 to 15 minutes that includes some precious hands-off time?

Yes, you can make bone broth without beef — here's how to do it.

A low-stress crowd-pleaser!

A fragrant dal for those who love lentils and spice.