Party Food

Fried cornbread slathered with salted butter? Sign us up.

They taste just like the real deal.

The spice blend is so good.

Meet your new favorite.

Pumpkin pie who?!

It's so easy.

It's truly restaurant-worthy.

One is never enough.

Spoiler: The noodle hack is a total game-changer.

The Frankenstein fingers will spook everyone.

The ultimate chicken and rice combo.

I never celebrate Thanksgiving without it.

It turned me from a grape skeptic into a voracious grape eater. 

Add whipped cream just because you can.

Learn how to make old-school meatballs just like an Italian nonna.

We tried every method out there to come up with the very best.

No grill, no problem.

Just stick to this simple formula.

Spiking is optional but highly encouraged.

The umami-packed sweet-and-salty marinade is the star.

You don't even need a mixing bowl.

Today, let's pare it down to the basics and talk about how to make an easy, classic, all-American potato salad.

It comes together in just 5 minutes.

Plus they'll solve one of Thanksgiving's most common disputes.

Choose your starting lineup well.

It's scary good.

It uses the leaked secret spice blend from KFC.

Only three ingredients!

It's time to gild the lily.

Is there a more classic cocktail?

Grab a spoon.

Sticky, spicy sauce and all.

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

Who doesn't love Hawaiian rolls?

It's as rich and creamy as you could ever hope for.

This is the definitive recipe for classic vanilla custard ice cream.

When you can't get to Austin, make this brisket instead.

The icebox cake needs no cooking or baking, and yet it yields what you would swear are slices of tender cake layers, filled with airy whipped cream and fresh fruit.

The retro mall-style cookie cake you know and love, only better.

Keep things chill and skip the simple syrup this summer.

Seriously, you'll want to mop up every last drop.

You just need 5 ingredients and there's no baking required.

It's got a secret for guaranteeing extra-crunchy cabbage.

It doesn't get any more epic than this.

Have you ever tried making your own crackers? Your very own crispy, crunchy, seed-topped crackers? My recommendation: try it. Definitely. Crackers are surprisingly easy to make at home with just five basic ingredients, a rolling pin, and a baking sheet. There is no kneading required nor yeast needed; just mix the dough for a minute, then roll, cut, and bake it. Make yourself a quick batch tonight and have homemade crackers for lunches, snacks, and dinners all week long.

Ready the food processor and grab that jar of roasted red peppers in the back of your pantry.

It's foolproof!

As much as we love ice cream, we wouldn’t want you to miss out on another sweet, creamy treat: homemade frozen yogurt. So I went about looking for the very best method for making frozen yogurt. After testing several recipes I’ve found that whipping up your own batch of fro-yo isn’t too different from making your own ice cream, though there are a few key differences to keep in mind.

Toss the frozen shrimp straight onto the sheet pan.

It only takes about 30 minutes!

One bite and you'll wonder why you haven't been making fruit salad this way all along.

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.

Just 3 ingredients!

The result is easy, lightened-up, and still oh-so-crunchy.

One time during fall, I tagged along with my husband on a work trip to Toulouse, France (as one does when one’s spouse has meetings in such nice places). It was our first time in Toulouse, and it was stressful. I feel like the first trip to any new city is a kind of sacrifice to the travel gods, seasoned with blunders and bad maps and jet lag, especially when you don’t speak the language or have a credit card with the right kind of chip inside.

Big-batch sangria that won't break your budget.

Memorize this recipe and ditch delivery.

Poppy seed dressing has a balance of sweet and tangy that I find completely irresistible. The ingredients are easy-to-find; you need white wine vinegar, sugar, and some finely shredded shallot or onion. It’s great on a spinach and strawberry salad, makes a fun spin in a coleslaw, and also does wonders as a marinade for chicken. It’s the jack-of-all-trades of the salad dressing world. This dressing is also surprisingly easy to make yourself.

It's an effortlessly airy vanilla cake layered with velvety custard and perfectly ripe strawberries.

You likely have everything you need.

Creamy, tangy, no-cook panna cotta is perfect no matter the season.

No zucchinis were squeezed in the making of this dessert.

It's way easier than apple pie.

Quick-cooking shrimp make for easy weeknight meals, plus their mild flavor makes them incredibly versatile so that you don’t ever have to get bored. I always have a few bags in the freezer — I honestly never buy shrimp “fresh,” which are usually just frozen shrimp that have already been thawed. This means I can always whip up some sort of 10-minute meal. They are a great way to get creative in your kitchen.

I once went to the Caribbean and actually got sick of piña coladas. It happens to the best of us. Midway through the vacation, I asked my bartender to switch it up a bit and it turns out that the same drink made with mango is just as good, if not better. The bartender kept the pineapple slice garnish as a nostalgic nod to our journey together through a week of seaside cocktails. If you don’t want to bother tracking down a ripe mango and slicing it, use frozen mango.

Red beans and rice for Mardi Gras at home.

Of course Ina has the smartest way to make lasagna ahead!

When you have a glut of fresh summer fruit, sorbets are the answer.

Of course Ina has a few extra tips for ways to finish it off in a special way.

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

If you're on appetizer duty for the Super Bowl party, this is what to make!

Summer — the season of impromptu picnics, backyard get-togethers, and lazy dinners — demands hospitable and casual desserts that come together easily and feed everyone from large to small. This is one of my favorites: A one-bowl butter cake, baked in a pretty dish, and topped with tangy whipped cream and piles of summer fruit. Easy as one-two-three, and beautiful too.