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This herby buttermilk vinaigrette was first made for Aretha Franklin when she used to come into Le Bernardin.

The creamy vegan “cheese” sauce in this recipe gets an umami kick from white miso and nutritional yeast.

Add the creamy Puerto Rican coconut and rum drink known as coquito to your festive cocktail rotation and enjoy throughout the holiday season.

Tart Granny Smith apples add zing to this earthy, creamy butternut squash soup, while a bit of bacon lends salty richness.

Ribbons of raw zucchini take well to the Caesar treatment in this mostly no-cook summer dinner.

For this towering crepe cake, thin crepes are stacked and sandwiched with an easy pastry cream.

Depending on their level of ripeness, plantains can be savory or sweet—for this sweet plantains recipe, look for mostly black ones.

Raspberry syrup appears over and over in some of the most influential historic cocktail books.

The scent of homemade salsa roja always takes me back to my childhood. The aroma of rehydrating dried chiles mingling with fresh serrano chiles or jalapeños, tomatoes, onion, and garlic was a weekly occurrence in our household. It was always too spicy for my young palate, but I never got sick of the smell wafting through the house. Though I’ve grown into a heat-seeker as my palate has evolved, this version doesn’t have to be spicy at all. Adding a single serrano chile to the mix gives this mild .…

Tender pieces of chicken fillet (a.k.a. chicken tenders) are marinated in miso, yuzu zest, mirin, and sake for a delicate sweet-salty flavor.

Biscuits and gravy, traditionally heavy on dairy and pork, is no one’s idea of a heart-healthy meal. This vegan version swaps out the sausage for fiber-rich beans.

This easy crepe recipe calls for brandy, but you can substitute any flavorful spirit or liqueur to customize it to your tastes and pantry.

I use these creamy black beans in my breakfast burritos, but they can be enjoyed in many other dishes too. Make extra for bean and cheese tacos, or use them as a side dish with roast chicken. These black beans can also be used in tamales, sopes, or simply spread on a tostada with salsa. The possibilities are endless.

One of Lisa Chang’s many specialities is her steaming bowl of Wuhan-style hot dry noodles—homemade bouncy alkaline noodles dressed in a creamy sauce made with sesame paste and two different types of soy sauce.

This dairy-free cheese sauce recipe yields more sauce than you need for two vegan cheesesteaks, but it keeps well in the refrigerator for five days.

Cashews make this creamy asparagus pasta sauce rich without any cream.

This 5% ABV sherry colada is incredibly tasty and still has wonderful complex flavors that keep it from being candy.

The virgin piña colada already exists. This nonalcoholic piña colada goes further, in search of balance and complexity.