Author Notes You might think that salt water is the simplest wet brine—it’s just salt and water—but this one might be even easier: olive brine. While many wet brines rely on a slew of spices, herbs, and...
The 10 Most Popular Big Little Recipes of 2020
While I imagine there is very little, if anything, that any of us would like to repeat from 2020, I hope that you also found some recipes to carry into January and beyond. I’m biased, I admit, but this year made me appreciate minimalist cooking and baking more than ever before—those dishes whose ingredient lists ask very, very little of us and never apologize for their simplicity. These are the most popular Big Little Recipes from 2020. Let’s take them with us toward a brand-new year.
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Author Notes Two-ingredient pancakes, which just happen to have no gluten, are one of the internet’s favorite things. Maybe you’ve made them yourself, with just banana and egg. Or perhaps you’ve stumbled...
Author Notes A fruit salad, but not like that. While most fruit salads include an assortment of fruits—strawberry, kiwi, melon, banana, to name a few—and a sweet dressing, this Big Little Recipe takes...
Author Notes When there are so many flavored yogurts available at the supermarket—from blueberry to coconut to pomegranate—it may seem superfluous to make your own. But stay with me. All you need are ingredients....
Author Notes Everything seasoning is best known for its original role as a bagel topping—but once you have a jar handy, you’ll find a million and one other ways to use it. I bow down to this seedy ingredient...
Author Notes Cold noodles to keep on rotation as soon as nights get warm enough to throw the comforter off the bed. Inspired by many takeout orders of ma jiang mian (sesame noodles), this sauce is nutty...
Author Notes This bite-size appetizer slash snack has been the star of my family holidays and get-togethers for decades. Like a potato chip or pizza slice, it’s impossible to eat just one. Picture: a bite...
Author Notes By this point, it’s well-known that you should salt meat in advance. But did you know that you should sugar meat in advance, too? You should. I first stumbled upon this A+ tip thanks to community-favorite...
Author Notes In addition to their namesake, classic peanut butter cookies call for butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, eggs, flour, baking powder, and baking soda. But you can get crispier, chewier,...
Author Notes A winner, winner chicken dinner, all thanks to one ingredient: tangy, creamy Greek yogurt. Part of it gets used as a marinade—thanks to its fat and acidity, yogurt ensures that chicken breasts...