Dinner Recipes for Every Night

Traditional Swedish Pepparkakor

Pepparkakor are delicate, crispy gingerbread cookies that are a beloved Swedish Christmas tradition. A great make-ahead cookie recipe for the holidays!

⏱️ 110 min 💪 Hard 🍽️ 50

Buñuelos

These Mexican buñuelos fry up golden and crisp—sprinkle with sugar and ground cinnamon for a delicious sweet treat at Christmas and New Year.

⏱️ 45 min 🔥 Medium 🍽️ 16

Pistachio Cream Cheese Fingers

These are tender and delicately flavored cookies - the light green color and chocolate drizzle make them stand out on a cookie tray. Nice for holidays or bridal showers.

⏱️ 105 min 💪 Hard 🍽️ 100

Vegan Zucchini Bread

This vegan zucchini bread is made with simple baking ingredients, shredded zucchini, and applesauce for a deliciously moist and tender treat.

⏱️ 90 min 💪 Hard 🍽️ 24

Spicy Pork Curry

This pork curry recipe features thin slices of juicy pork tenderloin cooked in a coconut milk-based peanut sauce that delivers just the right kick!

⏱️ 80 min 🔥 Medium 🍽️ 4

Mississippi Sin

For this Mississippi sin recipe, French bread is filled with a spicy sour cream, Cheddar, and cream cheese dip, baked into a bubbly, rich appetizer.

⏱️ 95 min 💪 Hard 🍽️ 8

Fruit Cream Cones

Customizable, quick, and easy to make, this fruit cream cone recipe is made with fresh fruit and whipped topping — a healthy alternative to ice cream cones.

⏱️ 5 min ⚡ Easy 🍽️ 1

Downeast Maine Pumpkin Bread

This pumpkin bread recipe is easy to make, super moist, and delicious. Spiced with cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves, it's perfect for holiday gifts!

⏱️ 60 min 🔥 Medium 🍽️ 24

Easy Homemade Pizza Sauce

This pizza sauce is a simple, no-cook recipe made with just 5 ingredients: tomato paste, olive oil, garlic, oregano, basil, and rosemary.

⏱️ 10 min 🔥 Medium 🍽️ 8

Pan-Roasted Chicken Breasts

This chicken breast skillet recipe is Chef John's version of pan-roasted chicken breasts that cook fast and stay juicy for an easy weeknight meal.

⏱️ 20 min 🔥 Medium 🍽️ 4

Festival-Style Grilled Italian Sausage Sandwiches

Inspired by Boston's Italian street festivals, plump sweet or hot Italian sausages are grilled with red peppers and onions, then piled into a toasted sandwich roll.

⏱️ 30 min 🔥 Medium 🍽️ 4

Thai Peanut Chicken

This Thai peanut chicken dish is made on the stovetop with crisp broccoli florets and crunchy peanuts in a homemade spicy sauce served over hot rice.

⏱️ 45 min 🔥 Medium 🍽️ 8

Bourbon Hot Dogs

Turn cheap hotdogs into a grownup-worthy appetizer by steeping them in bourbon, ketchup, and brown sugar overnight.

⏱️ 1520 min 💪 Hard 🍽️ 20

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Tim Love's Burger Dog

This delicious recipe gives a delicious twist to two old favorites – a burger and a dog. On race day, give your hot dog bun something to brag about with this winning combination of sirloin, brisket, and white Cheddar.

⏱️ 20 min 🔥 Medium 🍽️ 4

Homestyle Hot Cocoa

It's nice to know how to make a creamy homestyle hot chocolate from scratch, a delicious and comforting drink after outdoor activities in cold weather.

⏱️ 10 min 🔥 Medium 🍽️ 4

Tonnato Sauce

Chef John's recipe for tonnato sauce combines tuna and anchovies with mayonnaise and garlic to produce a versatile and easy spread or dip.

⏱️ 15 min 🔥 Medium 🍽️ 16

Dijon Pork with Apples and Cabbage

A honey-mustard marinade gives roast pork a tangy-sweet punch. Charred cabbage and apple make a crunchy side dish.

⏱️ 55 min 🔥 Medium 🍽️ 6

Watermelon Pickles

These watermelon pickles are cubes of watermelon rind pickled in a sweet and tangy brine made with sugar, vinegar, spices, and maraschino cherries.

⏱️ 1275 min 💪 Hard 🍽️ 24

Barb's Broccoli-Cauliflower Salad

This broccoli-cauliflower salad has a delicious flavor thanks to the addition of bacon bits, sunflower seeds, red onion, and a creamy dressing.

⏱️ 25 min 🔥 Medium 🍽️ 8

Frozen Watermelon Rosemary Margaritas

This easy seven-ingredient frozen watermelon rosemary margarita recipe makes the perfect cocktail to enjoy at any summer barbecue, party, or potluck.

⏱️ 570 min 💪 Hard 🍽️ 4

Good New Orleans Creole Gumbo

Traditional Creole gumbo made with roux, shrimp, sausage, and crabmeat. Delicious served over hot cooked rice.

⏱️ 220 min 💪 Hard 🍽️ 20

Plum Flummery

Try this simple plum flummery recipe for a deliciously soft chilled plum pudding that’s the perfect combination of creamy, fruity, sweet, and tangy.

⏱️ 245 min 💪 Hard 🍽️ 5

Classic Thanksgiving Dressing With Parsley, Sage and Thyme

This classic Thanksgiving dressing with parsley, sage, and thyme recipe — and its tasty variations — is for those who want a simple, homemade stuffing.

⏱️ 80 min 🔥 Medium 🍽️ 16

Strawberry Fig Preserves

Figs and strawberry gelatin make a canned fruit preserve that everyone will swear is made of strawberries. The pretty red jars make nice gifts.

⏱️ 110 min 💪 Hard 🍽️ 40