Fall

Hearty soups, golden chicken biryani, crumby cakes, and more reasons we're dining in.

The sweet-acidic-salty-gingery sauce, cooling mayo, and piles of wispy bonito flake toppings of Japanese okonomiyaki go great on pretty much anything.

For this vegetarian main, crispy-sweet red onions roast alongside the squash for a finishing dose of flavor and texture.

I tried and failed to develop a recipe for my mother’s famous rice dish. And so I made a version of my own.

After years of self-imposed coffee austerity, Nicole Rucker embraces the very extra beverage.

This squash-centric salad has an irresistible pecan dressing and hardy radicchio that refuses to wilt.

Imagine a pumpkin pie with pecan pie’s best feature—obviously, the candied nut topping. The best of both worlds.

These roasted whole brussels sprouts get so crispy you’ll worry they’re burnt (they’re not!). Then toss ’em in a date molasses–brown butter glaze.

When you mix hot sauce with butter, it turns into a spicy, creamy spread that’s perfect for melting atop burnished sweet potato halves, bringing them to life.

Every editor who claimed this cheesy gratin would be “too much!” ended up going back for seconds and thirds. We think you’ll do the same.

Steamed broccolini dressed with a salty-sweet sesame sauce is a bright, palate-cleansing side dish.

This is exactly what we want to drink when fall rolls around—an apple brandy cocktail with citrus, maple, and baking spice notes.

These greens are impossible to stop eating. A sauce of coconut milk, a hot chile, and spices create a full range of bitter, sweet, and tingling flavors.

When cooked until tender, doused in a chile-honey-vinegar sauce, and finished with a nutty, herby salsa verde, humble leeks transform into the in-demand side that no one saw coming.

Incorporating Cheez-Its into the dough results in a toasty, buttery flavor that your friends will be able to identify as deliciousness, but not necessarily as cheesiness. (Trust us, we did a blind taste-test!)

The only thing good about fall is soup.

This delicate, brothy grain soup manages to be comforting and fortifying—but without requiring a nap afterward.

Name a better activity for an autumnal, sweater-weather Sunday than simmering a cozy soup. (Oh, and apple-picking doesn't count.)

Featuring smoky-sweet roast chicken, lemony fritters, and more ultra-comforting dishes.

No offense to soft apples, but we're looking for something firm and crisp.

And it’s far from the sad, soggy number you (and your great aunt) might be familiar with.

Apples glazed in honey, deeply toasted pecans, and tangy buttermilk raise this muffin from Ochre Bakery far above average.

A fruity black tea and bourbon punch that’ll start any dinner party off on the right foot.

Tender, nutty, and studded with caramel-glazed apple halves, Claire Saffitz’s apple cake is the best apple cake. (There, we said it.)