When you take chocolate in a spicy, instead of a sweet, direction, the result is delicious.

Life is complicated; cooking should be fun.

I love cooking, and I especially love planning big holiday dinners. But as the years go on, I'm less excited about spending whole days in the kitchen. It's time to simplify, right?

How to make Thanksgiving dishes a bit less likely to stretch your waistline.

What to do with that extra can of pumpkin during the holidays? Here are some easy recipes that go well beyond pie filling.

By Sara Dickerman, Bon Appétit The beauty of a whole-chicken dinner, whether you've roasted the bird yourself or picked up one at the grocery store ...

I love Mexican food, but unfortunately great Mexican food is hard to find where I live. So from time to time I make my own version. I don't claim that these dishes are a hundred percent authentic, but I guarantee they taste great.

These sweet and smoky fajitas are quick and full of flavor.

This recipe will bring a smile to the face of any vegetarian attending a barbecue. Blue cheese and slow-cooked onions turn a grilled portobello into an indulgent portobello burger.

We love how the crunchy peas play off the texture of the soft tofu in this satisfying stir-fry.

Since it is officially too hot to turn our ovens on, here's a breakfast-for-dinner riff we love that cooks on the stove top, served with a cool cucumber-yogurt salad.

We love how tender the yogurt marinade makes the chicken in this recipe. It's the perfect rich counterpoint to sweet, juicy grilled tomatoes.

This salad would be equally lovely with shrimp or chicken, but we think you should treat yourself. It's summer!

There's more to jalapenos than turning them into poppers. Don't get us wrong, we love stuffing this small, spicy pepper with a gooey cheese filling, b...

Amazingly addictive, this soup is a great weekend one-dish supper and freezes well. It has a few steps, but the result is well worth the effort.

Trust us, you want to be familiar with all of them.