Cheddar

You know how the cheese sometimes oozes out of a grilled cheese while it’s cooking and gets all brown and crunchy when it hits the skillet? Well, this open-face sandwich recipe is dedicated to making that happen on purpose.

Apple and cheddar met on a cheese board, realized they both dreamed of someday turning into a deep-fried doughnut, and ran off to do just that.

You can use only all-purpose flour for this scones recipe if you’d like, but going 50/50 with whole wheat produces a nice nuttiness that complements the cheese and walnuts.

Progression of a tomato sandwich: On buttered bread with salt; on bread with mayo and cheddar; seasoned and grilled with cheddar and mayo. They’re all pretty perfect, but we’ll take the advanced version, thanks.

These are ideally made with ground shortrib, but using chuck will give you an equally savory filling.

The liquid will not submerge the endive at first, and that’s okay. Take the gratin out of the oven after 10 minutes and press down with a spatula to submerge the endive in cream.

These are the beef enchiladas that the entire Bon Appétit Test Kitchen fought each other for. Let’s just say there won’t be leftovers with this recipe. 

You might have more of the salsas than you need; serve them on the side for dipping. This is part of BA's Best, a collection of our essential recipes.

Indian grocers sell prepared tamarind chutney, which you can easily substitute for the homemade version here.

Coat seared ground pork in a Thai-inspired glaze, then scatter over fried wonton wrappers, and pile on the nacho treatment with two kinds of cheese, pickled jalapeños, and a shredded cabbage and cilantro salad.

“A tart twist on the crisp, comfort-food classic.” —Dawn Perry, senior food editor

If you have leftover "everything" spice, stir it into Greek yogurt drizzled with olive oil for a savory breakfast.

Try pouring the soup directly over the sliced sandwich for an irresistible cheesy bread soup.

Crispy, cheesy, bacon-y—they're an irresistible snack. So irresistible, in fact, that you may want to make a double batch of this potato skins recipe.

We like to use Cabot Seriously Sharp Cheddar—another BA Seal winner—to make these party snacks.