Bachelor Jam

Transform puff pastry, ripe fruit, and a slick of jam into a patisserie-chic dessert.

An electrifying pesto that stays bright green for days on end. With the addition of ginger, and jalapeño, it’s a versatile condiment to have on hand.

Braising canned chickpeas in chicken stock and olive oil makes them unbelievably tender and buttery. This is worth the effort of peeling 40 cloves of garlic.

This no-oven-needed crisp can be made with almost any fresh berry (we’d avoid raspberries) and comes together within 45 minutes.

Froyo for one, made in a blender and topped with a crackly magic shell.

Rehydrating dried cherries in hot water turns them plump and juicy—exactly what you want scattered throughout a rosemary-scented pan sauce for pork chops.

The best fruit pie, complete with a brown sugar streusel topping.

We reimagined pork dumplings as a filling for juicy stuffed tomatoes.