Recipes By Megan O. Steintrager

20 recipes found

This 5-Ingredient Corn Salad Is a Little Sweet, a Little Tangy, and Entirely Delicious
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Aug 1, 2025

This 5-Ingredient Corn Salad Is a Little Sweet, a Little Tangy, and Entirely Delicious

This riff on a restaurant's "Japanese elotes" is my favorite use for summer's fresh corn and herbs.

15m4
This 3-Ingredient Summer Sauce Is Berry, Berry Good
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Jun 29, 2025

This 3-Ingredient Summer Sauce Is Berry, Berry Good

This silky strawberry sauce recipe is quick and versatile. Drizzle it on ice cream, cake, custards, yogurt, and more.

15m4
Fried Pickles
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Mar 13, 2025

Fried Pickles

Make the best bar snack ever—fried pickles with bacon-ranch—at home with this recipe.

35m6
Homemade Beignets
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Feb 7, 2025

Homemade Beignets

Make fresh, pillowy, powdered sugar–coated beignets at home that rival the classic beignets at Café du Monde in New Orleans and other cafés in South Louisiana.

10h 45m12,3 dozen beignets
Fried Okra
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Jan 7, 2025

Fried Okra

Here's how to make crispy, tender fried okra with zero slime, plus a creamy, tangy comeback sauce for dipping those tasty pods.

30m4
Crispy Southern Fried Shrimp
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Jan 3, 2025

Crispy Southern Fried Shrimp

Recipe developer Craig Ruff employed a number of techniques to make the juiciest, crispiest Southern fried shrimp, but this one tip seals the deal—and it requires zero effort.

1h 10m8
The Must-Have Appetizer for Every Festive Occasion
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Dec 23, 2024

The Must-Have Appetizer for Every Festive Occasion

These bacon-wrapped shrimp with a sweet and savory soy sauce–hot honey glaze are perfect for parties. The shrimp are tender, the bacon crisp, and the glaze gives the exterior a caramelized flavor and texture and beautiful sheen.

43m
These Mini Southern Pies Will Be the Talk of Your Holiday Party
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Dec 20, 2024

These Mini Southern Pies Will Be the Talk of Your Holiday Party

These little pecan pies triple-down on the pecan flavor in the crust, the filling, and as a topping. They're buttery, gooey, nutty, and ready for your holiday party.

2h 25m24,24 cookies
Lemon Sugar Cookies
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Dec 12, 2024

Lemon Sugar Cookies

Using lemon juice and zest in both the cookie dough and sprinkled over the glaze gives these slice-and-bake sugar cookies a bright citrus flavor.

3h 25m12,24 cookies
Mushroom Pot Pie
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Oct 1, 2024

Mushroom Pot Pie

With its creamy, savory mushroom and vegetable filling and flaky puff pastry crust, this pot pie is a superb main for holidays and even weekdays.

1h 30m6
Fried Pickle Dip
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Aug 27, 2024

Fried Pickle Dip

This creamy pickle dip gets extra salty-briny pickle flavor from chopped pickles and pickle juice, and it's topped with breadcrumbs that are toasted in butter and more pickle juice. Grab some pickle-flavored potato chips and dig in.

45m8,2 cups
These Super-Crunchy Fried Green Tomatoes Bring Me Back to My Southern Childhood
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Aug 23, 2024

These Super-Crunchy Fried Green Tomatoes Bring Me Back to My Southern Childhood

Dipped in rémoulade or slathered with pimento cheese, these crispy Southern fried green tomatoes are the perfect use for unripe tomatoes.

35h 20m8
Easy Fruit-Swirl Ice Cream Sandwiches
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Jul 20, 2024

Easy Fruit-Swirl Ice Cream Sandwiches

Made with a giant homemade vanilla cookie and store-bought ice cream swirled with your favorite fruit jam, these easy ice cream sandwiches take just 15 minutes to put together before you pop them in the freezer to set. Once they're firm, slice them into individual portions and enjoy a homemade ice cream sandwich that WON'T crack your teeth.

4h 40m12
Honey-Butter Toast
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Jul 16, 2024

Honey-Butter Toast

This riff on brick toast is fluffy and soft on the inside with a shatteringly crisp honey-butter exterior. The recipe comes together quickly and then bakes in the oven, so this luxurious breakfast or snack is almost entirely hands off.

35m2
Chilled Beet and Cherry Summer Soup
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Jun 21, 2024

Chilled Beet and Cherry Summer Soup

This cold fruit soup is made with fresh beets and sweet cherries—which are in season at the same time during peak summer—sour cream or yogurt, star anise, and cinnamon. It's a bit sweet but leans more to the savory side. It's gorgeous, deliciously refreshing, and works well as light amuse bouche.

5h 15m4
Air-Fryer Southern Fried Chicken
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Jun 4, 2024

Air-Fryer Southern Fried Chicken

A buttermilk-pickle brine and a well seasoned dredge work together with the air fryer for this quick, easy, and fantastically juicy and crispy "fried" chicken.

5h 5m6
Air-Fryer Chicken Breasts
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May 24, 2024

Air-Fryer Chicken Breasts

Our zero-fuss recipe for air-fryer chicken breasts produces meat that’s tender, flavorful, and juicy—just the way we like our chicken.

4h 35m4
Simple Strawberry Sauce
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May 13, 2024

Simple Strawberry Sauce

This silky strawberry sauce recipe is quick and versatile. Drizzle it on ice cream, cake, custards, yogurt, and more.

15m4
Savory Cabbage Tarte Tatin
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May 9, 2024

Savory Cabbage Tarte Tatin

This tart has a caramel-like sauce, tender cabbage, nutty Gruyère cheese, and a crispy crust for a vegetarian centerpiece that's gorgeous and delicious. Make it for any other special occasion.

4h 25m8
Easy Upside Down Sheet-Pan Asparagus Tart Recipe
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May 2, 2024

Easy Upside Down Sheet-Pan Asparagus Tart Recipe

All you have to do is press puff pastry over the asparagus spears, lemon zest, goat cheese, and fresh thyme, bake, and flip for a beautiful spring tart that takes less than an hour to prep, including bake time.

1h 10m8