Snack
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Jamaican Banana Fritters
Use overripe fruit to make Jamaican banana fritters that are tender yet slightly chewy—and even simpler than basic pancakes.
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Jamaican Pan Chicken
Marinated with fragrant island spices like Scotch bonnet pepper, scallion, and thyme, pan chicken is hot, smoky, and tender—the ultimate Jamaican fast food.
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Cauliflower Pakoras
Seasoned with Kashmiri chile powder, garam masala, and turmeric, these crisp, tender cauliflower pakoras make a satisfying snack.
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Strawberry Banana Smoothie
Made with just a handful of ingredients, this strawberry banana smoothie tastes like a sippable version of strawberries and cream.
Coconut Bake
Many of the derivatives of coconut – coconut oil, coconut milk and shredded coconut – are used in the making of this mildly sweet, surprisingly moist bread, which is very popular in Trinidad and Tobago. This family recipe uses both baking powder and yeast, as it adds extra lightness to the bake, which has a tender yet textured crumb. The complex flavor stems from the inclusion of ground ginger, nutmeg and, of course, the namesake ingredient. Coconut bake can be used in myriad meal applications — as an accompaniment to soups and stews, as a substitute for sliced bread for sandwiches or with saltfish buljol — but has enough range and depth to be enjoyed on its own.
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Crispy and Flavorful Avocado Fries
Crunchy with golden brown panko on the outside and buttery within, avocado fries are a low-effort, high-reward snack that come together in less than 30 minutes.
Rolex (Vegetable Omelet and Chapati Roll)
A popular snack on the streets of Kampala, Uganda, the rolex is a vegetable omelet rolled up in a chapati, its name a cheeky reference to the watch brand. A rolex can be as elaborate or as simple as you need it to be. Ingredients always include a chapati (homemade or store-bought) and eggs studded with vegetables and cooked in a skillet. At its most basic, a rolex will have diced onions, shredded green cabbage and often green peppers. Tomatoes can be added in cooked or raw for a pop of acid. Minced chiles will add a bit of heat, and fresh chopped cilantro is a lovely garnish. These are all optional, of course. In Kampala, the rolex is often made with the ingredients the maker has on hand.
Soft Pretzels
Traditional pretzels are dipped in a lye solution to give them that quintessential pretzel tang and gorgeous color — but this fun home-baking project relies instead upon baking soda. Food-science writer Harold McGee suggested baking the baking soda before using it to mimic lye more effectively. It takes a little bit of extra time, but very little extra effort, and the results are well worth it: These pretzels are deeply burnished and flavorful. Before twisting the dough, if your ropes are a little thicker at the ends, you can trim the thicker bits and cook them separately — following the same procedure as for the pretzels — to make pretzel bites. Pretzels are best enjoyed the day that they’re made. You can freeze leftovers for another day and reheat them tucked in a foil packet in the oven, but the results are never quite as good. Instead, halve the recipe and make only five if 10 is too many for one day.
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Natto (Japanese Fermented Soybeans)
Making your own natto—Japan's famously slimy fermented beans with a subtle coffee aroma—allows for nearly endless customization.
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Avocado Chocolate Mousse
The secret to ultra-creamy and velvety smooth vegan chocolate mousse? Ripe avocados.
Crudités With Lemongrass-Fermented Tofu Dip
For rau củ sống chấm chao, a Vietnamese take on crudités, serve raw, seasonal veggies with a tangy, spicy, umami-rich sauce featuring chao (fermented tofu), a wondrous ingredient that’s akin to creamy, winy cheese. Fermented tofu typically punches up stir-fried greens or a bowl of porridge, but Vietnamese cooks love to let it shine as a sauce. The dynamite nước chấm chao (fermented tofu dipping sauce) could be paired with grilled goat or lamb, but it’s fantastic as a dip. For this recipe, from my cookbook “Ever-Green Vietnamese” (Ten Speed Press, 2023), choose at least three vegetables from the crudité options. The sesame seed addition isn’t standard, but adds body and richness to the sauce, uniting the ingredients. Make a double batch of sauce, if you like, so you have extra to dress grilled romaine; top it with fried shallots for a summertime salad.
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Avocado Smoothie
This ultra-creamy avocado smoothie gets its sweet, tangy flavor from frozen mangoes, orange juice, and a ripe banana.
Cherry Almond Cake
Using frozen fruit is a great way to bring some summer sunshine to your baking all year round. It’s dependably sweet, delicious and usually affordable. Frozen fruit does tend to let off a lot juice, so it’s a good idea to thaw it first and let some of the liquid drain before adding it in. If you don’t have time to thaw your fruit, you can still bake this cake, but the fruit will sink to the bottom. Cherry and almond are a classic combination, but wild blueberries or chopped peaches would work, too. This naturally gluten-free cake is made with almond flour, which has the potential to make it dense. But whipped egg whites folded into the batter ensure that the cake is light and fluffy, despite being made almost entirely of nuts.
Buttermilk Sugar Biscuits
These wonderful hearty biscuits, from the brilliant baker Briana Holt of Tandem Coffee + Bakery in Portland, Maine, are crusty on the outside but tender on the inside, with distinct layers that are fun to peel apart while eating. Different from fluffy, airy Southern biscuits, Ms. Holt’s biscuits are like sturdy, salty-sweet Tempur-Pedic pillows that bounce back when you press into them. At Tandem, these beauties are split and served slathered with butter and fruit jam or, in an especially divine combination, cream cheese and hot pepper jelly.
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Cornflake Marshmallow Treats
The naturally sweet and earthy flavor of Corn Flakes shines in this riff on classic Rice Krispies treats.
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Homemade Yakimochi (Grilled Mochi With Soy Sauce and Nori)
Also known as isobeyaki or yakimochi, these tender grilled Japanese rice cakes come together from scratch with the help of a stand mixer.
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Bánh Xèo (Crispy Vietnamese Rice Pancakes With Pork and Shrimp)
Named for the sizzling sound (xèo) produced as the rice batter hits the hot pan, bánh xèo is a crisp, savory pancake meant to be broken apart and shared.
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Chè Chuối (Vietnamese Banana, Tapioca, and Coconut Milk Dessert)
This delightfully rich and creamy, coconut milk–based soup is full of plump, fragrant bananas, and tender tapioca pearls.
Magnolia Bakery’s Banana Pudding
To many, the banana pudding at the famed New York shop Magnolia Bakery is even more iconic than the store’s beloved cupcakes. Airy, creamy and delightfully reminiscent of childhood packaged snacks (thanks to instant vanilla pudding mix), this dessert is both a crowd pleaser and easy to assemble. If you’re making 12 individual servings rather than one large one, you’ll have enough cookies to use two per layer. If you prefer more coverage, make only two layers and use three cookies per layer.
Miso Pecan Banana Bread
This banana bread is a formidable treat: moist on the inside, with a crunchy bite around the edges. Banana bread may have emerged to prominence around the 1930’s — in the midst of the U.S.’s Great Depression, alongside the urge to economize recipes and the emergence of widespread baking powder usage — but the dish is now a global mainstay. It’s just as satisfying over coffee in the morning, as a quick bite for lunch or shared over a scoop of ice cream after dinner. The crunch of pecans complements the bread’s softness. Miso adds complexity alongside the banana’s sweetness. Be sure to utilize the ripest bananas you can find because it really will make a difference. This banana bread can hold for several days on the counter or in the fridge, if you have any left.
Banana Nut Breakfast Bars
These bars get their fudgy texture from ripe bananas and are lightly sweetened with honey. They are packed with nut butter, walnuts and oats, making them a satisfying breakfast treat. By combining the mashed bananas with eggs and letting them sit together for 15 minutes, the bananas become extra sweet. That’s because eggs contain a starch-digesting enzyme called amylase, which converts some of the banana starches to sugar. Best of all? The batter comes together quickly, in just one bowl.
Rice Krispies Treats
These classic treats are salty-sweet and the perfect balance of crispy, gooey, soft and chewy. This version, inspired by the one Julia Moskin adapted from the chef Colin Alevras for The Times in 2007, is also enhanced by deeply browned butter. But here, a good amount of salt balances out the sweetness and includes a secret to achieving the perfect texture: The marshmallows are cooked gently to prevent the sugars from caramelizing, which can turn your treats hard and dry. You can easily double this recipe, and use a 9-by-13 pan, but you’ll end up with slightly taller treats (which is not a bad thing). The rainbow sprinkles are optional, but highly recommended.
Cheddar Chive Crisps
Every cookie tin deserves a little savory bite. These delicate crisps are speckled with fresh herbs and have a golden vein of cheese running through the dough. Fresh ground black pepper adds a gentle, lingering heat. You can go with any firm cheese that has strong notes here; sharp Cheddar, Parmesan or pecorino will all work nicely. Both the dough and cheese will benefit from staying cold while you work, so return the dough to the refrigerator as often as necessary to keep it chilled. (This cookie is one of six cookies that you can make with this Butter Shortbread Dough recipe. If you make that dough, you can make a double batch of the Cheddar Chive Crisps or try any of the other five recipes.)
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Nigerian Masa (Fermented Rice Cake Balls)
Crunchy fermented rice cakes that can be served sweet or savory.