The Most Popular Recipes in July

Fudgsicles, chicken wings, and more No Images? Click here   The Most Popular Recipes of July Summer is speeding past us! It feels like we just looked up from our keyboards, and suddenly it was the end of July. We spent the month rounding up the best places to eat in Brooklyn and Queens (with more cities coming soon!). Our new friend George Stern told us about the ways food websites (yes, including Serious Eats!) the fail people with disabilities. Baker and food writer Allison Robicelli kicked off her new series on SE, starting with a rumination on the uncanny valley of food media.  The culinary team were a bunch of busy bees this month, producing a ton of new summer recipes for you to play with. Stella created beautiful fusion with her new chocolate American buttercream made with ganache. Sasha demo'd a new grill setup for skewers, complete with a slew of new kebab combos and styles to try. Daniel taught us how to make real-deal pulled pork, the right way. And we saw the return of Kenji when he swung by the office to make some kimchi-brined fried chicken (don't worry, we caught it on camera). Below are our most popular recipes of the month. If you missed the boat on them, now's your chance to make them in August! Try Them Out for Yourself! DIY Fudgsicles These homemade Fudgsicles have an even deeper chocolate flavor than the original. Easy Queso Fresco or Paneer It won't age, it won't melt, and it's great for grilling or for eating straight up.  Homemade Chick-fil-A Sandwiches  Even more delicious when you make them on a Sunday. Homemade Pistachio Paste Like a cross between pistachio butter and marzipan.   Fried Caprese Bombs This deep-fried hors d'oeuvre is part Caprese salad, part mozzarella stick, and completely welcome at any get-together. Black Sesame Ice Cream An all-natural charcoal color and an unbelievably rich and nutty flavor that any fan of peanut butter will love.    Salted Dulce de Leche Brownies Consider yourself warned, because you're gonna want to make these every day. Cuñapes/Pão de Queijo (South American Cheesy Bread) No matter what you call this bread, it's always delicious. Grilled Turkish-Style Chicken Wings  If you're in need of a new spicy treatment for chicken wings, you've come to the right place.  Frijoles Charros (Mexican Pinto Beans With Bacon and Chilies) Win your next cookout competition with one superlative potluck dish.     Serious Eats 88 35th St Ste 602 Brooklyn, NY 11232 Click Preferences to control which emails you receive from Serious Eats. Clicking Unsubscribe will remove you from all Serious Eats emails…which would be sad. Preferences  |  Unsubscribe

How to Make No-Waste, No-Cook Cherry Pit Syrup

Major cocktail upgrade No Images? Click here Cherry Pit Syrup Here's an easy, no-fuss method for making the most of your summer cherry haul: After making cherry pie, cherry ice cream, or any other cherry treat, toss all those pits with a bit of sugar. This will draw out all the flavor from the wisps of fruit that cling to the pits, producing a vibrant cherry syrup that can be used as a sweetener for cocktails, iced tea, and seltzer, or as a sauce to drizzle over ice cream, French toast, and pancakes. Read More → The Kitchen Essential Fine-Mesh Strainer Straining the liquid through a fine-mesh sieve into a small bowl prevents any little broken bits of cherry pit from getting into your syrup. Shop Now   All the homemade syrups! Fresh Lemon Syrup Fresh Pineapple Syrup Fresh Mango Syrup Homemade Pancake Syrup   Serious Eats 88 35th St Ste 602 Brooklyn, NY 11232 Click Preferences to control which emails you receive from Serious Eats. Clicking Unsubscribe will remove you from all Serious Eats emails…which would be sad. Preferences  |  Unsubscribe

Want to Cook at Your Airbnb? Here's Our Packing List

Get Vacation-Ready No Images? Click here   What to Pack for Your Vacation-Rental Kitchen​ Vacation-rental kitchens are rarely equipped with the tools and ingredients you need to make a good meal. Here's what we pack—from equipment to pantry essentials—to make it feel like we're cooking at home when we’re away from home. Get the whole story here. A Chef's Knife It may be impractical to bring an entire knife set on vacation, but we absolutely recommend packing a cheap but good chef's knife for chopping vegetables, slicing meat, and other basic tasks.   A Cutting Board A sturdy plastic cutting board doesn't take up much space, and it'll ensure you won't get stuck trimming your fruit on a porcelain plate. A Corkscrew Don't get caught up in the mountains without the ability to open a bottle of wine or beer. An affordable, compact corkscrew is truly an essential.   Deli Containers Bring a few cheap plastic deli containers and plastic zip-top bags to pack up leftovers after you cook. Olive Oil A good olive oil is a must for vinaigrettes, sauces, sautés, marinades, and more.   Diamond Crystal Kosher Salt It's not that your rental's kitchen won't have salt—but it might not be the salt you were hoping for. Bring a little container of our favorite kosher salt. You won't regret it. Need more equipment recs? We can help! The Travel Knife: Don't Cleave Home Without It Essential Kitchen Tools for $10 or Less Serious Eats 88 35th St Ste 602 Brooklyn, NY 11232 Click Preferences to control which emails you receive from Serious Eats. Clicking Unsubscribe will remove you from all Serious Eats emails…which would be sad. Preferences  |  Unsubscribe