The Most Popular Recipes of August
Labor Day weekend is now in the rearview mirror, and with our tummies full of grilled goods, and late-summer fruit pies, we're looking back on the great month we had. For starters, we set off on a quest to catalog the best places to eat and drink across the country. A lot of wine was consumed while we tested the fastest way to chill a bottle (we got the time down to five minutes, FYI). Most importantly, we answered the age-old question: Are corn strippers worth it?
We'd be remiss to not mention Sho breaking the internet with his peanut butter sous vide steak recipe test. Stella went nuts with triple-pistachio breakfast buns. Sasha professor'd up for his Introduction to Korean Barbecue (KBBQ 101, for short). Meanwhile, Daniel met up with master sushi chef Daisuke Nakazawa to learn how to make the perfect tamagoyaki.
Below are our most popular recipes of the month. If you missed the boat on them, now's your chance to make them in September!
Try Them Out for Yourself!
While making a bar pie crust from scratch is doable, sometimes you just need that pizza now. That's where tortillas come in.
Beef chuck is cheaper and more foolproof than brisket, and lends itself very well to classic Texas-style barbecue.
If you want to make Korean-style barbecue at home, beef galbi is a good place to start.
While stir-fried lo mein is often mostly noodles with some vegetables for flavor and color, this version comes out with veggies and noodles in almost equal proportions.
These thin and lacy cookies have chewy middles that are nutty and rich—eating them is like mainlining brown butter.
With this recipe and technique under your belt, you might never make potato gnocchi again.
Sweet roasted tomatoes join forces with briny capers and spicy fresh olive oil in this flavorful spread.
A hot and creamy crab dip, loaded with seasonings and topped with crispy, crunchy buttered bread crumbs.
Scooped up with warm pita bread, this hummus will change your view of the ubiquitous dip for good.
This recipe depends on using the freshest, most flavorful raw pistachios you can find.
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