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Sara Kramer

This Savory Fruit Salad Is a Summer Game-Changer

A savory salad with peaches and cucumbers, so weird that it works. Perfectly.

Savory Peach and Cucumber Salad

This is the future of fruit salad—with avocado, herbs, a little spice, and peak season peaches.

Pistachio-Yogurt Sauce

We didn’t know how much this sauce was missing from our lives until we had it.

Quick-Pickled Chiles

A great basic pickle brine that complements any pepper you like.

Blondie Sundaes With Fried Walnuts and Candied Fennel

Sometimes the oddest-sounding things are the most mind-blowing. Case in point: this savory, crunchy, juicy, sugary sundae.

Lamb Gyros

Grilling and then roasting adds smoky notes to the lamb and jump-starts the browning.

Grilled Gyro Flatbread

Can you buy pocketless pita instead? Sure. But nothing beats the drama of freshly made bread. Use these for our Lamb Gyros.

Buckwheat–Brown Butter Blondies

Take the butter to the edge of burning; the deep toasty, nutty flavors that develop are a needed counterpoint to the earthiness of the buckwheat. 

Demerara Sugar Buns

Combining the sugary filling with dried spice (in this case, juniper) infuses the buns with flavor and perfumes them from the inside. 

Freekeh Paella with Clams and Almond Aioli

Fair to say we're pretty much obsessed with this nut-based (egg-free!) aioli. Try it with walnuts, too.

Chickpeas and Chard with Poached Eggs

You can cook the chickpeas a day or two in advance to save time, then pick up at the step where you sauté the onion and garlic.

Seared Sweet Potatoes with Sausage and Radicchio

These days, it goes without saying that if you’re a vegetarian, you can simply leave out the sausage.

Mackerel with Cauliflower "Couscous" and Tahini

Use one 2-pound mackerel if you can’t find smaller ones, or substitute arctic char or trout.