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Learn how to cook salmon in the oven and make the perfect baked salmon recipe. Opt for farmed Atlantic salmon, and brush each fillet with oil to ensure a juicy result. A simple spice rub with sugar and kosher salt cooks gently into the salmon. Credit:Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox Learn how to make baked salmon. After just 10 minutes in the oven, your salmon is ready. Serve hot with veggies and potatoes, or store leftovers to eat cold over salad all week long....

Oyster stew is a favorite for a lifetime. This gloriously simple comes from the home kitchen of Bill Smith, one of our favorite food writers. (During World War II, he was assigned to an army post office in Calcutta, India.) Credit:Antonis Achilleos; Prop Stylist: Christine Keely; Food Stylist: Chelsea Zimmer Back in those days, people would often leave presents for postal workers, especially around the holidays. We sometimes kept a gifted basket of oysters under a wet burlap bag in our basement....

Dinner in a snap. Looking for a surefire way to get an impressive dinner on the table in a snap? Let us introduce you to the concept of asimple seafood supper. Credit: Victor Protasio; Food Styling: Rishon Hanners; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis In fact, you could make this recipe with any thick fillets from white-fleshed fish. Let the fish rest for 10 minutes before cooking to allow any juices to seep out....

The best way to get crispy, crunchy roasted okra every time. Okra can be intimidating; but we urge you to embrace this vegetable. When preparing, it’s important to thoroughly wash and dry before cooking to furtherdecrease the slime quotient. Credit:Caitlin Bensel, Food Stylist: Torie Cox The smaller the okra pod, the less slime you will encounter. Cutting the okra in half lengthwise can also cut down on slime. This simple roasted recipe is delicious, and just takes a short amount of hands-on prep time....

This classic roast turkey is one you’ll want to use year after year at your feast. This much-maligned but oh-so-delicious bird has a bad reputation of being too dry, under cooked, or tasteless. To allow adequate time for defrosting, plan on two to three days for a 10- to 15-pound bird. Credit:Fred Hardy, Food Stylist: Margaret Monroe Dickey, Prop Stylist: Hannah Greenwood Then you are ready to follow your recipe for an easy roast turkey....

For cocktails, sweet tea, desserts, and more, learn how to make simple syrup. Dotdash Meredith Simple syrup is an absolute staple in many Southern refrigerators. We use it to mix into our favorite cocktails or stir into ourclassic sweet tea recipe. Credit:Dotdash Meredith If you’ve ever made anOld Fashioned, you know the addition of simple syrup is a must. In the summer,peach simple syrupis a real treat. Just add a few peels to your saucepan right after removing it from the heat for a subtle flavor....

This recipe delivers a fairly classic white cake with a tender crumb and sweet, vanilla flavor. Caitlin Bensel, Food Stylist: Torie Cox A good white cake is versatile and welcome at all occasions. This simple white cake requires no special techniquesno whipping egg whites to stiff peaks, for example. Credit:Caitlin Bensel, Food Stylist: Torie Cox The cake also uses a combination of butter for richness and oil for more moisture....

you could customize the homemade barbecue sauce to your family’s preferences. If you like heat, increase the hot sauce or cayenne pepper. Here’s a brief recap for the recipe. Credit:Alison Miksch In this recipe, you’ll get all the taste of BBQ chicken with no actual grill required. This version calls for browning and simmering the protein in a large, cast-iron skillet. However, there are many other ways to achieve the grilled chicken vibe without firing up the BBQ....

Pickled red onions, diced tomatoes, or avocado would all make great additions to these enchiladas. It would also be lovely served with a tangycabbage slawmade with cilantro and lime juice. However you serve it, this recipe is dinner worthy, appetizer worthy, and definitely leftover worthy. Credit:Victor Protasio, Food Stylist: Ruth Blackburn, Prop Stylist: Lydia Pursell This recipe is part of ourCook Once, Eat Twice series. envelopeslow-sodium taco seasoning mix 2cupsred chile enchilada sauce(such as Frontera)...

Saddle up to this skillet dip, and get the party started. And because the pretzel bites are frozen, this appetizer comes together in a flash. Ingredients 8hickory-smokedbacon slices, coarsely chopped (1 cup) 1(12-oz. Credit:Antonis Achilleos; Prop Stylist: Lydia Purcell; Food Stylist: Ruth Blackburn )pkg.frozen pretzel bites(such as SuperPretzel), salt packet reserved 1(8-oz. )pkg.cream cheese, softened 1(8-oz. )blocksharp Cheddar cheese, shredded (about 2 cups) 1(7-oz. )blockHavarti cheese, shredded (about 1 3/4 cups)...

Give the classic family dinner an elegant upgrade. Treat the family to a classic pot pie reinvented in a skillet. A pretty patchwork top of puff pastry gives this chickenpot piea new look. Credit:Brittany Conerly; Food Stylist: Karen Rankin; Prop Stylist: Christina Brockman There’s no bottom crustwe’ve streamlined with a shingled puff pastry topping. Instead of boiling chicken, you’ll use rotisserie chicken, which some grocery stores sell already shredded. Cover and store in the refrigerator....