Good Things to Make With Summer Corn

I wasn’t sure exactly what to cook when friends came over for dinner the other night, but I knew it would involve corn from the farmers’ market, tucked in soft, pale husks, piled on the kitchen counter. As our dogs zoomed around, I turned a ball of dough into parathas stuffed with greens and mashed…

Easy Grilled Chicken Recipes for Labor Day

Chicken is easily the most searched for ingredient on New York Times Cooking, and it stands to reason: It’s economical, it’s widely available, it’s better for the climate than other meats. And it’s endlessly adaptable, a blank canvas for all sorts of preparations and vibrant, delicious seasonings. In the cold weather months, that means cozy…

Best Labor Day Recipes

You’ve worked hard all year, and maybe even all summer. So why not take the unofficial last weekend of the season off to honor workers — and yourself? Or maybe you’d rather not think of work at all, and just spend the time surrounded by loved ones? However you choose to spend the weekend, food…

Cooking With the Three Sisters

As I sat down to write this, I saw a crinkly beige leaf float from the London Plane tree outside my window. This shocks me every summer — that there are a few rogue leaves falling weeks ahead of any autumnal chill. It always makes me want to eat as many tomatoes, watermelons, ears of…