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Some Caesar recipes try to downplay the anchovies and garlic, but here you can taste both (hint: The anchovies are in the dressing), and yes, it’s good. This is a great salad to make for a party.

Traditionally, Caesar salad was made tableside by a tuxedoed waiter tossing romaine leaves with the whole egg, cheese, and garlic all at once. We’ve made the process a little bit easier, and a lot less dramatic, by combining the dressing ingredients first. Note: While it’s perfectly safe for healthy adults to consume raw eggs, the elderly, pregnant women, or anyone with a delicate immune system should avoid them.

Digestifs are boozy after-dinner drinks said to tame the effects of a rich, heavy meal. They’re ridiculously easy to make: Just add citrus peels or herbs to grain alcohol and steep, then strain and mix with simple syrup. Digestifs keep forever (we store ours in the freezer so they’re pre-chilled), ready whenever you want a nightcap or a cocktail mixer. This recipe relies on the peel from pomelos to create a wonderfully aromatic liqueur.

A quick and easy mustard recipe to serve with sandwiches, especially corned beef, both traditional and slow-cured. A little mustard powder, a little Worcestershire sauce, 10 minutes to develop flavor, and you’re done.

Mustard plus mayo yields mustardaise, a sharp, creamy condiment perfect as a sandwich spread for ham or corned beef, both traditional and slow-cured. In this version, a bit of chopped pickled jalapeños gives it extra bite.

This pesto gives a nice little unexpected punch to pizzas, pastas, and steamed vegetables. Spoon it on baked tofu or fish tacos, or fold it into scrambled eggs—it even elevates a plain old salami and cheddar sandwich.

This alternative to basil and pine nut pesto is great on pizza, pasta, or straight from a spoon.

A bright-tasting variation on traditional chicken salad, with a flavor profile inspired by Mexico. Greek yogurt, cilantro, jalapeño, and lime juice yield simple but striking results. Use as a sandwich filling, or pile on top of a simple green salad for a healthy lunch.

A classic French vinaigrette with red wine vinegar, Dijon mustard, shallot, lemon juice, and olive oil is one of the most versatile sauces in the kitchen. Use it to dress a simple green salad or an elaborate composed one, employ it as a quick marinade for raw meats or a casual accompaniment for grilled ones.

For this classic mixed greens salad recipe, you’ll need a variety of fresh salad greens and a batch of Classic Vinaigrette.

For this delicious yogurt-avocado dressing recipe, tangy Greek yogurt combines with creamy avocado, lime juice, and an herbal trio of chives, cilantro, and parsley. Use it to dress a classic shrimp and greens salad.

This spring break cocktail with a scandalous name blends vodka, peach schnapps, fresh orange juice, and cranberry.

This classic 1980s fern-bar cocktail is simple and fruity: a little peach schnapps, some fresh-squeezed orange juice, and you’re done. Try it for brunch, as an alternative to the ubiquitous Mimosa.

Drinks writer Rob Chirico says the Tequila Sunrise—a blend of tequila and orange juice, with a grenadine glow at the bottom of the glass—is a Prohibition-era cocktail invented at the Agua Caliente racetrack in Tijuana, Mexico.

For this easy Chinese chile garlic sauce recipe, adapted from Asian Dumplings, fresh red chiles combine with garlic and vinegar with a touch of sugar.

For this healthy, refreshing salad recipe, jicama combines with ruby grapefruit and mango with lime, cayenne pepper, and cilantro.