The Bon Appétit Test Kitchen

The fried olives used to garnish this colorful salad just might become your new favorite. Try scattered over crostini or salads.

Spinach and feta arrive in tiny puff-pastry packages.

This stuffed chicken breast is elegant enough for a dinner party.

Serve this cake at brunch, or for dessert with a scoop of ice cream.

These one-ingredient lacy cheese crackers are more impressive than any cheese board.

Canned beans are your friend in this garlic shrimp recipe.

Polish sausage gives the onions and chiles a rich, smoky flavor.

Buttermilk is the tangy heart and soul of so many of our favorite Southern foods. Sadly, the supermarket stuff is "eh" at best. So we make our own.

A little of this Chinese-style spiced salt goes a long way. Serve it in small bowls for dipping, or sprinkle it over fried chicken.

A fruit-filled ice ring will melt more slowly than ice cubes, which means it won't water down your punch.