Garlic

Plenty of cheese, peak summer tomatoes, tons of garlic, and a cracker crust make for a totally addicting savory pie.

This sauce tastes like a cross between ranch and Alabama white sauce, which means you can basically put it on anything.

When two classics become one.

This savory, larb-esque pork mixture makes for the ultimate all-purpose grain bowl topper.

This isn’t the thick harissa that resembles a paste. Treat it like your favorite barbecue sauce and smother grilled steak and chicken with it.

Which, let's be honest, happens a lot

You can do the first fry ahead of time, then soak the plantains in garlic water, dry, and hold at room temperature until closer to mealtime.

Wait. Is that some green in our pasta? Looks like spring finally showed up.

Three ingredients but infinite possibilities.

The only trick to this uncooked sauce is finding good canned tomatoes.

This is a little bit like making a ranch dressing and putting it on pizza. Which can’t possibly be a bad thing.

Garlic knots are, quite simply, a perfect food.

Dusting with garlic powder first, then flour, is essential for a proper rise.

Not just for roast chicken: This vinegar, soy sauce, and citrus juice marinade also works with pork.

Use this oil and tender lemon confit to top pizzas, salads, or roasted vegetables.

It can get tricky to hold the bread together when making the second set of cuts. Just do your best and plop any loose pieces back into place.

Leeks. Shrooms. Almonds. Vegetable stock. This pasta is an umami masterpiece.

Dinner game-changer: start cooking your greens in coconut milk.

Starting with store-bought puff pastry for this recipe means these crispy, buttery, savory palmiers only look hard.

Golden raisins would also work nicely in this yogurt dip recipe instead of the dried apricots. You want a little sweet to play against the bite of the garlic and the brightness of the herbs.

Sadly, you’re not going to be able to waltz down to the corner store and pick up escargots and shells. But this recipe is still worth the effort.

For this soup recipe, whack the garlic cloves with the side of a chef’s knife; the papery skins will loosen from the cloves and you can slip them right off.

No holiday table is complete without it.

Garlic and collard greens make a healthy addition to this porridge recipe, but you can use any leftover greens you have on hand.