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Skillet Pork Chops With Buttered Corn. Food styled by Rebecca Jurkevich. (Armando Rafael/The New York Times)

Weeknight Dishes: The summeriest skillet pork chops and more | Recipe

July 21, 2026 at 10:43 a.m.

Bronzed pork chops basted with butter, rosemary and shallot, plus corn plumped in the rendered drippings and browning butter 鈥� it doesn鈥檛 get better than this.

Quick Harissa Apricot Chicken. The word "perfect" turns up a lot in the comments on this news spicy-sweet dish. Food Stylist: Brett Regot. (Ghazalle Badiozamani, The New York Times)

Five Weeknight Dishes: Harissa apricot chicken, done in 20 minutes, and more

July 15, 2026 at 3:05 p.m.

Recipes for quick harissa apricot chicken, soy butter fish and peas, creamy lemon asparagus gnocchi, halloumi souvlaki bowl and cumin-lime shrimp with ginger.

Creamy Gold Potato Salad. This staple of summer gatherings tells a story about who we are. Food styled by Simon Andrews. (Armando Rafael, The New York Times)

Recipe: Potato salad is the best, most American dish we have. Here’s why.

July 14, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.

Potato salad isn鈥檛 a meal. It抖阴ap an accompaniment, support for whatever else surrounds it. It unites a plate and soothes the palate. It complements the fried and cools the hot....

Lemon-garlic grilled chicken breasts. This smoky beauty of a recipe, with its juicy swirl of lemon and olive oil, its fragrant charred garlic and parsley, is mouthwatering in the primal way of fried drumsticks and saucy wings. Prop Stylist: Paige Hicks. Food Stylist. Simon Andrews. (David Malosh, The New York Times)

Recipe: The juiciest grilled chicken starts with these 4 tips

July 14, 2026 at 2:03 p.m.

This smoky beauty of a recipe, with its juicy swirl of lemon and olive oil, its fragrant charred garlic and parsley, is mouthwatering in the primal way of fried drumsticks...

This image provided by the U.S. Department of State shows Ismael 鈥淓l Mayo鈥� Zambada, a historic leader of Mexico鈥檚 Sinaloa cartel. Zambada and Joaqu铆n Guzm谩n L贸pez, a son of another infamous cartel leader, were arrested by U.S. authorities in Texas, the U.S. Justice Department said Thursday, July 25, 2024. (U.S. Department of State via AP)

Mexico investigates possible FBI role in drug lord’s arrest as its president questions Ken Salazar’s past comments

July 9, 2026 at 12:55 p.m.

Authorities in Mexico said Wednesday that they were investigating whether the U.S. government had lied about its role in capturing notorious drug lord Ismael 鈥淓l Mayo鈥� Zambada in 2024.

Spicy and Creamy Cashew Chicken Salad. Andy Baraghani鈥檚 chicken salad is full of crunch and since it swaps cashew butter for the mayo, it can also stand the summer heat. Food styled by Barrett Washburne. (Linda Xiao/The New York Times)

Five Weeknight Dishes: Andy Baraghani鈥檚 chicken salad is full of crunch

July 9, 2026 at 9:39 a.m.

Andy Baraghani's inspired new recipe for spicy and creamy cashew chicken salad avoids mayo altogether.

A cabbage Caesar salad in New York, June 22, 2026. This cabbage Caesar is especially nice for entertaining: It holds up well in the fridge for a few hours. Food Stylist: Simon Andrews. (Armando Rafael, The New York Times)

Recipe: Sorry, romaine. This ingredient makes the best Caesar salad.

July 8, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

Substituting juicy, crunchy shredded cabbage for the usual romaine adds texture and sweetness to Caesar salad.

Butter rice cakes. A style of mochi, these subtly sweet, deeply buttery treats are also known as Shanghai butter mochi or butter tteok. Food Stylist: Barrett Washburne. (Linda Xiao/The New York Times)

Recipe: These crunchy, buttery cakes have taken the internet by storm

July 7, 2026 at 11:16 a.m.

Also known as Shanghai butter mochi, Shanghai butter rice cakes and butter tteok in South Korea, these butter mochi are individually sized, extra-crunchy and have taken the internet by storm.

Salsa macha. The flavor and texture of a salsa macha is almost like a chile crisp made with toasted Mexican dried chiles, nuts, seeds and herbs. Props styled by Carla Gonzalez-Hart. Food styled by Monica Pierini. (Armando Rafael/The New York Times)

This salsa makes summer cooking easy

July 4, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

There are many variations, but generally, salsa macha is made up of dry chiles, garlic and peanuts, all toasted and ground, along with a hearty amount of oil.

Spaghetti aglio olio with zucchini. Food styled by Simon Andrews. Eric Kim’s riff on aglio e olio is simple, summery and the best use of summer squash. (Armando Rafael/The New York Times)

You鈥檙e Just Six Ingredients Away From This Zucchini Pasta

July 1, 2026 at 5:16 p.m.

When you鈥檙e up late and in need of quick sustenance that won鈥檛 weigh you down before bed, this garlic and oil pasta is a revelation, especially for zucchini lovers.

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