Serious Eats / Amanda SuarezPeanut butter and banana are an iconic duo. Whether layered together with bacon and honey in the Elvis sandwich, turned into an ice cream treat, or stirred into oatmeal, it’s a combination that I and many others adore. The two arguably go together even better than classic peanut butter and jelly: The nut butter’s rich creaminess...

Serious Eats / Qi AiWe crave Chinese food often—and a lot of the times, we crave the authentic versions of it. Lucky for us (and for you!), we've got a wide-ranging list of our favorite Chinese recipes to make at home right now. Several of them are on the spicier, Sichunaese end of the spectrum, like mapo tofu and gong bao ji ding, but Genevieve's recipe...

Serious Eats / Morgan Hunt GlazeI am a creature of habit: When I find something I love, I stick with it and I put it on repeat. That means rewatching Gilmore Girls, reading the same Joshua Rothman New Yorker essay every time I have an existential crisis, and making air-fryer broccoli three (okay, maybe five) times a week. What can I say? Air-fryer broccoli...

Serious Eats / Amanda SuarezWarning: This technique only works with aspirin-free Alka-Seltzer, which is sold under the Alka-Seltzer Gold label. The ingredient list should only contain anhydrous citric acid, potassium bicarbonate, and sodium bicarbonate. Do not, under any circumstances, use Alka-Seltzer with aspirin in this recipe: The presence of aspirin...

Serious Eats / Marcus MillanWading through the wide world of espresso at home can be overwhelming. There are coffee scales, espresso grinders, knock boxes, and even water filters to explore as you fine-tune your process. But more important than anything else, you’ll need a good espresso machine. The ideal at-home espresso machine should be user-friendly,...

Serious Eats / Amanda SuarezFrench sauces are a lot like the pantheon of ancient Greek gods. There are the major ones, biggies like bechamel and hollandaise, Zeus and Hera, and below them the hierarchy descends. But that hierarchy doesn't indicate absolute superiority in all senses—I'd rather hang out with Dionysus and Pan over Zeus and Hera any day....