Mixed Greens Salad

Food & Wine’s Kay Chun makes her silky, garlicky pasta with an abundance of greens so that each bite is equal parts of both.

A great salad is all about balancing flavors and textures. This one gives you all the taste elements in each bite—salty, sour, bitter, sweet, and umami—while the creamy cheese counters the various crunchy components.

Now you can have your brunch cocktail and eat it, too, with Justin Warner's Mojito Pancakes. Read more.

This classic should be in every Southern woman's repertoire. A moist, delicious Chocolate-Mayonnaise Cake pleases crowds of all ages, and is the perfect dessert to bring to a neighbor, to a potluck, or to a summer party.

Our obsession with decadent food is apparently nothing new.