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Chunky, Unusual Summer Salads

Crunchy, Chunky, Unusual Chopped Summer Salads Next to a hearty grilled cheeseburger or steak, leafy green salads can feel too dainty, and grain salads can seem too filling. So the CHOW Test Kitchen developed five summer side salads that are fresh, chunky, and unique. READ MORE

7 Meatloaf Recipes

These meatloaf recipes made with chicken, turkey, beef, pork, and veal cover all the bases. BROWSE RECIPE SLIDESHOW

Elegant Mother’s Day Brunch Recipes

Lay out an impressive spread on Mother's Day with these recipes for French toast, cocktails, omelets, and more. BROWSE RECIPE SLIDESHOW

Creamy Desserts

Make one of CHOW's fluffy, rich, smooth desserts for Mother's Day, or anytime. Choose from rice pudding (pictured), cheesecake, ice cream, gelato, soufflés, and more. BROWSE RECIPE SLIDESHOW

Asparagus Recipes for Spring

Take advantage of the seasonal vegetable with these 16 asparagus recipes for brunch, lunch, appetizers, or dinner. BROWSE RECIPE SLIDESHOW

Crunchy, Swirly, and Yeasty Coffee Cakes for Mother’s Day

Mother's Day Coffee Cakes Mother's Day means doing something special for Mom, and buying her another cellophane-wrapped lotion basket is not very inspired. Instead, channel the days when all you needed was a homemade gift to make her happy: Deliver her a delicious coffee cake for brunch. READ MORE

Margarita Recipes

The perfect tequila cocktail in all its forms: blended, fruity, classic, and more! BROWSE RECIPE SLIDESHOW

10 Party Dishes from Convenience-Store Ingredients

A bunch of friends descend on your house, and you need some fast and easy party food. Quick! Hit the corner market! Here are 10 tips on how to create simple snacks and drinks from the local convenience store. Easy entertaining on the fly! READ MORE

Party-Friendly Food and Drinks for Cinco de Mayo

45 recipes to help you celebrate Cinco de Mayo, including tacos, dips, DIY tortilla chips, and beer cocktails. BROWSE RECIPE SLIDESHOW

“Game of Thrones” Party Menu

If you think George R. R. Martin's wildly popular medieval-esque A Song of Ice and Fire books (chronicled in the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones, now in season two) are only about power struggles and swordplay, you're wrong. The books also contain lots of vividly described food references—enough to inspire a food blog called The Inn at the Crossroads. We got so into it we came up with our own Game of Thrones menu, just the thing to serve this weekend when your faux-fur-and-robe-clad fan friends come over to gorge on the latest episode.

Start off your viewing party by raising a mug of steamy mulled wine, just like Salladhor Saan, the commander of a fleet of mercenary ships, would. Get recipe>> READ MORE