Serious Eats / Amanda SuarezI'm a firm believer in not reinventing the wheel, so when it came time to create a flavorful spicy strawberry lemonade, I did what any efficient recipe developer would: I brazenly cribbed from my colleagues. Which is to say, this recipe for a spicy strawberry lemonade is really Genevieve Yam's recipe for strawberry lemonade...

Serious Eats / Tyler RoelandMemorial Day Weekend is a time for rest, relaxation, lots of good food, and yes — deals. Since we test kitchen equipment and tools year-round, any opportunity to snag one of our favorite blenders, espresso machines, or air fryers at a discounted price is worth celebrating. With Memorial Day nearly upon us, Amazon is already...

Serious Eats / Amanda SuarezI will be the first to tell you that I am not a baker. I don't mean that I can't bake, I can—if you doubt me, watch me make the infamous pecan pie recipe that Stella Parks deemed so difficult she refused to release to the public. For me, baking usually involves more effort than I care to expend on dessert, a part of the meal...

Serious Eats / Amanda SuarezI grew up eating banana whip, aka banana ice cream or “nice cream,” a fluffy vegan dessert made of just bananas that was somehow as creamy and satisfying as real ice cream. During my childhood summers in Ocean City, New Jersey, every Sunday morning my sister and I would stroll the boardwalk together, dodging the speeding...

Serious Eats / Jen CauseyStudded with pineapple chunks, bananas, crunchy pecans, and coated in a tangy cream cheese frosting, hummingbird cake is an opulent dessert that’s been a mainstay of Southern tables since the 1970s. Though hummingbird cake is an American classic, it hails from Jamaica and is also known as the Dr. Bird cake—its name is a nod...

Serious Eats/Sarah MaidenI am not a morning person. Despite spending most of my 20s working opening shifts at coffee shops—waking up with just enough time to brush my teeth and throw on some clothes before my usual 6 a.m. shifts—being a barista was an ongoing fight against my natural state. I am a morning curmudgeon who can't be bothered to stir from...