36 shine recipes

Greek poached oranges in spiced mavrodaphne wine syrup with bay leaf and clove. A jewel-toned, make-ahead dessert that lets winter citrus shine without the oven.

Tangy sourdough banana pancakes with buttermilk and yogurt, topped with sliced bananas. Skip the syrup and let the sweet-sour contrast shine with just a pat of butter.

Traditional Greek chickpea soup with rosemary, olive oil, and a bright squeeze of lemon. Just five ingredients, long-soaked dried chickpeas, and the patience to let simplicity shine.

Silky pear butter simmered with white wine, vanilla bean, cardamom, and whole spices, then canned for year-round enjoyment. A gorgeous homemade preserve that makes Bartlett pears shine.

Pasta salad with fresh basil, ripe Roma tomatoes, parmesan, and a lemon-olive oil toss. A summer-ready cold pasta that lets a handful of garden ingredients shine.

Hearty vegan pot pie with potatoes, broccoli, tofu, and soy sausage seasoned with cinnamon and allspice in a whole-wheat crust. Glazed with barley malt for a golden shine.

Pan-fried trout with a crunchy cornmeal crust, seasoned with just salt and pepper. Three ingredients, one skillet, and the kind of simplicity that lets fresh-caught fish shine.

Light linguine with white clam sauce made with canned clams simmered in their own briny liquid with onion, parsley, and Parmesan. A low-fat Italian pasta that lets the clean ocean flavor of the clams shine through.

Whole tomatoes drizzled with honey, stuffed with tarragon-seasoned bread crumbs, dotted with butter, and baked until wrinkled and golden. A sweet-savory side dish that makes summer tomatoes shine.

Pavlova: a crisp meringue shell with a soft, marshmallow-like center, topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit. The Australian summer dessert that lets seasonal berries and stone fruit shine.

Fresh raspberry pie suspends 5 cups of raw berries in a glossy raspberry gelatin glaze inside a graham cracker crust. No-bake summer dessert that lets the fresh fruit shine.

Red Hot Salad is a vintage molded gelatin salad with cherry Jell-O, Red Hots cinnamon candies, crushed pineapple, and applesauce. A sweet, spicy-cinnamon holiday side that jiggles and shines.

New Hampshire maple syrup pie with a silky maple custard filling and a maple-sweetened meringue topping browned until golden. A classic New England dessert that lets real maple syrup shine.

Spiced pickled fruit preserves peaches, pears, or crabapples in a cinnamon and clove spiced vinegar syrup. An old-fashioned Southern-style sweet pickle that shines alongside roast ham or Thanksgiving turkey.

Deep-dish peach pie: a baking dish heaped with juicy peaches and brown sugar under a single flaky, golden top crust. A fruit-forward summer pie that lets the peaches shine.

Firm tomatoes hollowed out and stuffed with a garlicky breadcrumb filling spiked with cayenne, mustard, and Parmesan, then baked until warm and fragrant. A 30-minute side dish or appetizer that makes summer tomatoes shine.