This REAL version of classic onion dip is made with caramelized pan-fried onions instead of salty, flavor-enhanced dried onion soup mix. Served with excellent potato chips, it is the ultimate cocktail party food.

The sibling of latke, these potato pancakes are creamy on the inside and crisp on the outside.

This classic apple tart is from Alice Waters, but she says that it was actually Jacques Pépin who created it at Chez Panisse more than 20 years ago. I can see why they’ve never gotten tired of it.

Cream cheese frosting, you see, is the best frosting out there, and I have stumbled across the end-all, be-all recipe for it.

Unlike the fine art of bartending, the mixology of beer cocktails is joyfully imprecise; many of the following drinks can be eyeballed. It's easier to experiment with ratios by making one drink at a time, but if you're entertaining a thirsty crowd, you ca