Financiers are a French petit-four cake, traditionally made with brown butter and almond flour. Adding chocolate to the mix makes for a next-level brownie that we can’t get enough of. We wanted intense chocolate flavor so we ditched the bittersweet chocolate and went up on the unsweetened.
Once difficult to find in the United States, pomegranate molasses is now more readily available at specialty shops and supermarkets. Or you can make it at home with this simple recipe. Pomegranate molasses has many uses in traditional Mediterranean cuisine, but you'll find many new uses for it once you start experimenting with it: add a teaspoon of it to a vinaigrette, add a couple tablespoons to finish a lamb stew, use it as a glaze for chicken or other fowl like in this America's Test Kitchen recipe for Pomegranate-Glazed Roasted Quail.
Never underestimate the pleasures of meringue. Simple to the point of plain, meringue delivers delight with every messy bite. As neat as you may be, it’s impossible to eat a meringue without producing a pile of shards and crumbs, and that’s part of the cookie’s charm.
Simple syrup is truly simple to make.
To use, sprinkle ribs, brisket, or chicken as if you were putting on heavy salt and pepper.