Name: Chicken with Pork-Stuffed Cherry Peppers
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 12 cherry peppers, stemmed, seeded, and rinsed; 1 cup water; 1 cup white wine vinegar; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 4 bone-in, skin-on chicken legs (separated into thighs and drumsticks) or 8 chicken thighs; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1/3 cup white wine; One 3-inch sprig of fresh rosemary; 1 1/4 cups sliced onion (1 large); 1 tablespoon minced garlic; 1 large (6 inch) Italian sweet sausage; 1/2 cup chicken stock; 2 tablespoons chopped flat-leaf parsley, for garnish (optional)

Image may contain Food Dish Meal Curry and Plant

Photo by Ben Fink

A flavor bomb, this dish highlights the fragrant hot cherry pepper. I make it for company because the dish is unusual, very seasonal, and warms up well, so I can enjoy the cocktail hour, too. If you find seeded pickled cherry peppers in the deli section of your supermarket, you can skip the first step in the recipe.

Recipe notes

Chocolate Guinness Cake

A generous glug of stout gives this snackable loaf a malty depth.

Caramelized Onion Pasta

Turn humble onions into this thrifty yet luxe pasta dinner.

Hot Honey–Glazed Salmon

This broiled hot honey salmon recipe results in sweet, spicy, glossy fish coated in a homemade hot honey glaze for an easy weeknight dinner or make-ahead lunch.

Golden Mushroom Soup With Orzo & a Pat of Butter

This is the type of soup that, at first glance, might seem a little…unexciting. But you’re underestimating the power of mushrooms, which do the heavy lifting.

Super Seedy Power Cookies

As energizing as an energy bar, with a much simpler ingredient list.

Classic French Vinaigrette

Use this simple vinaigrette to dress a plate of greens, some steamed potatoes, or anything else that strikes your fancy.

Béchamel Sauce

This classic 15-minute sauce is your secret weapon for homemade mac and cheese, chowder, lasagna, and more.

Apple-Walnut Charoset

A warmly spiced Ashkenazi charoset, perfect for your Passover seder—or spooned over yogurt the next morning.