The 14 Best Dishes We Cooked This April
The month we fell in love with global pork sandwiches and fruit drinks
From the world's best French fries to avocado-mint milkshakes, these are the recipes we fell for this April.
Six-Onion Pizza
The complex layers of flavor formed on this pie showcases the many wonders of onions: From puréed to caramelized to fresh. Get the recipe for Six-Onion Pizza »
This recipe reduces the length to fit in home ovens and calls for adding ice cubes to a hot cast-iron skillet to create steam. Get the recipe for Four-Hour Baguette »
Persian Cantaloupe Drink
Test kitchen director Farideh Sadeghin got the recipe for this refreshing melon drink from her Iranian-born father, who makes it by grating fresh cantaloupe and combining it with water, sugar, and fresh mint. You can add a little gin for a cooling summer cocktail. Get the recipe for Persian Cantaloupe Drink »
Avocado-Mint Shake
This chilly treat is an adaptation of one served at the Royale Eatery, a burger and shake shop in Cape Town, South Africa. A simple purée of avocado, ice cream, mint leaves, and ice, it’s sweet, rich, and dense enough to stand a spoon in. Get the recipe for Avocado-Mint Shake »
Medianoche
With roast pork, ham, Swiss cheese, and pickles, this is almost identical to a Cuban sandwich, save for the bread, a sweet egg load that’s similar to challah. Get the recipe for Medianoche »
Stretch's Chicken Savoy
The intoxicating smell of this New Jersey classic—roasted chicken laced with garlic, herbs, and red wine vinegar—hits you immediately. Get the recipe for Stretch’s Chicken Savoy »
Coconut Cake
Fresh coconut and its sweet water are the keys to this cake, passed down from SAVEUR associate food editor Ben Mims’ grandmother, Jane Newson. A handy rotary coconut grater produces snow-like coconut flakes, but a hand grater works well, too.
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