Recipes from The Washington Post

Deb Lindsey for The Washington Post

Here, small, round potatoes are steamed until tender, then hand-crushed to form a kind of pancake that has the golden crispness of fried potatoes outside and the soft creaminess of mashed potatoes inside.

Renee Comet for The Washington Post; styling by Bonnie S. Benwick

Kerala Fish Curry

This curry hails from the home state of chef-restaurateur KN Vinod and may be unlike many you've had.

Goran Kosanovic for The Washington Post

Apple Bran Muffins

Dark and rich with molasses, these muffins will make you rethink your morning meal options.

Goran Kosanovic for The Washington Post

One-Pot Sweet Potato and Bacon Pasta

When you can saute onions or aromatics or cured meats before you add the rest of your one-pot pasta ingredients -- as happens in this recipe -- you'll be rewarded with more flavor.

Pork Schnitzel

The folks at Metzger Bar & Butchery report that this dish has been a hit since they opened, and they'll "probably never take it off" the menu.

Curried Red Lentils With Coconut Milk

This one-pot, pantry-friendly meal, reminiscent of Indian dal, is warming and rich thanks to the combination of curry spices and coconut milk.

Onion Rye Crackers

Delicious with a smear of mustard and a nugget of Gruyère or slice of salami, this sturdy cracker is grain-rich and flavorful, with a salty glaze.

Sesame Oat Crackers

With the earthy flavor of sesame seeds and the sweet overtones of oat flour, these delicate crackers partner nicely with a little bit of country ham or a generous dab of pimento cheese.

Togarashi Wheat Crackers

Spicy, seedy and a suitable base for a swipe of young goat cheese, these crackers take advantage of the popular Japanese chili spice mix.

Laphroaig Project

Drinks writer Robert Simonson includes this in his list of “should-be classics,” reserved for modern cocktails that haven’t spread as widely as he feels they should have.

Paper Plane

A modern classic, and one of those wonderful, easy-to-remember drinks in which the ingredients are equally portioned, the Paper Plane balances two amari with bourbon and lemon.

Dorie Greenspan's Quick-Cook Honey-Mustard Pork

Sure, this dish comes together quickly, but the reason to make it is taste -- specifically, the layers of flavor in the meat's spice rub, the honeyed sauce and a last-minute application of tart mustard.

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