Triple-Peanut Peanut Butter Cookies

Peanut butter, roasted peanuts, and peanut butter chips make these cookies ideal for true peanut-lovers. (By Kate Ramos)

Crunchy Celery and Romaine Heart Salad

A healthy, light salad that combines hearts of palm, celery hearts, and romaine hearts. (By Kate Ramos)

Chicken Chile Verde

A big party hit that’s easy to make ahead of time. (By Aida Mollenkamp)

Baked Cracker-Crusted Chicken Fingers

Stone-ground crackers make a crunchy coating for tender chicken strips. (By Kate Ramos)

Short Ribs with Frisée-Parsley Salad

Rich, tender ribs complemented by a fresh, slightly bitter salad. (By Adapted from Traci Des Jardins)

Moscow Mule

The Moscow Mule is a vodka-based tail with the unusual addition of ginger beer. (By Rob Chirico)

Holiday Honey Chicken with Fruit

Serve with fluffy white rice to soak up all the juice. (By Marcie Cohen Ferris)

Malloreddus with Pork and Pancetta (Malloreddus kin Purpuzza)

Sardinian pasta with simmered pork, red wine, and tomato sauce. (By Efisio Farris)

Orange Khoresh (Khoresh-e porteqal)

A flavorful stew of chicken, orange juice, and spices. (By Najmieh Batmanglij)

Second-place winner in SF Food Wars' 2009 Mac Battle Royale with Cheese. (By Fat Bottom Girls)

Make your own vegan-friendly food that will attract omnivores too! (By Isa Chandra Moskowitz and Terry Hope Romero)

A vegan soup from our friends at Post Punk Kitchen (By Isa Chandra Moskowitz)

Caipijito (By dandandan )

Panaeng Gai (Panaeng Curry with Chicken) (By vorpal )