Recipe Roundup
8 Ways to Spend Your Tax Refund Like a Boss
You just got paid by the government. It's time to eat fancy.
By Matt Duckor

Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Alex Brannian, Food Styling by Grace Parisi
Ditte Isager1/8Why poach your cod in water when you can poach it in SAFFRON BROTH?
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Alex Brannian, Food Styling by Grace Parisi2/8Caviar and Crème Fraîche Tartlets
It doesn't get much more luxe than caviar and crème fraîche.
David Cicconifood styling by Rhoda Boone3/8Spicy Broccoli Rabe with Parmesan and Pine Nuts
Just count all those expensive pine nuts sprinkled with reckless abandon across this vegetable side dish.
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Alex Brannian, Food Styling by Grace Parisi4/8Lobster Toasts With Avocado and Espelette Pepper
Avocado toast? No thanks. We're lobster toasting from now on.

Photo by Mitchell Feinberg6/8Spicy Popcorn With Piment d'Espelette and Marcona Almonds
Even our movie theater popcorn is getting bossed out.
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, food styling by Katherine Sacks7/8Pan Bagnat Sandwich with Tuna, Anchovies, and Parsley
New motto: Anchovies on everything. The fancy kind.
Photo by Chelsea Kyle8/8Eggs Baked in Crispy Prosciutto Baskets
Bread baskets are so pre-refund. We're all about prosciutto baskets now.
Like swordfish steaks with tomatoes and Peruvian-style tofu.
The secret to juicy grilled chicken, a sheet-cake swap for banana pudding, and more reasons to light up the grill and have people over all summer long.
Like banana pudding cake and beer can chicken.
We’ve got grilled lemongrass chicken, a fresh tomato michelada, and stonefruit salami panzanella.
Chicken salad, pasta salad, and Caesar salad, all in one.
Like “spectacular” breakfast shrimp and a lentil scallion salad.
This Caribbean classic, made with beets for a magenta hue, looks as striking as it tastes.
Use summer’s ripest offerings to make this Mexican party bev.
A one-pot celebration of summer vegetables.
Or sauce. Or dip. Or sandwich spread.
A feel-good meal full of crunchy veg and even crunchier pita chips.
Use the beer, not the can, for this citrusy take on a classic that nods to mojo criollo.