Destroy Your Kitchen With 20 Spring Weekend Recipe Projects

We're planning to take on one of our serious kitchen projects this weekend. The "project" part can involve anything from sourcing a hard-to-find ingredient like fresh foie gras, salmon skin or lamb ribs to sculpting pastrami sausage around a boiled egg. We promise you that it will be worth it in the end. Commit to destroying your kitchen — pick one of these 20 advanced recipes and prepare to master a new trick.

Boston Burger Week: Lobster Burgers with Tarragon-Lemon Mayo

What burger best defines Boston? Well, there's lots of great beef burgers out there, but we decided to get creative and give Boston a burger that transforms lobster into the main meat, then puts this crustacean patty between buttery brioche and slathers it with lemon-tarragon mayo for a truly heavenly experience. More burger than lobster roll, we are nominating this lobster burger as the official Boston burger. Try it and we think you'll agree.

Butcher Recipe: How To Make Beef Tongue For Sandwiches

Grilled beef tongue can be even more flavorful than a juicy rib eye steak.

Broccoli Rabe Stuffed Shells Recipe

These shells will fill you right up.

Pitmaster Chris Lilly's Smoked Lamb Ribs Recipe

World champion pitmaster Chris Lilly makes us wish we lived in Alabama, where he heads the grill at Decatur's Big Bob Gibson's Bar-B-Cue. His new book, Fire and Smoke: A Pitmaster's Secrets is full of the knowledge you'll need to finish first in this season-long grilling contest. 

 

Surf N' Turf 2.0: Strip Steaks With Bouillabaisse Butter Recipe

You had us at surf and turf.

Get Fermented! Kefir Pretzels Recipe

Twist up some fermented fun.

Tahchin Time: Persian Spinach Upside-Down Rice Recipe

Crispy rice, upside down.

Hot Stuff: Harold Dieterle's Thai-Style Fried Chicken Recipe

Crispy and spicy chicken.

Go Greens! Italian Kale Pie Recipe.

A hearty vegetarian pie waiting for you to cut into.

Spicy Salmon Skin Crostini Recipe

The best after-work drinking spots have not just happy hour drink specials, but great eats too. Mira Sushi and Izakaya in New York City's Flatiron District happens to have both. We borrowed this amazing salmon crostini recipe from Mira's chef Brian Tsao. It goes great with beer, that's for sure. Is the crispy salmon chicharron the next chicken wing? Sure!

Super Greens And Cheese Casserole Recipe

Up the ante on your greens consumption.

France Meets China: Foie Gras Dumplings With Cilantro Beef Consommé

Dumplings got a fancy face lift.

Braised Veal Shank With Honey, Artichokes And Swiss Chard Recipe

This veal shank is the real deal.

Make This: Charles Phan’s Famous Chive Cakes Recipe

Dim sum at home, anyone?

Poached Whole Salmon With Pistachio Yogurt Recipe

Could you think of a more beautiful way to prepare fish? We can't.

Because The World Needs A Gluten-Free Lobster Roll Recipe

Because everyone deserves a lobster roll.

Goat Cheese Ravioli With Ramp Pesto Recipe

Take advantage of ramps season now and make these ravioli.