A crisp crust, tender center, and irregular crumb are the hallmarks of a proper baguette.

With a delicate and airy crumb, this focaccia is the perfect showcase for ripe plums, which caramelize in the oven as the focaccia bakes. The delicate sweetness from the fruit is contrasted by fragrant rosemary and a sweet-salty crunch from a sprinkle of turbinado sugar and flaky sea salt, yielding a balanced pastry that's perfect for pairing with a dessert wine; Kate Leahy says late-harvest and ice wines are an ideal pairing.

Making ravioli from scratch is simple with this step-by-step recipe. Use your choice of filling to prepare square, half-moon, or sun-shaped stuffed pasta.

Bring the flavors of the French countryside home with this vegetable-filled lentil soup.

Ground pork is combined with green cabbage, scallions, ginger, garlic, and mushrooms to make a flavorful filling for store-bought gyoza wrappers.

Mezzelune (which means "half-moons" in Italian) is a crescent-shaped stuffed pasta similar to ravioli. They're a relatively simple shape to try that requires little equipment to make at home. Meryl Feinstein of Pasta Social Club fills hers with rosemary and smoked mozzarella. A little semolina flour will give the pasta dough more structure and bite, but feel free to omit it and use the same weight of "00" flour or all-purpose flour. If you can't find smoked mozzarella, another smoked cheese like gouda will work in a pinch. The accompanying thick, rich slow-cooked tomato-and-onion sauce is loosely inspired by a Bolognese classic called il friggione. You'll often find il friggione served with meat, as a side dish, and as an antipasto—but of course it works well with pasta, too.

Made with a combination of grated cold butter for flavor and vegetable shortening for tenderness, Carla Hall's biscuits owe their towering, flaky layers to her classic laminating technique.

These are some of the simplest and yet most complex beans I've ever tasted, let alone cooked.

Meatballs are paired with a sweet-spicy cranberry sauce for this appetizer ideal for parties.

This recipe for gougères starts with a soft dough that gets piped out and baked into crisp, airy pockets of cheesy delight.

Hearty, warming, and supremely satiating, this slow-simmered beef short rib stew is just the dish to cozy up to during the chillier months.

Filled with potato and Cheddar cheese, these pierogies are served with a delicious bacon-caramelized brown butter topping.