Charred corn and Cheddar salad
And more of the week’s top recipes.
Cooking
August 14, 2026

The Best of the Week in Cooking

What we — our readers and staff members — are clicking on and cooking, and what we can’t stop thinking about.

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Elijah G. Deleon’s charred corn and Cheddar salad, adapted by Genevieve Ko. Andrew Bui for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Rebecca Jurkevich.

Most clicked

It’s prime season for summer’s favorite sunny yellow stalks. This new salad from Elijah G. Deleon, adapted by Genevieve Ko, really lets them shine. He barely burnishes the cobs on the grill (or over the flame of a stovetop gas burner), then skims off the kernels and mixes them with a limey, mustardy aioli. The kicker? A sprinkling of crumbled Cheddar over top. The aged cheese brings a nice nuttiness, but cotija or queso fresco would work just as well.

View this recipe: Charred corn and Cheddar salad

More of our most clicked recipes this week: feta oil; BLTs; slow cooker chicken diavolo with orzo.

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Linda Xiao for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Monica Pierini.

Feta Oil

By Carolina Gelen

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15 minutes

Makes 8 servings

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Ryan Liebe for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Anna Billingskog.

BLTs

By J. J. Goode

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30 minutes

Makes 4 sandwiches

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Christopher Testani for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Monica Pierini.

Slow Cooker Chicken Diavolo With Orzo

By Sarah DiGregorio

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5 hours 35 minutes

Makes 4 to 6 servings

New and noteworthy

Food is expensive right now, and Americans are adjusting their grocery habits in turn. In 2024, we analyzed the shopping habits of 27 of them via their grocery store receipts; this year, 20 of the 27 people sent us their receipts again. Read on to find out what they’ve changed about their grocery runs, like ditching name brands for store brands and relying on rotisserie chicken.

You said it

A photo of a spicy tuna and avocado tostada is overlaid with the reader quote: “No need to substitute anything. Why complicate your life on a hot day.”
Armando Rafael for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Cyd Raftus McDowell.

View this recipe: Kristina Felix’s spicy tuna and avocado tostadas

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