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If our recipes could talk they would tell us that we all (especially us on the east coast!) exhaled a collective sigh of relief at the arrival of warmer weather and bustling farmers markets this month. Our most popular May recipes feature a bounty of seasonal veggies, like roasted asparagus (with crispy-buttery fish!), low-and-slow-cooked beans with all the spring alliums, and tadka-style pasta laced with fresh peas. But all that incoming produce didn’t stop us from craving comfort food, either. Look beyond the veg and you’ll find pillowy, steamed mantou , hearty Steak au Poivre , and berry-glazed chicken wings . What can we say? We wanted it all this month. Here are our most popular recipes from May—starting with No. 1.

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  Photo by Isa Zapata, food styling by Micah Morton, prop styling by Nicole Louie

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  Thai Roast Chicken Thighs With Coconut Rice

  This single skillet, weeknight riff on Diana Yen's favorite Thai rotisserie chicken packs coconut milk, lime juice, and fish sauce for plenty of umami.

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• Photo by Taylor Peden and Jen Munk / Courtesy Clarkson Potter, Random House

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  Strip Steak au Poivre

  A nice steak plus this simple pan sauce will fulfill all your 10 p.m. Parisian dinner dreams.

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• Photo by Isa Zapata, Food Styling by Pearl Jones

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  Crispy Miso-Butter Fish With Asparagus

  Level up your weeknight fish routine with a crispy, flavor-packed crust.

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• Photo by Isa Zapata, Food Styling by Pearl Jones

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  Jalapeño Popper Gougères

  These light and eggy cheese puffs are channeling your favorite bar snack.

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• Photo by Isa Zapata, Food Styling by Pearl Jones

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  Bean Confit With Lemon, Saffron, and All the Alliums

  Beans cozy up with spring alliums and plenty of olive oil.

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• Photo by Isa Zapata, food styling by Micah Morton, prop styling by Nicole Louie

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  Mantou Knots

  Pillowy soft, light, and fluffy, these mantou knots from chef Brandon Jew are a versatile steamed bread dream.

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• Photo by Isa Zapata, food styling by Micah Morton, prop styling by Nicole Louie

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  Tadka Pasta

  Fried urad dal + spices+ pasta + parm = rich and nutty tadka pasta you can conjure up in less than 30 minutes.

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• Photo by Isa Zapata, Food Styling by Micah Morton

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  Grilled Chicken Wings With Summer Berry Agrodolce

  Turn your bag of frozen berries into a sour-sweet sauce for crispy wings.

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• Photograph by Alex Lau, food styling by Susie Theodorou, prop styling by Sophie Strangio

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  Chana Masala

  The key to Yasmin Khan’s excellent chana masala? Chickpeas so soft that they melt in your mouth.

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• Photo by Emma Fishman, food styling by D'Mytrek Brown

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  Barbara’s Picnic Fried Chicken

  It took poet Kwame Alexander twelve tries to recreate his late mother’s perfectly crispy-juicy fried chicken. Luckily, he wrote down the recipe for you.

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