Outdoor Living

From green beans with Meyer lemon bread crumbs to pumpkin chocolate icebox cake, these are the recipes that won our hearts.

Cookbook author and cooking teacher Andrea Nguyen, Santa Cruz, CA: "My siblings and I have traditional Thanksgiving meals with our own families, but the day after, we gather at our parents' home for a Vietnamese feast. My mother sets out old-school favorites as well as modern dishes, including riffs on Viet cabbage salads."

Fresh chiles give this slaw a clean flavor and make it a nice, light element in a hearty Thanksgiving spread.

Chef Douglas Keane regularly serves housemade tofu on his tasting menu at Cyrus, a Michelin two-star restaurant in Healdsburg, CA, and uses it in this uncommonly good creation. For her home rendition, San Francisco cookbook author and cooking teacher Andrea Nguyen likes to roast the parsnips with sesame oil to amplify their sweet earthiness.

Make your outdoor space embody the essence of hygge—you know, that warm, cozy feeling of home—in the cool season and beyond

Fire up your backyard for outdoor living with these stylish ideas for firepits

Candles, hanging lanterns, chandeliers, and string lights to add magic to evenings outside

Options for every backyard retreat, beach house, and urban courtyard