Recipes

The perfect 4th of July celebration has but a few requirements: It should be a casualyet still specialgathering of your favorite people, and it should feature a colorful menu and setting that highlights fresh, nostalgic warm-weather favorites.?Want to have a crowd over, but don’t know exactly how to pull it together? Don’t worry we’ve got the menu and the ...

For our in-house self-described “Irish gal from Boston,” St. Patrick’s Day is kind of a big deal. Williams Sonoma Test Kitchen Chef Belle English remembers “an explosion of green all over the city” every year for the March holiday, and her family always celebrated with traditional foods. “Growing up in my family, I have a million staples a...

With a focus on healthy recipes, self-care and total body wellness, holistic health guru Alison Wu of the blog, Wu Haus, is perhaps most known for her gorgeous multi-colored smoothies?and drool-worthy?Instagram feed. Want to know how the healthy blogger eats? Follow along to see what a day of eating looks like for her.UPON WAKINGI usually start my day around 6:30 with a tall...

Give mom the gift of not cooking or cleaning this Mother’s Day. It sounds simple, but it’s likely all she wants (in addition to sleeping in!) We have a menu for every sort of mom, whether she’s a casual momma, a waffle lover, a gluten-free breakfast person, or a gardener. If you’re desperate for direction on how to make her happiest this year, read on...

What do you get for your soon-to-be-married friends who love to cook? You know who we're talking about. The couple who is always in the kitchen, who have more cookbooks than space on their bookshelves, and have a fully-stocked bar cart that should probably win some kind of award. You want to get something they'll actually use in their kitchen, or something unique and delicio...

It's crazy but it's true: The right glass makes wine taste better. Williams-Sonoma, which launched in 1956 in Sonomaa historic wine-making regionhas 60 years of helping customers find the exact right wine glasses they need. Whether you're a Sauvignon Blanc obsessive or a collector of rare Napa Cabernets, there's a beautiful, precisely designed glass in our Estate line just f...

Artichokes are a study in contrasts: While the springtime thistles look prickly and unapproachable at first glance, closer study reveals that they’re actually more versatile than?most vegetables and take well to being simmered, pureed, stuffed, fried, grilled and even shaved and eaten raw.?Peak ‘choke seasonMarch through Mayhas arrived, and we’ll be ringing...

This stress-free, make-ahead twist on the Spanish staple of sangria makes for the perfect warm-weather refreshment. You may be most familiar with its blood-red and ivory-white versions of the drink, since sangria’s name derives from the Spanish word for “blood.” But inexpensive ros lends a certain glamour to this drink. We’d be hard-pressed to find a ...

Martina and Irene, two members from Williams-Sonoma’s European team, visited Sicily last year to discover the island’s rich culinary history for our latest?feature. Along with classic?arancini?and fresh seafood, they tasted an authentic Sicilian treat: cannoli, tube-shaped fried pastries filled with a sweet, creamy ricotta cheese mixture.Cannoli can be found at m...

It’s that time of year when carnivorous, vegetarian, and vegan minds alike turn to the beautiful grill.?Whether you’re a steak person, an asparagus person, or a peach person (if you haven’t tried it, don’t knock it), grills?have something for everyone. And there’s a reason chicken dishes are perennially popular. (I mean, have you seen all our fa...