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A classic hanky panky calls for gin, sweet vermouth, Fernet Branca, an orange twist, and, after the first sip, a ginormous grin. There's a reason it's a classic.

Tender, buttery, and enhanced with a subtle citrus lilt. Just as Proust would have wanted. (No madeleine tin? No worries. They're just as lovely when made in a mini-muffin pan.)

Cold-brewed iced tea as you've never quite experienced it before. So lovely we've taken to making them year-round.

It's a pie! It's a tart! It's a crumble! This crumble pie with a pastry crust, a boozy and oozy plum filling, and a buttery, crunchy crumble topping is a mutant combo in the best possible way. Perfect for late-season stone fruits.

This plum sorbet is going to change your late-summer fruit strategy. And you don't even need an ice cream maker. Now that's easy and elegant.

A stunningly chic summer dessert with a taste that belies its ease of prep. We promise, we won't tell if you don't.

So exquisite it makes folks say "This recipe is a 10." and "Perfect." and "Gloriously smooth." and "Very rich." Blackberries, lime, and cream, and not much else.

No rub. No sauce. Just perfectly smoked bbq brisket exquisiteness. Here's how to make it at home.

Not so cloyingly sweet than the chocolate cream pie of our childhood, this dark chocolate beauty is a spectacularly satisfying remake of a classic.

This apricot daiquiri will erase your outdated notion of the daiquiri as a cloying girlie blender drink. And it'll exponentially up your summer entertaining game.

This grilled hanger steak recipe with raita is gonna transform your notion of just how simple yet spectacular grilled steak can be. Swear.

Breakfast. Brunch. Dessert. Midnight nosh. Heck, there's no time of day or night that we don't welcome this classic plum kuchen.

Peach salsa works its considerable magic on anything you pull from the grill. And it's obscenely easy to make from surplus stone fruit.

Seriously the best seven layer dip we've ever had. Swear. And it comes together in minutes with using the oven. Summer supper, anyone?

The taste of this life-changing carrot hot dog is going to upend everything you thought you knew about being vegan. We exaggerate not.

Never has an overabundance of garden lettuces and herbs been so easily remedied—or made so memorable—as this soup.

Swapping out traditional pork and shrimp with salmon makes for a simple, stunning, and super impressive upgrade to classic Vietnamese summer rolls.

At last, spiced chocolate truffles made with dark chocolate that taste delectable, are easy to make, and—believe it!—nutrient dense. Our prayers have been answered.

This may not seem like coleslaw to some given its lack of mayo. But its sweet tanginess is going to woo you like never before.

Tart rhubarb collides with sweet blueberries to create some serious summer pie envy among strawberry rhubarb loyalists.