Who needs those spice packets? There’s ample zing in these slightly citrusy tacos to be both sassy and sophisticated.

Blood Orange Sorbet
Tartly sweet. Or sweetly tart. We can’t quite discern which best describes this simple, stunning sorbet. Not that it really matters.
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- 10 M
- 1 H
- 18

Jamaican Beef Turnovers
Patties. Pasties. Whatever you insist on calling these savory hand pies is of little consequence. It’s the taste that talks to us.
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- 45 M
- 1 H, 30 M
- 13

Slow Cookers to the Rescue
Is using a slow cooker cheating in terms of cooking? Nah. Is it taking the easy way out? Heck yeah.

Slow Cooker Chicken Stock
Not that making homemade chicken stock is difficult, but this slow cooker chicken stock? The easiest ever.
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- 15 M
- 12 H
- 19

Roasted Bone Marrow
Though traditionally a first course, bone marrow is sufficiently rich to be first course, last course, and every course in between.
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- 15 M
- 25 M
- 18

Pasta Soup with Potatoes and Pancetta
This good old-fashioned soup has a frugal heartiness once needed by day laborers, a satiating subtleness now appreciated by foodies.
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- 25 M
- 45 M
- 58

Green Smoothie
Close your eyes and we swear you’d never guess this sweet, banana-y smoothie is suffused with good-for-you greens.
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- 5 M
- 5 M
- 33

My Berlin Kitchen
When blogger Luisa Weiss, aka The Wednesday Chef, thinks of home, there’s one recipe that comes to mind.
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- 10 M
- 15 M
- 6

Slow Cooker Barbacoa Tacos
This recipe turns out terrific barbacoa—you know, spiced shredded meat—of all sorts with barely any effort.
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- 15 M
- 8 H, 15 M
- 3

Moonshine Onion Rings
A hefty shot of booze makes for a batter that’s thin, crackly, and clings to the onions such that it’s barely there.
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- 25 M
- 30 M
- 3

Braised Chicken with Tomatillos
Slightly tart and eminently easy, this tomatillo sauce makes ample to stash some in the fridge for later. Cook once, eat twice. Whew.
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- 25 M
- 1 H
- 22

Grilled Cheese Croutons
Step one: Make a childhood favorite. Step two: Cut it into squares. Step three: Dunk, drop, or plop into homemade tomato soup & sigh.
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- 10 M
- 10 M
- 6

Easy Tomato Soup
This made-from-scratch soup requires barely more effort than heating up some Campbell’s, though the taste is worlds apart.
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- 10 M
- 45 M
- 29

Pico de Gallo
A Mexican staple, this sauce of sorts is essentially fresh salsa that’s named, curiously, for a rooster’s beak.
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- 15 M
- 45 M
- 11

Classic Hollandaise Sauce
Some things are so simple as to seem almost plain—until you taste them. Hollandaise is one such perfectly simple staple.
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- 15 M
- 20 M
- 8




