Great gravy doesn’t just happen by chance. It’s all in the technique. So even though making gravy is simple as can be, there’s a way to do it properly. We think this is it.

Homemade Snickers Bars
Know what really satisfies? Making these DIY, gooey, peanutty, caramel-y, milk chocolate-y Snickers bars.
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- 25 M
- 2 H
- 18

Chocolate Pecan Pie
Pecans. Chocolate. Bourbon. Dunno about you, but that’s sufficient to make us forget all about that other traditional Thanksgiving dessert. Pumpkin who?
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- 55 M
- 2

Roast Chicken with Pancetta and Olives
Crisp-skinned. Juicy. Aromatic. Easy. Gorgeous. Heavenly. That’s what we’re hearing about this hen. Sorta makes you wanna try it, eh?
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- 25 M
- 1 H, 30 M
- 27

Root Beer Cake
This fetching cake contains sugar and spice and everything nice, yes, but it also has its share of sass. As in, sassafras.
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- 45 M
- 1 H, 45 M
- 6

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Massa de Pimentão Forte
Every Portuguese family has its own rendition of this classic, a pantry staple known as massa de pimentão. Here’s how the Leite family makes it.
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- 10 M
- 10 M
- 2

Alabama Muffin Biscuits
These curiously named, easy peasy, shamelessly simple hybrid hussies may make you swear off roll-out biscuits for good.
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- 45 M
- 32
Shortcut Pie Crust
Perhaps the easiest pie crust ever. Actually, we take that back. Definitely the easiest peasiest pie crust ever. No kneading. No rolling out. Really.
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- 5 M
- 5 M
- 5

Pan-Roasted Pork Chops
Perfect. The best brine I’ve ever had. Oh. My. God. That’s what folks are saying about this simple weeknight supper solution.
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- 30 M
- 25
Autumn Root Vegetable Purée
This stealthily healthy mash delivers the color of fall foliage right to your table—and just may make you reconsider why you think you don’t like root vegetables.
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- 20 M
- 1 H
- 1

Autumn Vegetable Ragout
This rustic yet refined side, inspired by an Alain Ducasse dish, simmers cool-weather veggies to create something that tastes marvelously, uh, unhealthier than it is.
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- 1 H, 50 M
- 1

Caramel Pear Tarts
Nothing says sassy like swapping pears for apples in the classic French tarte tatin. What can we say? We like to live on the edge.
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- 15 M
- 1 H
- 6

Chili Honey Butter
Sweet, spicy, and just a little sassy. That’s what we think of this sensational synthesis of everyday ingredients. Slather it at will.
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- 5 M
- 5 M
- 14

Halloween Meringue Bones
What’s spookier than a skeleton? Disembodied bones—meringue bones that are so sweet you just can’t resist the temptation to take a bite.
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- 20 M
- 1 H
- 1

Whole Spelt Risotto with Butternut Squash
We swear that this whole grain risotto doesn’t taste nearly as healthful as it actually is. But don’t take our word for it….
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- 45 M
- 1 H, 45 M
- 2

I Blame Pie
As Beth Howard explains, grieving is a lot like making pie. Except there’s no real recipe. You just sorta make it up as you go.

Bangers and Mash
You could call this sausages with mashed potatoes. But we sorta feel obliged to say bangers and mash. Faux British accent optional.
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- 20 M
- 1 H
- 26

Wine-Soaked Autumn Pudding
An autumnal take on classic summer pudding that melds booze and berries and apples and plums to really quite lovely effect.
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- 15 M
- 45 M
- 4

Twinkie Bundt Cake
A relatively ginormous riff on the iconic American snack cake, this Twinkie look-alike boasts an amped-up vanilla smack and ingredients you can actually pronounce.
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- 25 M
- 1 H, 35 M
- 2

Pickled Jalapeño Peppers
Perhaps not pickled in the traditional American sense, but pickled nonetheless. Wait ’til you learn the stealth ingredient.
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