Testers' Choice is our way of pointing up recipes that have been cooked, poked, and prodded to perfection by our crackerjack team of nearly 100 testers. These dishes deliver above and beyond expectation. Eat with confidence.
Caramel Apples
Oct 26, 2011
3 Comments
by Elisabeth Prueitt | Chad Robertson
Filed under desserts | gluten-free | testers choice | vegetarian
Filed under desserts | gluten-free | testers choice | vegetarian
Forget bobbing for apples. Try this equally enticing apple-y endeavor instead. It requires far less effort yet yields way more caramel-cloaked gratification.
Grilled Porcini Mushrooms with Mint and Garlic
Oct 25, 2011
3 Comments
by Pamela Sheldon Johns
Filed under appetizers | gluten-free | grilling | sides | veggies | testers choice | vegan | vegetarian | weeknight winners™
Filed under appetizers | gluten-free | grilling | sides | veggies | testers choice | vegan | vegetarian | weeknight winners™
Boletus edulis–that’s the fancy-pants name for porcini–is hardly a come-hither sort of name, but with a taste like this, who cares?
Tea-Smoked Duck Breast
Oct 24, 2011
1 Comment
by Cynthia Gold | Lise Stern
Filed under chicken | turkey | poultry | gluten-free | grilling | testers choice
Filed under chicken | turkey | poultry | gluten-free | grilling | testers choice
This duck is so imbued with the fragrance of lychee, black tea, star anise, cardamom, and cinnamon, among other spices, there’s no room left for the quack.
Brown Sugar Cookies
Oct 20, 2011
12 Comments
by Gretchen Holt-Witt
Filed under cookies | bars | desserts | testers choice | vegetarian
Filed under cookies | bars | desserts | testers choice | vegetarian
These beauties aren’t unlike the classic sugar cookie in terms of ease and appeal, they’re just a littler richer, a little spicier, and a lot less expected.
Pepper Sherry
Oct 20, 2011
7 Comments
by Virginia Burke
Filed under gluten-free | testers choice | vegan | vegetarian
Filed under gluten-free | testers choice | vegan | vegetarian
Plop some hot peppers in a bottle of booze and set it aside for as long as you can resist. What could be easier? And you get bragging rights to a boozy condiment.
Moroccan-Spiced Roast Chicken
Oct 18, 2011
19 Comments
by Kristine Kidd
Filed under chicken | turkey | poultry | entrees | gluten-free | testers choice
Filed under chicken | turkey | poultry | entrees | gluten-free | testers choice
What we adore most about roast chicken? The fix-it-and-forget-about-it-ness of it. That and the countless ways to fancy it up. Here, one of our fuss-free favorites.
Carrot and Lentil Soup
Oct 17, 2011
12 Comments
by Anjum Andand
Filed under entrees | gluten-free | lunch | soups | testers choice | vegetarian | weeknight winners™
Filed under entrees | gluten-free | lunch | soups | testers choice | vegetarian | weeknight winners™
“Beautiful.” “Filled with flavors.” “A tad spicy.” “Simple.” “Perfect!” That’s just a taste of what our testers are saying about this soup. Sort of makes you want some, doesn’t it?
Concord Grape Jam
Oct 14, 2011
5 Comments
by Rachel Saunders
Filed under gluten-free | testers choice | vegan | vegetarian | weekend projects™
Filed under gluten-free | testers choice | vegan | vegetarian | weekend projects™
Words escape us as to just how incomparable this made-from-scratch grape jam is compared to store-bought. But that smile certainly says it all.
Applesauce Bread
Oct 14, 2011
19 Comments
by Gretchen Holt-Witt
Filed under baking | breakfast | testers choice | vegetarian
Filed under baking | breakfast | testers choice | vegetarian
Comfort finds us in unexpected ways. And thank goodness for that–or rather, thank goodness for this not-too-sweet, subtly apple-y quick bread.
Maple-Brined Pork Chops with Pear Chutney
Oct 11, 2011
14 Comments
by Brigit Binns
Filed under entrees | gluten-free | pork and ham | testers choice
Filed under entrees | gluten-free | pork and ham | testers choice
With just four ingredients in the chutney and chops that practically cook themselves, this subtly sweet twosome makes an emphatic, if easy, supper statement.
Five-Spice Pork Chops
Oct 11, 2011
11 Comments
by Maria Helm Sinskey
Filed under entrees | gluten-free | pork and ham | testers choice | weeknight winners™
Filed under entrees | gluten-free | pork and ham | testers choice | weeknight winners™
Only subtly spicy, these pork chops take on an air of intrigue with their warming and evocative aroma and taste. Certain to spark conversation, if not seconds.
Butter Pecan Affogato
Oct 07, 2011
5 Comments
by Whitney Miller
Filed under desserts | gluten-free | ice cream | sorbet | testers choice | vegetarian
Filed under desserts | gluten-free | ice cream | sorbet | testers choice | vegetarian
Rich, buttery pecan ice cream usurps the place of vanilla gelato in this riff on an Italian classic. Consider it straight from Venice…by way of Charleston.
Smoked Whitefish Brandade
Oct 05, 2011
5 Comments
by Barton Seaver
Filed under appetizers | fish | seafood | testers choice
Filed under appetizers | fish | seafood | testers choice
Turns out an old brandade can learn new tricks. Here smoked sable stands in for salt cod, bringing a smoky richness to the garlicky potato purée–to great effect.
Chicken Enchiladas | Black Bean Enchiladas
Oct 04, 2011
14 Comments
by Cara Eisenpress | Phoebe Lapine
Filed under chicken | turkey | poultry | entrees | testers choice
Filed under chicken | turkey | poultry | entrees | testers choice
Enchiladas that are not for the eminently indecisive, these offer you options galore–chicken, black bean, or some of each–tucked in a tortilla and smothered in sauce.
Roasted Sweet Potatoes
Oct 03, 2011
11 Comments
by Andrea Reusing
Filed under gluten-free | sides | veggies | testers choice | vegetarian | weeknight winners™
Filed under gluten-free | sides | veggies | testers choice | vegetarian | weeknight winners™
Virtuous for its simplicity as well as its versatility, the roasted sweet potato is a thing to behold–and to bejewel, whether with sugar or spice or…
Smoky Chipotle Vegetarian Chili
Oct 01, 2011
11 Comments
by Cara Eisenpress | Phoebe Lapine
Filed under soups | testers choice | vegetarian
Filed under soups | testers choice | vegetarian
A soupy, stewy, smoky chili with stealth veggie goodness galore, including the likes of zucchini, bell peppers, and more. Healthful never tasted so darn good.
Sesame, Pistachio, and Honey Candy | Pastelli
Sep 30, 2011
4 Comments
by Tessa Kiros
Filed under candy | desserts | gluten-free | testers choice | vegetarian
Filed under candy | desserts | gluten-free | testers choice | vegetarian
A sweet little something to evoke the memory of those candies from your travels to Greece as well as those ’70 health food stores–those these are so good they’ll put the past to shame.
Apple Chips
Sep 28, 2011
7 Comments
by Emily Mainquist
Filed under desserts | gluten-free | testers choice | vegan | vegetarian
Filed under desserts | gluten-free | testers choice | vegan | vegetarian
Why pay an absurd amount of money for a teensy little bag of shriveled apple slices when you can make them yourself? Slightly sweet, somewhat tart, eminently easy.
Old-School Chicken and Sausage Jambalaya
Sep 27, 2011
15 Comments
by Donald Link
Filed under chicken | turkey | poultry | entrees | gluten-free | pasta and grains | pork and ham | testers choice
Filed under chicken | turkey | poultry | entrees | gluten-free | pasta and grains | pork and ham | testers choice
Jambalaya just doesn’t get any more authentic than this deeply flavored, deeply revered rendition that hails from Cajun country.
Roasted Garlic
Sep 26, 2011
11 Comments
by Kevin Garvin
Filed under gluten-free | testers choice | vegan | vegetarian
Filed under gluten-free | testers choice | vegan | vegetarian
Less a recipe than a reminder of the divinely dulcet tones of roasted garlic, this little number has countless applications. Well, almost countless. We’re at 107…and still counting.
