Shirttail relation to corn bread, these savory cakes wooed and wowed us with their crisped edges, ethereally airy insides, and pantry-friendly frugality.

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.

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…

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.

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.

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.

Cayenne. Paprika. Pepper. Chili powder. Remarkable how something so simple can taste so complex. Many thanks to you, whoever you are, Donnie.

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.

When life hands you too many doughnuts—yes, it’s possible—just make pudding. An easy-to-rationalize, drop-to-your-knees-it’s-that-good, doughnut pudding.

This stunning little sauce comes together with ease, imparting a vibrant sweet-tart-crunchiness to practically anything you can think to bestow it upon.

Indulgence rarely comes as easily as this inspired creation, keeping the attention squarely where it ought to be–heaped upon those luscious, luscious figs.

We don’t know much Italian, but we’re pretty certain this tart, with its molten filling and brownie crust, translates as “Oh, that’s so good!”

Is anything as sweetly satisfying as heirloom tomatoes eaten raw as you stand at the sink? Still, when you tire of that, there’s always this deeply satisfying tactic.

Uncannily crisp, melt-in-your-mouth, shortbread-like lovelies from San Francisco’s Miette that are unlike any other peanut butter cookie you’ve experienced.

A fast-rising home-baked white sandwich loaf that tastes–dare we say it?–better than mom’s. Way better. And just wait ’til you toast it.

Perfect for lazy weekends as well as harried weekdays, these soft-boiled eggs with toast and a smidgen of butter take less than five minutes. You’re welcome.

Tomatoes, tomatoes, tomatoes. When you’re inundated with ‘em, there’s just one thing to do with ‘em. Make sauce. Then avail yourself of a nifty tip for space-challenged freezers.

The quintessential summer sandwich, this stack is stuffed with eggplant, bell peppers, red onions, zucchini, squash, and goat cheese. Open wide.

If you’re a fool for sweet nougat and can’t get enough lovely nectarines in season, just wait until you try them in tandem, warm and fragrant from the grill.

Perhaps the easiest chutney ever, this calls for simply simmering apples, onion, curry powder, tomatoes, and sugar, and then ladling it into jars. See? Easy.