A flourless almond cake that’s French and flavorful, this amandier is crisp and crunchy on the outside, dense and chewy on the inside, and gluten-free through and through. Perfect for Passover.

• 15 M
• 50 M
• 33

This lofty cake is so crammed full of chocolate and butter and air, there’s no room for flour–although we made sure to leave space for ample swoops of softly whipped cream.

• 40 M
• 1 H, 15 M
• 12

Essentially Irish stew with some lovely store-bought puff pastry plopped on top. Easy peasy. Hello, St. Paddy!

• 45 M
• 3 H
• 32

We guarantee you’re going to feel Irish when you sit down and savor a slice of this brown soda bread. Consider it your birthright.

• Quick Glance
• 10 M
• 1 H, 30 M
• 2

Known in some parts as tar heel pie, this ridiculously rich and gooey chocolate brownie pie is crazy easy to make—and just as easy to make disappear.

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• 45 M
• 4 H
• 0

One of the best red-sauced pizza we’ve ever slung as well as one of the easiest. It just may forever ruin takeout pizza for you.

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• 35 M
• 1 H, 30 M
• 0

Looks like upside-down cake. Tastes like upside-down cake. Yet this sticky citrusy dessert couldn’t be more right-side up.

• 30 M
• 1 H, 30 M
• 49

Behold, the no-knead bread recipe that incited an insurrection among home bakers everywhere.

• 30 M
• 3 H, 30 M
• 128

Dense, rich, and flourless, this gluten-free cake is a fave among the Portuguese, as well as anyone who’s ever tried it. It gets its unforgettable taste from a combination of almonds, lemon zest, cinnamon, and vanilla.

• 30 M
• 1 H, 15 M
• 41

Chicken with 40 cloves of garlic is a classic for one reason—it’s damn good. Using chicken thighs ensures the meat remains juicy. Using our trick for quickly peeling garlic makes it hassle free.

• 45 M
• 1 H, 45 M
• 10

When life hands you lemons, make this lemon pound cake. Guaranteed to give you a far more favorable outlook on everything.

• 25 M
• 1 H, 20 M
• 20

Okay, these cookies may not contain literally a thousand layers, but you gotta admit, the title made you count, yes?

• 30 M
• 1 H, 30 M
• 14

This paleo chocolate cake also happens to be gluten-free and, even more importantly, it tastes magnificent enough to rival any other chocolate cake, birthday or otherwise. Go ahead. Taste it and see.

• 25 M
• 1 H
• 6

Sometimes called a volcano cake, this much ballyhooed molten dessert is, quite literally, bursting–er, oozing–with chocolate.

• 30 M
• 40 M
• 48