Snacks

A Portuguese classic, these diminutive shrimp turnovers boast a filling that’s creamy and comforting yet made interesting with a little heat. All tidily packaged in fried dough.

• (4)
• 2 H
• 2 H
• 15

Soft and tender and almost cake-like—some would say even pancake-like. A lovely reminder that yes, maple cookies are completely appropriate at the breakfast table.

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• 30 M
• 1 H, 30 M
• 2

The spirits summoned for this ghostly glow-in-the-dark Jello hail from a bottle, not the supernatural. (It’s just a gin and tonic under a black light. Who knew?!)

• (1)
• 25 M
• 11 H, 35 M
• 34

Think the spirit of granola. But in a satisfying cookie shape that’s crisp at the edges, chewy at the center, and oh so satisfying through and through

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• 25 M
• 1 H, 30 M
• 0

Comfort finds us in unexpected ways. Thank goodness for that. And thank goodness for this not-too-sweet, subtly apple-y, kid-friendly quick bread.

• (24)
• 10 M
• 1 H, 30 M
• 70

This is not the Chex mix of your childhood. This is something completely different. And its greatness simply must be experienced to be truly understood.

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• 25 M
• 1 H, 25 M
• 0

Though we dearly loved Pop Tarts as kids, even then we thought the packaged pastries ought to be better. Flakier. Fruitier. Fresher. Just like these. And they’re quite simple to pull off.

• (4)
• 45 M
• 1 H, 35 M
• 22

Our quest for memorable-in-a-lovely-way blueberry muffins has been decades-long and riddled with disappointment. Here’s the muffin recipe that changed our tune as well as our ‘tude.

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• 10 M
• 50 M
• 0

Dark chocolate-y, appropriately (and not too) rich, just sweet enough, and the entire surface blanketed with that coveted crackly surface. Let the love affair commence.

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• 30 M
• 1 H, 15 M
• 6

“HELLO PASTRAMI JAM! Where have you been all of my life?!” That’s what someone shouted after experiencing this extra indulgent grilled cheese that boasts quite a few surprises.

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• 25 M
• 1 H, 30 M
• 0