“Intensely maple-y.” “Amazing.“ “Much easier than making pie.” “A recipe I’ll make again and again.” That’s what folks are saying about these spectacularly sweet and gooey maple walnut bars.

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• 25 M
• 2 H, 30 M
• 0

“One of the best things I’ve EVER made.” “Beautiful.” “Comforting.” “Delicious.” “Easy.” That’s what folks are saying about this simple and satiating casserole.

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• 50 M
• 10

“Super easy.” “Quite addictive.” “Divine.” That’s what folks are saying about these surprisingly seductive spiced pepitas.

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• 45 M
• 12

It was a dark and stormy night…oops. We mean, this stiff yet slightly sweet cocktail is certain to thunder through your evening.

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• 5 M
• 19

So easy to toss together. So understated yet sophisticated. So wise in capturing and preserving something during its season.

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• 1 D
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Not too sweet and not too dense, this honeyed pistachio pound cake is just right—and just large enough to share.

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• 2 H
• 61

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

• 25 M
• 11 H, 35 M
• 34

Bathed in buttermilk and spiced ever so slightly, this Cajun-style fried hen is memorably moist inside, superlatively crisp outside, and gosh darn perfect through and through.

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• 35 M
• 23

An inspired melding of sweet figs, salt cured ham, and savory, tangy goat cheese atop crisp flat bread or pizza dough. We can think of nothing else we’d like more with a glass of wine.

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• 15 M
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Stop your scoffing. This may not be conventional chili, but it’s no sissy imposter. It’s just a little subtler, soupier, and smokier.

• 35 M
• 1 H
• 8

What’s so special about these wings? You sorta gotta experience them to understand.

• 25 M
• 2 H, 30 M
• 2

Boozy bananas are lavished with a cheater’s caramel sauce made with butter, brandy, and brown sugar in this outrageously simple riff on a Southern classic. No flambé required.

• 15 M
• 25 M
• 4

A most gratifying use for a gangly gourd, this silken butternut squash soup all but defines autumn.

• 15 M
• 3 H
• 12

An unconventional riff on the ever-popular breakfast sandwich that’s healthier than most, easy as can be, and satisfying as all get out.

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• 15 M
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