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Simple yet spectacular green beans thanks to the perfect technique from Alain Ducasse.

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No mere mash, this creamy potato purée owes its uber velvetiness to truly indecent amounts of butter and cream. And we mean that in the best possible way.

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• 35 M
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Time to change into your baggiest sweatpants—the ones with the no-longer-elastic waistband.

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• 3 H, 15 M
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This recipe is gonna change your mind about store-bought applesauce. And not just because it lets you use your slow cooker and walk away. Wait’ll you taste it.

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Forget bobbing for apples. Try this equally apple-y endeavor instead that requires far less effort yet yields way more caramel-cloaked gratification.

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Graveyard hauntings are no laughing matter. Neither are these creepy Halloween cupcakes. They’re a delicious matter.

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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.

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• 1 H, 30 M
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Not your classic oatmeal raisin cookies, these boast golden raisins, maple syrup, and cardamom in addition to pistachios. Practically paleo. Entirely good.

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A baseball classic. Although our take on classic caramel corn is somewhat more delicate and buttery than the stale sort found at the ball park–and won’t last longer than an inning.

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The trickiest part of making this recipe? Not drifting into a reverie at the mere thought of these subtly sweet chops.

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• 1 H, 15 M
• 12

Words escape us as to just how incomparable this made-from-scratch grape jam is compared to store-bought. That smile certainly says it all.

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• 1 H, 30 M
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Crisp at the edges. Chewy within. Peanutty through and through. A classic perfected. Pass the milk, please.

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No preservatives. No artificial coloring. Just real, honest-to-goodness ingredients—and maybe a little goldfish giddiness.

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An easy, foolproof, ever so slightly sweet corn bread that comes together as quickly as it disappears. Just watch it.

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