When you want the taste of cinnamon rolls but don’t have the time (or yeast!), enter these shortcut lovelies laced with spice and lavished with cream cheese icing.
About Cook's Illustrated
Calzones with Sausage and Broccoli Rabe
A tidy package of indulgent loveliness, a calzone is sorta like a slice of pizza with double the crust. Comfort in carbs, anyone?
Paella
Paella, the classic Spanish dish, is given the full treatment here. You don’t need a paella pan to make this paella recipe, either. A Dutch oven will do.
Steak Tacos
Finally a steak taco recipe that let’s you determine whether you want it with a little or a lotta heat. Just how much is entirely up to you.
German Chocolate Cake
Dark chocolate cake stacked high and smothered with gooey caramel and coconut and pecans? Don’t mind if we do.
Fresh Cod Brandade
Fresh cod is poached in an herby milk-cream mixture and gently folded into mashed potatoes. It makes a perfect spread for garlic toasts.
Banana Bread by Cook’s Illustrated
A superlative version of the classic American quick bread that everyone loves. And that everyone pretty much always has the ingredients for on hand.
Beef Braised in Barolo
Cold outside? Baby, come inside where there’s beef slowly braising in a heady mix of Italian red wine, garlic, tomatoes, thyme, and rosemary.
Lemon Bars
Tart and sweet, silken and crumbly, these easy lemon bars have a sweet cookie crust, a tart lemon filling, and a dusting of confectioners’ sugar. A classic, perfected.
Pork Chops with Vinegar and Sweet Peppers
These one-skillet pork chops with minimal fuss and a built-in side dish are going to spoil you for dinners made with ease…
Lard and Butter Pie Crust
Just for a day, put aside all thoughts of diets, waist sizes, and cholesterol and make a pie with this marvelous lard crust. You may never go back.
Barbecued Baby Back Ribs
Baby back rib perfection is yours when you first brine the ribs, then massage them with our subtle and superlative rub, and then grill them low and slow.
Cabbage Salad with Crispy Tofu
Napa cabbage, carrots, peanuts, scallions, and herbs are tossed with seared tofu and drizzled with an Asian garlic-chile sauce. A tofu lover’s salad.
Skillet Lemon Soufflé
Forget fussy souffle dishes. This recipe for lemon souffle is made in an ordinary skillet. Simple and perfect.