Abigail Corn, Recipe Tester

True story: This luscious little number inspired one toddler to dip and dunk his way through an entire bag of baby carrots. An entire bag. Behold, the power of the dipper!

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• 20 M
• 20 M
• 4

Does the true beauty of this cake lie in its stunning silhouette? Its intensely chocolatey chocolatiness? Or its lazy-day ease? You tell us.

• 25 M
• 1 H, 30 M
• 86

An effortless, elegant side that fancies up the form as well as the flavor of two enduring entertaining icons: the stuffed mushroom and Thanksgiving stuffing.

• 25 M
• 1 H, 10 M
• 14

Plonk unpeeled onions on a baking sheet. Shove in oven. Come back later for achingly sweet, tender, mellow oniony goodness. Accept accolades. See how easy that was?

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• 5 M
• 1 H
• 14

Not familiar with the term “crostata”? We have a hunch you’re going to like what it means, which is essentially “less fussy than pie.”

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• 20 M
• 2 H, 20 M
• 12

“Delicate.” “Flaky.” “Perfect.” “I could not stop eating it!” That’s what folks are saying about this hors d’oeuvre that’s a cinch to make—and devour.

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• 20 M
• 1 H, 40 M
• 3

A teetering tower of autumnal goodness that isn’t only stunning to behold but ridiculously healthful thanks to cabbage and apples and pomegranates, oh my.

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• 20 M
• 25 M
• 0

“Beautiful.” “Filled with flavors.” “A tad spicy.” “Simple.” “Perfect!” That’s just a taste of what our testers are saying about this soup. Sort of makes you want some, doesn’t it?

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• 20 M
• 40 M
• 5

A fast-rising home-baked white sandwich loaf that tastes–dare we say it?–better than mom’s. Way better. And just wait ’til you toast it.

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• 15 M
• 1 H, 30 M
• 22

The quintessential summer sandwich, this stack is stuffed with grilled eggplant, bell peppers, red onions, and zucchini. Open wide.

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• 45 M
• 1 H
• 0

You don’t have to be Greek for this amalgam of tomatoes, green beans, red onion, and feta to taste like home.

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• 30 M
• 30 M
• 7

A hippy dippy wrap if ever there was one. Slather on avocado and salsa fixings for starters, then ad lib to your heart’s hippiest content.

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• 20 M
• 45 M
• 0

This shockingly stunning chilled soup–not to be confused with gazpacho, mind you–has ample oomph to compensate for lackluster tomatoes. But when made with in-season heirlooms?

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• 35 M
• 1 H
• 0

This purple-stained cake—er, what’s left of it—puts the ease back in pleasin’. Just old-fashioned goodness and the season’s most compelling fruits. Got milk?

• 20 M
• 1 H, 30 M
• 11