This outrageously satiating riff on Italian wedding soup swaps traditional beef and pork meatballs for healthier ones made with turkey along with the lilt of lemon.
- 25 M
- 1 H
- 4
Alexandra M., Recipe Tester
A list of all the recipes Alexandra M. has tested.
Chicken Apple Sausage
Seriously, it’s so easy to make your own sausage. Insanely easy. And holy heck, does it taste phenomenal. No meat grinder required.
- 25 M
- 45 M
- 17
Raspberry Jam With Framboise
No, making homemade jam doesn’t need to be a big production. Not with the right recipe, anyways. This small batch raspberry preserves shows you how simple it can be.
- Quick Glance
- 45 M
- 45 M
- 6
Roasted Curried Cauliflower
After tasting this richly spiced yet surprisingly nuanced recipe we asked them to try, someone suggested we change our name to “Leite’s Cauliflower.” Hmmm…
- 35 M
- 1 H
- 4
Figs in Port
Simple. Seasonal. Sophisticated. Sassy. Sublime. All qualities we swoon to in a dessert. All found right here.
- 5 M
- 15 M
- 16
Rhubarb Sour
A rhubarb sour made with gin is probably not how your grandma chose to use those sweetly tart spring stalks. Her loss.
- Quick Glance
- 15 M
- 30 M
- 0
Warm Goat Cheese Salad
Baguette slathered with goat cheese and baked to toasty perfection with a can’t-mess-it-up vinaigrette and salad. Easy peasy.
- Quick Glance
- 15 M
- 15 M
- 0
Spiced Pumpkin Seeds
“Super easy.” “Quite addictive.” “Divine.” That’s what folks are saying about these surprisingly seductive spiced pepitas.
- 10 M
- 45 M
- 12
Sweet Potato Cornbread
We could blather on and on and on about this surprising (and stealthy healthy) riff on a Southern classic. But you best experience it for yourself.
- 15 M
- 50 M
- 49
Homemade Dish Soap
This natural alternative to fancy liquid dish soap is inexpensive, effective, and gentle on hands. Doesn’t get much more practical than that.
Bacon Wrapped Pork Tenderloin
Pork wrapped in bacon and roasted until crisp outside and tender inside. Easy. Economical. On the table in 45 minutes. Any objections?
- 35 M
- 45 M
- 10
Egg Salad Without Mayo
Most definitely not your grandma’s egg salad. It’s crammed full of gently caramelized onions and it’s sooo surprisingly lovely you won’t even miss the mayo. Swear.
- 10 M
- 45 M
- 16
Fettuccine with Scallops
Whether you need a no-fail romantic dinner for two or an impressive dinner party for more, here’s how to pull it off.
- 15 M
- 30 M
- 4
Chicken Tagine
You’re going to swoon to the sharp, briny, citrusy flavors of this authentic Moroccan tagine. No special pot required.
- 30 M
- 2 H, 15 M
- 2