Allison J., Recipe Tester

A list of all the recipes Allison J. has tested.

Four pieces of cashew caramel cracker bars on a round wooden board with a knife resting beside them.

Cashew Caramel Cracker Bars

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This cashew caramel cracker bars recipe is made with saltines, sweetened condensed milk, brown sugar, and chocolate. An easy crowd-pleaser.

  • 25 M
  • 1 H, 15 M
  • 14
A purple plum torte with dripping juice on a baking pan, all on a cooling wrap

Plum Torte

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One taste and you’ll understand why this is the most popular recipe from The New York Times. A new American classic.

  • 15 M
  • 1 H, 30 M
  • 38
A white bowl filled with spaghetti topped with bread crumbs and a chunk of pecorino beside the bowl.

Spaghetti with Bread Crumbs

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Bet you’ve already got everything you need for this frugal pantry pasta. All you need now is 15 minutes to pull it together.

  • 10 M
  • 20 M
  • 12
Three ears of grilled Mexican-style street corn slathered with lime mayo and sprinkled with cilantro, cheese, hot sauce

Mexican-Style Street Corn

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Does it get any better (or more like you’re vacationing south of the border) than grilled corn slathered with lime mayo, cheese, cilantro, and hot sauce? Nah.

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  • 20 M
  • 35 M
  • 2
A white oval platter filled with couscous that is topped with Middle Eastern chicken thighs, lemon slices, and chopped parsley.

Middle Eastern Chicken Thighs

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Fast. Flavorful. And flaunting just enough Middle Eastern flair to intrigue but not frighten anyone. Even kids. Swear.

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  • 25 M
  • 45 M
  • 0
An open face egg salad sandwich on toasted whole wheat

Open-Face Egg Salad Sandwich

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We know. You already have an egg salad sandwich recipe. But trust us, it’s nothing like this one, which is whoppingly old school in taste, blissfully healthful in every other way.

  • 10 M
  • 25 M
  • 16
A white bowl filled with spicy Korean chicken and sprinkled with sesame seeds

Spicy Korean Chicken

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More tingly than outright and obtrusively spicy, this quick and easy chicken takes its unmistakable flavor from that classic and cult-inducing Korean chile paste, gochujang.

  • 20 M
  • 1 H, 10 M
  • 2
Ten bags of spiced popcorn with assorted flavors

Spiced Popcorn

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Movie-watching must. Nostalgic nosh. Low-calorie something to satisfy. Sexy little something to knock back with cocktails as a pre-dinner party teaser. Popcorn has its moods. This recipe fits them all.

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  • 10 M
  • 10 M
  • 0
A white plate topped with linguine and mussels in a red dress

Mussels in a Red Dress

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Mussels take a twirl through a classic red pasta sauce and linguine. Most certainly able to inspire laughter, scintillating conversation, perhaps even a twirl on the dance floor afterwards.

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  • 40 M
  • 40 M
  • 0
A blue and white plate filled with moo goo gai pan

Moo Goo Gai Pan

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A slightly upscale version of the “moo goo gai pan” you know as the safe Chinese takeout menu option.

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  • 1 H
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