Amy Giezentanner, Recipe Tester

Simple. Surprising. Spunky. Just what we look for in a summer salad. Just what we found in this jumble of cucumbers, vinegar, and ginger.

• 10 M
• 10 M
• 6

A little spicy, salty, and sweet and altogether satisfying. Your latest weeknight salvation when you need dinner pronto but you want something that’s not predictable or boring.

• 15 M
• 15 M
• 6

This spicy tomato soup gets its heat from Thai Sriracha sauce and depth from blue cheese. San Marzano tomatoes are used, so the soup can be made anytime.

• 15 M
• 1 H, 15 M
• 25

Relax with these crunchy-tender fish tacos filled with a kicky cabbage slaw and sweet-tart mango-banana salsa. Think flip-flops and a beer—all year long.

• 15 M
• 1 H
• 4

Mmmmm…doughnuts. Ethereally fluffy, wonderfully drippy, homemade glazed doughnuts. What are you waiting for? Go make some.

• 1 H
• 3 H, 30 M
• 81

No need to wait for a big game to make these Spanish-inflected, finger-lickingly outstanding chicken wings. Trust us.

• 30 M
• 2 H, 30 M
• 2

Classic bistro cooking at its best, sole meuniere maintains a balance between nutty brown butter and the lilt of lemon. A simple dish with a complex taste.

• 30 M
• 45 M
• 2

Renee, a sucker for the crates of summer stone fruits at the farmers market, shares what to do with underripe peaches.

• Quick Glance
• 15 M
• 2 H, 15 M
• 7

The official Spanish summer sipper. And, for those who don’t care for sodden, wimped-out fruit mush, a nifty little party trick at no extra charge.

• Quick Glance
• 10 M
• 10 M
• 8

These gooey, chewy Samoas are worth every second they take to make seeing as you can have them any time the craving strikes. Uh oh.

• 45 M
• 1 H, 45 M
• 11

This diminutive mac n cheese arrives in teensy dishes at hoity-toity Balthazar, though it creates no less a sensation when scooped straight from a big old baking dish unceremoniously plonked in the center of the kitchen table.

• Quick Glance
• 25 M
• 50 M
• 0

Gingerbread pancakes, a perfect holiday treat, are filled with warm spices, including ginger. Gingerbread pancakes are a unique weekend breakfast.

• 45 M
• 3 H, 45 M
• 6

This strudel, filled with sweet potato, raisins, and cranberry, is a great lunch or side. Phyllo makes the strudel a cinch to make. Serve the strudel warm.

• Quick Glance
• 35 M
• 1 H, 25 M
• 2

This peanut butter fondue is oozing with semisweet chocolate and creamy peanut butter. A unique fondue, it’s a great recipe for peanut butter fiends.

• Quick Glance
• 15 M
• 15 M
• 1