Bette Fraser, Recipe Tester

We’ve something of a crush on author Jesse Griffiths and it has (almost) everything to do with his way with venison.

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• 4

Bathed in buttermilk and spiced ever so slightly, this Cajun-style fried hen is memorably moist inside, superlatively crisp outside, and gosh darn perfect through and through.

• 35 M
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This lovely melding of cheese course and last course becomes even lovelier with a generous pour of port.

• 25 M
• 1 H
• 19

Brisket, short ribs, and chuck. When melded in just the right proportions, as here, they turn out the most luxe made-from-scratch burger we’ve ever experienced.

• 50 M
• 1 H
• 17

Crisp at the edges, chewy in the center, and (sorta) wholesome through and through, these are a revelatory riff on the classic.

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• 30

We wish someone had told us a heck of a lot sooner about this uncommon bread salad, which embellishes the usual ingredient suspects with figs and walnuts.

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• 40 M
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• 4

Need to bring something to a backyard bash when all you want is mad crazy gratitude and an empty dish to take home? This blueberry crumble with a crumbly oatmeal cookie topping is your answer.

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• 59

Scandalously simple. Ethereally airy. Magical. That’s but a sampling of what folks are saying about these two-ingredient, Southern-style cream biscuits.

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• 30

Sweet, moist, tender, can’t-stop-at-just-one coconut macaroons that are reminiscent of what’s found at the loveliest bakery in town.

• 25 M
• 1 H
• 4

The words “orange chicken” used to make us think of gloppy Chinese takeout—until we tried this orange chicken.

• 40 M
• 2 H, 40 M
• 15

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

This life-changer of a recipe isn’t your mom’s banana bread. It’s better. And we’ve got no qualms saying that.

• 25 M
• 1 H, 30 M
• 36

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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Boletus edulis—that’s the fancy-pants name for porcini—is hardly a come-hither sort of name, but with such a rich, earthy, unmistakable taste, who cares?

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