Basil, tomato, and mozzarella–green, red, and white–are all this summer salad needs to shine. Oh, a drizzle of olive oil and a a squeeze of lemon help.
Brenda Carleton, Recipe Tester
A list of all the recipes Brenda Carleton has tested.
Miso Cod
This five-ingredient fix, a restaurant classic as well as a simple weeknight dinner, will have you practicing your acceptance speech for the best dinner ever.
Thai-Style Sliced-Beef Lettuce Wraps
Steak marinated in a soy-ginger sauce is grilled, and wrapped with lettuce and peppers, before being wholly devoured. They’re about as cool and fresh as you can get.
Grilled Pork Loin
No more helplessly watching as the chops you toss on the grill toughen into leathery dryness. This flawless technique cooks the pork loin whole and slices it AFTER grilling.
Traditional Molletes
An insanely satiating comfort food fix that’s as quick and easy as it is inexpensive. Refried beans and cheese atop toast with pico de gallo. Wish we’d known about this a loooong time ago.
Semolina-Olive Oil Cake
A rustic Italian-inspired cake made with the ever-so-slight coarseness of semolina in contrast to the tender sweetness of grapes.
Cornbread
An easy, foolproof, ever so slightly sweet corn bread that comes together as quickly as it disappears. Just watch it.
Fava Bean Puree
Few things say spring like the brilliant green of a fava bean. Here, a little help on how to harness these harbingers of warm weather.
Shrimp Salad from Ina Garten
Creamy but not gloppy, light but not abstemious, this shrimp salad is gonna rock your world. And your cocktail party. And your lunch work rotation.
Chicken Wings with Garlic and Paprika ~ Pollo al Ajillo
These Spanish-inflected, heart-achingly outstanding chicken wings are our latest lazy weeknight crush.