Brenda Carleton, Recipe Tester

Grilled chicken quesadillas. Your simple, satisfying solution to lunch, dinner, appetizers, and midnight cravings.

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• 45 M
• 5 H
• 0

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.

• 1 H
• 1 H, 15 M
• 3

An easy, foolproof, ever so slightly sweet corn bread that comes together as quickly as it disappears. Just watch it.

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• 20 M
• 45 M
• 26

No ice cream maker required. Just watermelon, citrus, sweetness, mint, and a little time in the deep freeze. Vodka optional. Then all you do is scoop it up and plop it in a pretty bowl.

• 20 M
• 20 M
• 17

Yeah, watermelon juice dripping off your elbow is a swell thing. So is this incomparably elegant yet easy salad that melds sweet and heat.

• 15 M
• 15 M
• 6

Drizzle, douse, souse, or otherwise acquaint this emerald elixir with grilled steak, chicken, chops, seafood, or heck, anything.

• 5 M
• 5 M
• 13

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

Cue the Red Stripe and the reggae, cuz this fast and easy flavor paste makes grilled jerk chicken that’s the real deal.

• 25 M
• 2 H, 25 M
• 12

We can certainly understand why street food has catapulted into trendiness. Assuming, that is, it all tastes as soulful as these skewers that are hawked on seemingly every street in Thailand.

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• 10 M
• 1 H, 40 M
• 13

A touch of maple syrup infuses traditional coleslaw with a unique, unexpected sweetness. Try this slaw with pulled pork sandwiches, burgers, or barbecue.

• 10 M
• 1 H, 10 M
• 5

Pasta may be the most classic destination for pesto, although it’s definitely not the only one. Here we swap pasta for potatoes for a light and lovely pesto potato salad.

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• 25 M
• 45 M
• 0

Grilled New York strip steaks with sweet garlic butter sliding across it. Decadent. Outrageous. And 100% legal. A perfect recipe for grilling fanatics.

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• 20 M
• 1 H, 40 M
• 0

Cashew chicken is one of the most beloved Chinese recipes in America. Dark meat, snap peas, carrots, and cashews are seared then tossed in a silky sauce.

• 30 M
• 30 M
• 5

Just whisk, chop, toss, and behold! A simple, stunning, sumptuous, summery weeknight winner of a repast.

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• 10 M
• 10 M
• 4