C. Humphries, Recipe Tester

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

Christmas cookies that are as dramatic to behold as they are delicious to nosh. Swear. From everyone’s favorite food scientist, Shirley O. Corriher

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• 1 H
• 1 H, 30 M
• 0

This gingerbread Bundt cake has all the warm spicy goodness of gingerbread cookies. As if that weren’t enough, it’s gilded with a sassy and sweetly tart lemon glaze.

• 45 M
• 1 H, 35 M
• 10

Pecan pie rugelach. Bursting with all the expected ingredients and then some, including maple syrup, bourbon, even a pinch of cayenne. Your notion of rugelach is about to be upended.

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• 1 H, 15 M
• 3 H, 50 M
• 0

If you’ve been thinking you’re done with pumpkin everything, you’re going to want to hold off on judging until you try this pumpkin pound cake.

• 45 M
• 2 H
• 6

Sultry as a summer night. That’s what we thought when we experienced this seductively smooth, devilishly dark chocolate ice cream that’s almost naughtily intense.

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• 30 M
• 5 H
• 0

Orbs of deep-fried cornbread awesomeness that are crisp and burnished brown on the outside, cakey and tender on the inside, and truly irresistible through and through.

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• 45 M
• 1 H, 15 M
• 2

Slow cooker posole is an easy and authentic Mexican posole minus all the tending and stirring on the stovetop.

• 20 M
• 4 H, 40 M
• 13

Not your mom’s egg casserole. And you’re going to be pretty pleased to break with tradition.

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• 25 M
• 9 H, 10 M
• 0

Buttery, rich cake is ribboned with a marmalade layer, steeped in a blood orange syrup, and topped with a light orange glaze. What more could you want?

• 1 H
• 2 H
• 8

Lusciously dark, almost bitter caramel collides with sweet cream and sea salt. Definitely ice cream for adults. Finally, something you don’t have to share with the kids.

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• 45 M
• 17 H, 30 M
• 0

Chocolate bourbon truffles. A brilliant and boozy gift for the chocolate lover who has everything.

• 1 H
• 3 H
• 8

There are only so many classic consummate combinations of fall flavors. Maple and pecans is one of them.

• 1 H
• 3 H, 30 M
• 22

Baked nectarines with port. Looks fancy. Couldn’t be easier. And quite possibly the booziest dessert you’ll make all summer long.

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• 10 M
• 40 M
• 6