Carol Hays, Recipe Tester

Four ingredients and one simple technique that will leave everyone asking—maybe even demanding—you for more. A keeper of a side dish.

• (1)
• 10 M
• 55 M
• 2

Mac and cheese doesn’t get any easier than this 3 ingredient macaroni and cheese that’s done in 20 minutes. Kids! Dinner!

• Quick Glance
• 10 M
• 20 M
• 0

A dark chocolate brownie crust, blobs of brownies baked in the cheesecake, and a swirl of bittersweet chocolate. Comfort food, indeed.

• (2)
• 1 H
• 4 H
• 14

Your newest go-to appetizer. (Or, on lazy nights when you feel like indulging, your dinner. Don’t forget the wine.)

• Quick Glance
• 20 M
• 30 M
• 0

Imagine the crispness of a French fry colliding with the fluffiness of a baked potato. That’s what this recipe delivers. You’re welcome.

• (1)
• 20 M
• 1 H
• 2

Summer simplicity that’s gonna earn a place in your weekly rotation.

• Quick Glance
• 20 M
• 30 M
• 0

A Mediterranean classic that’s healthy as can be although you’d never guess it from the indulgent taste.

• (2)
• 40 M
• 2 H, 45 M
• 4

We think of this gorgeous lemon salmon pasta as the Audrey Hepburn of pasta recipes given how it graciously brings both elegance and simplicity to the party.

• (1)
• 25 M
• 40 M
• 2

Everything you would imagine in a pound cake. Buttery. Indulgent. Moist. Rich. And with a perfectly balanced and ever so slightly puckery lemon glaze.

• (3)
• 25 M
• 1 H, 40 M
• 10

Our latest definition of decadent comfort food. A David Leite original, this recipe melds layers of ham, potatoes, shallots, and gooey cheese in a rich cream sauce.

• (1)
• 45 M
• 1 H, 45 M
• 4