Chiyo Ueyama, Recipe Tester

“Delicate.” “Flaky.” “Perfect.” “I could not stop eating it!” That’s what folks are saying about this hors d’oeuvre that’s a cinch to make—and devour.

• 20 M
• 1 H, 40 M
• 5

What makes this shiitake barley soup so satisfying? It’s Easy, fast, and eminently slurpable. That and it’s intensely umami-like flavors.

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• 30 M
• 1 H, 15 M
• 1

Simple to make. Comforting as heck. And though you may not have experienced this in your childhood, somehow it still seems to taste like home.

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• 15 M
• 45 M
• 2

We’ll take this sweetly tart mingling of muffin and coffee cake any time someone cares to plunk a slice down in front of us.

• 25 M
• 1 H, 25 M
• 8

Calling all pesto lovers! This variation on the classic is unconventionally unique and every bit as much a keeper as the familiar rendition with pricey pine nuts.

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• 20 M
• 20 M
• 0

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

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• 10 M
• 20 M
• 0

Comfort finds us in unexpected ways. And thank goodness for that—or rather, thank goodness for this not-too-sweet, subtly apple-y quick bread.

• 10 M
• 1 H, 30 M
• 28

Your favorite tea turned sideways, making it a creamy dessert with a crackling, shattering caramelized sugar topping.

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• 30 M
• 4 H
• 0

Tender roasted root vegetables. Creamy avocado. Crisp lettuce greens. Nutty sesame seeds. And a slightly sweet miso glaze. Um, can anyone say umami?!

• 20 M
• 1 H, 15 M
• 2

Sugo con pomodorini gratinati alla Calabrese. That’s how you say the proper title of this recipe in Italian. Uh. We’ll just say “More pasta, please.” Because you’re definitely to be requesting second helpings.

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• 30 M
• 35 M
• 2

Acquacotta. It may become your new favorite word after you take a taste of it. Sorta like shakshuka, it’s Italian bread soup from southern Tuscany that’s essentially tomatoes, onions, and chiles gilded with poached eggs and a little Parmesan.

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• 40 M
• 1 H, 30 M
• 0

Because there weren’t enough tempting potato salads in the world, The South came up with its own rendition. And yes, it calls for Duke’s. And a whole lotta other tempting things.

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• 15 M
• 30 M
• 0

Rubbed with spices, grilled to supple perfection, topped with a sweet and spicy mango salsa, and on the table in less than 30 minutes.

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• 15 M
• 25 M
• 0

Apricot tart with frangipane. Because stone fruit season is short. So is life.

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• 1 H
• 4 H
• 6