Cindy Zaiffdeen, Recipe Tester

Forget Robitussin. This fragrant infusion not only makes a run to the pharmacy unnecessary, but it goes down with far, far more ease than that syrupy medicinal stuff.

• 5 M
• 15 M
• 14

Making stock from scratch was never difficult. And it just became even easier thanks to this simple yet perfect slow cooker approach.

• 15 M
• 12 H
• 35

This life-changer of a recipe isn’t your mom’s banana bread. It’s better. And we’ve got no qualms saying that.

• 25 M
• 1 H, 30 M
• 36

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
• 15

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
• 32

Roasted potatoes on the grill magically means you can indulge your craving for roasted potatoes during sweltering summer without heating up the entire kitchen. You’re welcome.

• 15 M
• 40 M
• 18

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

We beg to differ with the name of this fetching creation, as it’s far too easy to mistake “classic” for “blah.” Far more fitting, we think, is “best white cake.” Ever.

• 25 M
• 45 M
• 81

Beautiful burger buns. Were ever three words joined in such harmonious sequence? Actually, let’s add buxom and buttery.

• 25 M
• 1 H, 45 M
• 38

Chimichurri-induced happiness can be yours with this foolproof, fuss-free, Argentine-approved answer to what’s for dinner.

• Quick Glance
• 20 M
• 2 H, 50 M
• 2

We know. You already have an egg salad sandwich recipe. But trust us, it’s nothing like this one, which is whoppingly old school in taste, blissfully healthful in every other way.

• 10 M
• 25 M
• 10

Yup. Vegan chocolate cake. If you tasted it without knowing, all you’d experience is chocolate through and through. No one will ever know it’s vegan…unless you tell them.

• 20 M
• 1 H, 30 M
• 22

A drinkable dessert composed of, quite simply, bitter grapefruit segments soused with sweet sparkling wine. Cin cin!

• Quick Glance
• 10 M
• 10 M
• 4

Think you’ve got nothing in the house for supper? Take a look at this nifty little pasta recipe that comes together in minutes. And then think again.

• 15 M
• 15 M
• 18