Fancy schmancy mac and cheese canapés? Why not? Plop these lovelies on a silver platter alongside flutes of Champagne or tuck them into a lunch box.

• 25 M
• 40 M
• 20

Let’s get clear about what hummus is and what it ain’t. Real hummus tastes like nothing but hummus. Not fancy. Just perfect.

• 10 M
• 1 H
• 20

Even better than the ones at the Renaissance festival. And all it takes is a simple brine and a little patience.

• 30 M
• 1 D, 4 H
• 4

Pork wrapped in bacon and roasted until crisp outside and tender inside. Easy. Economical. On the table in 45 minutes. Any objections?

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• 45 M
• 10

Pulled pork sandwiches. They’re as American as apple pie—and, if hash tags, can be trusted, far trendier. It’s not hard to understand why. Knee-wobblingly tender and ridiculously rich pulled pork collides with a cool, crisp, tangy coleslaw to terrific effect.

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These barbecued beef back ribs are tender and robustly meaty and sweetly spicy and they’re gonna make you the envy of the neighborhood.

• 40 M
• 4 H, 35 M
• 31

Relax with these crunchy-tender fish tacos filled with a kicky cabbage slaw and sweet-tart mango-banana salsa. Think flip-flops and a beer—all year long.

• 15 M
• 1 H
• 4

Got eggs, stale bread, and a skillet? Then you’ve got supper. Crisp and crunchy with soft and gooey. Thrifty, too.

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• 10 M
• 2

On the spicier side. Not too sweet. With a nice tang. That’s what we think of these ribs. Seconds, please?

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• 3 H, 25 M
• 8

Barely a recipe, this weeknight salvation is more like a simple blueprint for eating in season. Amen to that.

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• 45 M
• 6

Practice proper Southern gentility by whipping up a batch of that classic crowd-pleasing party must, pimento cheese.

• 10 M
• 10 M
• 179

Not that we have anything against bubbly. Gosh, no. But ounce for ounce, this is a far more budget-conscious cocktail.

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Truly impressive and a heck of a lot less fussy than it looks. Tastes pretty darn phenomenal, too. Sign us up.

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• 2 H, 10 M
• 8

This is not the insipid, gloppy, cloying sauce you had on last night’s Chinese takeout. This is, quite simply, sweet and sour and lovely.

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