Danielle Roberson, Recipe Tester

Impressive yet easy to make and arguably the best way to make a porterhouse steak at home. And no setting off the fire alarm. Here’s how.

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• 45 M
• 1

If you adore soft, crinkly molasses ginger cookies as much as we do, then these triple ginger chocolate cookies need to be at the top of your must-bake list.

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• 4 H, 30 M
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Made the old-fashioned way, this gravy is terrific on fried chicken and even better on mashed potatoes. Cross our hearts.

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• 10 M
• 2 H
• 2

How to put the rest of that bunch of basil languishing in your fridge to lovely use for drizzling, dipping, and dunking.

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• 45 M
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Inspired by its Cuban cousin, this Mexican mojito is sexy and suave thanks to a smooooooth tequila.

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• 5 M
• 2

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.

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• 40 M
• 2

A tongue-tingling chile oil with a haunting and earthy and floral taste thanks to the dance of dried chiles, Sichuan peppers, cinnamon, cloves, and star anise.

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• 15 M
• 2 H, 15 M
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Crisp white wine, Cointreau, plenty of citrus, and sparkling water collide in this conversation-starting sipper that you can succumb to without regretting it the next morning.

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• 10 M
• 10 M
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Just three ingredients–parsnips, maple syrup, and olive oil. And it’s so easy. Just slice, toss, roast, and be reminded just how nice simple tastes.

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• 50 M
• 4

Every bit as thick, creamy, and delicious as the real stuff. Maybe even better.

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