Danielle Roberson, Recipe Tester

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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• 40 M
• 4 H, 30 M
• 0

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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• 15 M
• 45 M
• 6

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

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• 5 M
• 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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• 25 M
• 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
• 0

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
• 0

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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• 20 M
• 50 M
• 4

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

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• 10 M
• 10 M
• 0

An easier yet no less elegant riff on the classic chicken Marbella. Ideal for the Jewish high holidays yet ecumenical enough for Sunday suppers everywhere.

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• 30 M
• 1 H, 30 M
• 12