Dawn English, Recipe Tester

A handful of cheap ingredients. The exact perfect temperature and timing. And a little patience, please, while spuds are elevated from simple to stellar.

• Quick Glance
• 15 M
• 1 H, 5 M
• 0

“Wow!” “Off-the-charts good!” “Divine.” “Amazingly juicy and tender.” “A definite keeper.” That’s what we’re hearing about these subtly and beguilingly spiced chops.

• Quick Glance
• 10 M
• 25 M
• 6

Bun cha. In true Vietnamese fashion, it’s an enticing collision of tastes (sour and smokey and sweet), temperatures, and textures. And it’s gonna leave you wanting more.

• Quick Glance
• 1 H
• 1 H
• 2

“Best brownies” is a bold assertion. Yet these merit exactly that distinction. Shatteringly crisp on top, fudgy in the center, and intensely chocolatey through and through.

• (35)
• 15 M
• 30 M
• 192

Who knew Katharine Hepburn was as agile at baking as acting? These brownies make us think maybe she missed her true calling.

• (23)
• 10 M
• 1 H
• 65

“Magical.” “An 11 out of 10.” “The finest peach cobbler that I have ever, or will ever, eat.” “WOW!” That’s what folks are saying about this crazy easy peach cobbler.

• (16)
• 30 M
• 1 H, 45 M
• 64

Tart rhubarb collides with sweet blueberries to create some serious summer pie envy among strawberry rhubarb loyalists.

• (1)
• 30 M
• 3 H
• 8

Got leftover spaghetti in the fridge? If you’ve also got eggs, then you’ve got supper. A simple, frugal specialty of a chef from Chez Panisse, this comes together with spectacular ease.

• (2)
• 25 M
• 25 M
• 16

If you’re the sort who likes things spicy, whether first thing in the morning or at the end of a crazy day, then we’ve got a quick and easy scrambled eggs recipe for you.

• (2)
• 25 M
• 30 M
• 6

Think granola bars but in soft, crumbly cookie form. That’s what you get with these sorta virtuous, sorta naughty little lovelies.

• (3)
• 30 M
• 1 H
• 16