Denise McCormick, Recipe Tester

Pumpkin pie. Cheesecake. And no, that’s not a choice you have to make. You get both. You’re welcome. (New Thanksgiving tradition, anyone?)

• Quick Glance
• 40 M
• 2 H
• 0

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

This unique spud salad is full of pleasant surprises and is gonna upend your notion of how things—or at least potato salad—ought to be.

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• 1 H
• 1 H
• 0

These barbecued beef back ribs are robustly meaty, modestly spicy, knee-wobblingly tender, and ridiculously easy. And they come with a rub that’s so good you won’t want any sauce.

• (8)
• 40 M
• 4 H, 35 M
• 37

Crisp at the edges, chewy in the center, and (sorta) wholesome through and through, these are a revelatory riff on the classic.

• (14)
• 25 M
• 40 M
• 50

We think of this recipe as jazz hands heralding the arrival of spring asparagus, peas, artichokes, and green all jumbled together. Lovely atop all that pasta you have on hand.

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• 45 M
• 1 H, 15 M
• 0

Looks and tastes like a restaurant-quality meal that requires a staff of sous chefs and dish washers. Yet in reality it comes together in a single skillet in just 30 minutes.

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• 30 M
• 30 M
• 0

No need to ever reach for that boxed or bagged popcorn. And the recipe itself is better than any Cracker Jack prize.

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• 15 M
• 1 H
• 0

Those days when meal planning goes south and weeknight weariness looms, simple salvation can be found in this easy skillet lasagna made with store-bought ravioli.

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• 40 M
• 1 H
• 0

Taco meets casserole in this clever and crowd-pleasing approach to perfectly seasoned tacos.

• (1)
• 35 M
• 1 H, 20 M
• 4