Elizabeth and Lena Alvarez

Everything you love about shortbread, in chocolate form, with a hint of espresso. Essentially, a perfect cookie.

Want all the caramel-y crunch goodness of pecan pie without the effort? This easy cobbler delivers all that and more.

If your family is anything like ours, then you'll be fighting over the last spoonful of this rich, gooey chocolate pudding cake.

If you've never experienced caramelized strawberries, grab a carton and get cooking. This easy 15-minute dessert features sweet cooked strawberries piled atop creamy ricotta cheese, and topped with fresh mint.

A lovely combination of sweet honeyed pears, salty feta, and earthy rosemary makes an unforgettable starter. Or just a brilliant little snack to perk you up.

A quick, healthy, vegan, fruit and nut-filled snack. Not too sweet but still good when you're craving something less granola and more like dessert.

"Not too sweet." "Simple and terrific." "Everything a granola should be." That's what folks are saying about this granola.

Brodo di pollo is, in essence, Italian chicken soup. And it's a strong contender for the most soothing chicken noodle soup anywhere. Made by nonnas everywhere.

This classic, hearty, homey dish—just like something your grandma used to make but better—is an ideal one-pot meat-and-potatoes meal. Includes oven as well as slow cooker instructions.

This is sooooo not the gloppy orange chicken that’s an Americanized riff on Chinese food that comes in a white box. Sooooo not.

That’s right. Sonker. And it’s the simple yet unforgettable fruit dessert—sorta like pie meets cobbler—that you’ve been missing your entire life.

Four ingredients and one simple technique that will leave everyone asking—maybe even demanding—you for more. A keeper of a side dish.

We dubbed these lovelies "stealthy healthy" cuz they're creamy, satiating, unadulterated loveliness would never lead you to believe they're actually healthy.

Blissfully simple. Outrightly old-fashioned. Sigh-inducingly cooling. Even righteously healthy. Say hello to your latest summer obsession.

Sweet, rich, buttery, and oh so charming, these homemade waffle cones take very little time and far less effort than you'd ever expect. So worth it.

Yoohoo, you who's trying to eat more healthfully, start cramming carrots in your pieholes with this satisfying little number.

We have a confession. This baklava is not the classic Greek ideal. Not at all. But that doesn't seem to be stopping it from disappearing.

Made with honey, ginger, apple cider vinegar, cinnamon, and cayenne, this sweet sipper is incomparably better than those blechy-tasting, over-priced, brand-name cold medicines.

"Super easy." "Great with beer." "Disappear fast." "Yummy!" That's what folks are saying about this recipe that's a little sticky, a little sweet, a little spicy, and incredibly stunning.

An easy and elegant version of the traditional Russian winter soup that's refreshing (and healthy) as heck.