Elsa M. Jacobson, Recipe Tester

A list of all the recipes Elsa M. Jacobson has tested.

Oval dish with cacio e pepe kugel, a cheese and pepper casserole with fettuccine and ricotta and Pecorino cheeses baked golden

Cacio e Pepe Kugel

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Cacio e pepe kugel. It’s what happens when Rome’s famous pasta dish collides with everyone’s favorite Jewish comfort food.

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  • 25 M
  • 1 H, 15 M
  • 0
Candied Kumquats Recipe

Candied Kumquats

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These delectable kumquats are simmered in sweetness until tender and just like candy. And we can’t get enough of ’em.

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  • 20 M
  • 50 M
  • 4
A slab of Katharine Hepburn brownies cut into 9 pieces, on parchment paper, with a knife nearby

Katharine Hepburn Brownies

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

  • 10 M
  • 1 H
  • 35
Crisp Peanut Butter Cookies

Crisp Peanut Butter Cookies

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These uncannily crisp, seemingly shortbreadish cookies from San Francisco’s Miette are–and we mean this–unlike any you’ve ever encountered.

  • 20 M
  • 50 M
  • 37
Herbed ricotta dip with a cutting board covered with carrots, radishes, fava beans

Herbed Ricotta Dip with Spring Vegetables

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True story: This luscious little number inspired one toddler to dip and dunk his way through an entire bag of baby carrots. An entire bag. Behold, the power of the dipper!

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  • 20 M
  • 20 M
  • 4
Ramp Butter Recipe

Ramp Butter

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Those lovely and stinky spring alliums known as ramps are an ephemeral specialty. Have this ramp butter recipe ready and waiting so you can take advantage the moment they arrive.

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  • 10 M
  • 10 M
  • 0
White plate filled with orange, purple, and yellow candied carrots

Candied Carrots

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Sometimes carrots aren’t quite as sweet as we’d like them to be. This kid-tested tactic takes care of that occasional oops on the part of Mother Nature.

  • 5 M
  • 15 M
  • 8
Quick Pickled Ramps Recipe

Quick Pickled Ramps

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No waiting weeks for the pickling solution to work its magic. Nope. These little lovelies are ready to nosh within minutes of making.

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  • 30 M
  • 1 H, 30 M
  • 0
Passover Brownies Recipe

Passover Brownies

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The best kosher-for-Passover brownies we’ve ever had. Ever so slightly crumbly outside and splendiferously fudgy inside.

  • 15 M
  • 1 H
  • 6
Flourless Almond Cake Recipe

Flourless Almond Cake

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A flourless almond cake that’s French and flavorful, this amandier is crisp and crunchy on the outside, dense and chewy on the inside, and gluten-free through and through. Perfect for Passover.

  • 15 M
  • 50 M
  • 33
A casserole dish of hominy au gratin--hominy in a cheese sauce--plus a spoon filled with the cheesy hominy

Hominy au Gratin

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A comfort food phenom that’s as cheesy and satisfying as macaroni and cheese…minus the macaroni.

  • 20 M
  • 1 H
  • 6
Rye Pancakes Recipe with Maple Pears

Rye Pancakes with Maple-Pear Compote

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Lest you worry these remarkably delicate, nutty rye pancakes being too ascetic, rest assured they go splendidly with the sweetness of pears sautéed in gobs of butter and maple syrup.

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  • 30 M
  • 30 M
  • 0
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