Emily Olson, Recipe Tester

Ideal for lazy weekends as well as harried weekdays, these soft-boiled eggs are cooked to perfection in less than five minutes. You’re welcome.

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• 5 M
• 5 M
• 33

Pink preserves were never so pretty—or so easy—as this foolproof recipe that relies on just four ingredients and an occasional stir. No prior canning experience required.

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• 45 M
• 1 H
• 79

A classic, perfected. (Yes, we know, you’ve been promised this before by others. But we mean it.)

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• 15 M
• 1 D, 1 H
• 29

There’s a week or two midsummer when blueberries and tomatoes hit their peak. That’s the time to make this salad. Ready? Go!

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• 15 M
• 15 M
• 0

We’re hearing that this all-natural rendition of red velvet cake surpasses the artificially dyed classic. See for yourself, grown ups.

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• 45 M
• 1 H, 20 M
• 20

“The best biscuits I’ve ever had!” is what we’re hearing from many, many, many folks who just can’t help but exclaim when they try these buttery biscuits.

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• 15 M
• 35 M
• 11

With apologies to the politically correct, the froufrou, girlie-girl semblance of this recipe is just a guise. Trust us. It’s an unadulterated, manly man’s chili.

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• 35 M
• 1 H, 50 M
• 23

Definitely a nonconformist, this beauty of a burger melds lamb, pork, grilled onion, mustard, parsley, dill, fennel, cumin, lemon, and scallion. We dare you.

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• 30 M
• 45 M
• 8

The antithesis of gazpacho, this robust soup jumbles tomatoes and onion and balsamic and blasts them in the oven for unparalleled cool weather comfort.

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• 20 M
• 1 H, 15 M
• 0

Essentially eggs scrambled with chips and salsa, chilaquiles is equally enticing in the a.m. as the p.m., with a cup of hot joe or a bottle of cold cerveza.

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• 25 M
• 25 M
• 23

We know. You already have an egg salad sandwich recipe. But trust us, it’s nothing like this one, which is whoppingly old school in taste, blissfully healthful in every other way.

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• 10 M
• 25 M
• 8

These brownies are the perfect treat to send to troops overseas or your kid in college. They’re chocolatey, moist and, best of all, can withstand the U.S. Postal Service.

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• 15 M
• 45 M
• 20

Offer up this tangerine and beet salad recipe–all bright and sunny yellow–in the middle of a dismal winter day, and you’ll be hailed as a kitchen hero, nay, savior.

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• 20 M
• 1 H
• 4

A blur of sweet, smoky, creamy goodness, this tartine of sourdough, a schmear of blue cheese, and a dribble of honey makes basic bruschetta seem humdrum.

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• 10 M
• 15 M
• 1