Gail Rueckl, Recipe Tester

“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

No, not New England clam chowder. North Carolina clam chowder. It’s a brothier, clammier, lighter chowder that lets the clamminess come through. No complaints here.

• (1)
• 30 M
• 2 H
• 6

Authentic barbecue joint flavor from your own backyard. No smoker required. Actually, no smoking experience required, either.

• (2)
• 30 M
• 6 H
• 6

Perfectly battered. Nicely seasoned. And easy as heck. That’s how we like our fried chicken wings, thank you very much. This recipe delivers all that.

• (2)
• 45 M
• 1 H
• 20

All the complexity of classic beef curry that you slowly tended all day…but in just an hour. You’re welcome.

• (5)
• 20 M
• 1 H, 15 M
• 10

Bitter. Sweet. Floral. Herbal. Citrusy. Elegant. Classic. Fizzy. Magical in all ways. That’s what folks are saying about this lovely little cocktail. Cin cin.

• (1)
• 5 M
• 5 M
• 12

Elegant evidence that salad need not be reserved for warmer months. A stunner of a salad in which humble root vegetables are elevated with peppery greens, fried pancetta, and Parmesan.

• Quick Glance
• 25 M
• 25 M
• 4

A classic. And it’s even better than we remembered. And we mean that in the best possible way, moms.

• (1)
• 25 M
• 40 M
• 8

Holiday leftovers put to magnificent use! Turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, and gravy are layered in muffin tins to transform your day-after-Thankgiving-clean-out-your-fridge experience. Leftover cranberry sauce on the side optional.

• Quick Glance
• 35 M
• 1 H
• 0

We could blather on and on and on about this surprising and stunning (and stealthy healthy) riff on a Southern classic that everyone is swearing is the best cornbread they’ve ever had. But you best experience it for yourself.

• (12)
• 15 M
• 50 M
• 63