Gail Rueckl, Recipe Tester

Know that elusive balance of ridiculously crisp skin yet tender meat and a dipping sauce that’s sorta sweet but with some heat? Most wings fail miserably to achieve that. These nail it.

• Quick Glance
• 15 M
• 1 H
• 0

A richly porky, nicely salted, slightly peppery, pleasantly sweet taste with a lingering maple syrup flavor. That’s what you can expect from this crazy easy homemade bacon.

• (5)
• 25 M
• 7 D, 4 H
• 59

Easy. Economical. On the table in 45 minutes. And essentially pork wrapped in more pork and roasted until crisp outside and juicily tender inside. Comfort food for when you need it.

• (2)
• 35 M
• 45 M
• 12

“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