Gina M., Recipe Tester

A boozy cousin to pimento cheese, this beer cheese is essential entertaining fare during football season. And, actually, outside football season.

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• 25 M
• 4 H, 25 M
• 2

Stilton, the famous blue cheese, gets rolled up into a puff pastry pinwheel and topped with walnuts and honey for a sensuous, rich tasting appetizer.

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• 35 M
• 2 H
• 4

A southeast Asian standby that comes together surprisingly simply. What results is supremely satiating.

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• 45 M
• 1 H
• 0

The Martinez cocktail is a classic mix of gin, sweet vermouth, maraschino liqueur, and bitters that creates a perfectly balanced and smoooooooooooooth sip.

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• 5 M
• 5 M
• 1

Everyone we know who’s tried this gluten-free gravy is calling it their new “go-to” gravy, regardless of their gluten preference or tolerance. Undeniably and luxuriously rich, smooth, and silken.

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• 25 M
• 35 M
• 0

More nuanced than gingerbread and not at all like fruit cake, this French pain d’épices is unforgettably fragrant with spice and nostalgically rich with tradition.

• (2)
• 15 M
• 1 H
• 6

This is the real deal: a proper, old-fashioned roast turkey. Relying on water-soaked cheesecloth gives the bird crisp skin and moist, juicy meat.

• (1)
• 45 M
• 5 H
• 41

This triple layer of awe-inspiring cakedom is baked with rich molasses and apple and frosted with a decadent cream and caramel sauce.

• (1)
• 2 H
• 3 H
• 6

A crisp crust, a tender interior, and an impossibly enticing taste. Smothered in marinara or dolloped with tzatziki, these eggplant meatballs won’t disappoint.

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• 1 H, 15 M
• 1 H, 45 M
• 0

These breads are chockfull of Portuguese sausage, including chouriço and presunto. Practically a meal in themselves.

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• 45 M
• 3 H, 10 M
• 4

A cousin to crumble and crisp and cobbler, a pandowdy is simply another spectacular fork-to-pie-hole delivery system for fruit, sugar, and spice buried beneath buttery biscuits.

• (1)
• 20 M
• 1 H, 40 M
• 2

Grilled New York strip steaks cooked to perfection and gilded with roasted garlic butter. Outrageous. And 100% legal.

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• 30 M
• 55 M
• 0