Jenna Helwig, Recipe Tester

New York Times’ reporter Julia Moskin divulges the recipe for City Bakery’s Peanut Butter Sandies. You’re welcome.

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Close your eyes and we swear you’d never guess this sweet, banana-y smoothie is suffused with good-for-you greens.

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Americans may not know how to pronounce broccoli rabe, but Italians sure know how to cook it. Here’s how they do it. Er, prego.

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Quiche for one? It sounds a lot more ambitious than it actually is. It’s truly a cinch to make. So go on. Love yourself a little. Or a lot.

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A luxurious and crazily simple dessert with a subtle sweetness and a lovely tanginess.

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A simple, satiating, summery Vietnamese tradition known as ca phe sua da, this seductive classic is simply coffee, ice, and sweet, sweet, sweetened condensed milk. Here’s how to succumb at home.

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Words sort of elude us when we attempt to describe just how stunning and scrumptious we consider this dish. Just…wow.

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A weeknight-friendly riff on slow-roasted pulled pork that juxtaposes tangy bbq sauce, succulent pork, and old-fashioned slaw, all in a jiffy.

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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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Think you don’t like broccoli rabe? Think again. We defy you to try this butter-blasted kin to broccoli and not be converted.

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This tart wooed and wowed us with its sophistication, simplicity, and sturdiness. And unlike that other round eggy thing in a crust, this certainly won’t call into question anyone’s manhood.

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Slightly tart and eminently easy, this tomatillo sauce makes ample so you can stash some in the fridge for later. Cook once, eat twice.

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If you can master this über basic recipe, you can grill a steak waaaaay better than any of your friends. Promise.

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This weeknight friendly, company worthy, simple but not terribly subtle pasta concoction has us swooning.

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