Jennifer V., Recipe Tester

A savvy, sophisticated, eat-your-veggies strategy that works its stealthy charms on kids and adults alike. You’re welcome.

• 10 M
• 25 M
• 16

This quick refrigerator pickle melds old-fashioned crunch with new-fangled ease.

• 20 M
• 8 H
• 2

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.

• 5 M
• 5 M
• 33

A ridiculously rich, unthinkably creamy kin to mozzarella, burrata brings understated bling to every little thing. Prepare to swoon.

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• 30 M
• 30 M
• 0

There’s a reason this effervescent mingling of stout and Champagne contains the word “velvet. It’s sooooo smooth and subtly sophisticated. Sip for yourself.

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• 5 M
• 5 M
• 8

A spoon-it-straight-from-the-jar-and-slather-it-on-everything sauce with the taste of tradition, the seduction of sophistication.

• 15 M
• 15 M
• 33

More tart than sweet is what you’ll find this perfectly puckery little limeade to be. And that’s exactly the way it was always intended to be.

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• 10 M
• 10 M
• 6

Mother Nature is a savvy, savvy hostess. We know this because endive makes the perfect platter-to-piehole vehicle for cheese.

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• 10 M
• 10 M
• 5

And you thought talking politics with Aunt Em was fun after she’s had a few sips of wine. Just wait’ll you slip her something stronger.

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• 35 M
• 45 M
• 6

And you thought eating healthfully and seasonally was a chore and a bore. This little vegan number proves you wrong. So very wrong.

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• 30 M
• 1 H, 10 M
• 2

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

This crazily creative departure from convention jumbles together scallops, jicama, peanuts, and pork rinds to stunning effect.

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• 30 M
• 30 M
• 0

We believe in feeding kids real foods. But when you think about it, how much more real does it get than fish and bread crumbs?

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• 20 M
• 30 M
• 8

This five-ingredient fix, a restaurant classic as well as a simple weeknight supper, will have you practicing your acceptance speech.

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• 15 M
• 25 M
• 10