Mind-bogglingly crisp oven-fried chicken. And it couldn’t be easier to make. Just shake chicken thighs in a bag of seasoned flour, let it do its own thing for an hour or so in the oven, and dinner is done.

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• 25 M
• 2 H
• 2

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

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• 15 M
• 15 M
• 39

Yeah, watermelon juice dripping off your elbow is a swell thing. So is this incomparably elegant yet easy salad that melds sweet and heat.

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• 15 M
• 15 M
• 6

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

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• 10 M
• 25 M
• 16

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

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• 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.

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• 5 M
• 5 M
• 33

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

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
• 8