Jenny Hunt, Recipe Tester

For those nights when you want to simply make supper out of a cheese and cold cut plate with some fruit.

• 15 M
• 15 M
• 10

For vanilla ice cream purists, nothing competes with a recipe that relies on just the essentials: milk, sugar, vanilla bean, eggs, and cream.

• Quick Glance
• 25 M
• 1 H, 15 M
• 0

An incomparably more elegant (and, we dare say, delicate) version of the classic iceberg wedge salad that’s almost too pretty to eat.

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• 20 M
• 20 M
• 0

When it comes to creating a pristine white, lofty meringue, it turns out you can be vegan and eat your meringue, too.

• 10 M
• 15 M
• 2

Kefte translates to meatballs. And there are no shortage of different types in the Middle East. These are definitely contenders for BEST kefte.

• 45 M
• 1 H, 40 M
• 2

All the traditional of the classic Parmesan and anchovy dressing of a classic Caesar salad. But this little lovely swaps in charred sprouts for the romaine, caraway breadcrumbs in place of croutons, and adds pickled onions. Wowza.

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• 1 H
• 1 H
• 0

Obscenely rich and soul-achingly satisfying. That’s what we think of these classic Portugueseroasted potatoes with caramelized onions and melted cheese.

• 30 M
• 1 H, 40 M
• 2

Applesauce gone to finishing school. That’s how we think of this apple pear sauce sweetened with maple syrup and seasoned with cinnamon and nutmeg. Stovetop or slow cooker friendly.

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• 20 M
• 6 H, 20 M
• 0

All the delicate loveliness of classic angel food cake but made even better with the addition of pure vanilla and a blizzard of confectioners’ sugar.

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• 20 M
• 2 H
• 0

This gingerbread Bundt cake has all the warm spicy goodness of gingerbread cookies. As if that weren’t enough, it’s gilded with a sassy and sweetly tart lemon glaze.

• 45 M
• 1 H, 35 M
• 10

This grown-up rendition of mac and cheese has a little more gusto in the form of mild heat. And that smattering of crushed tortilla chips, rather than bread crumbs, may be a game changer for you.

• 30 M
• 45 M
• 2

Straight-shooting, simple, and soothing, this light and simple soup is going to be your new best friend come cold season.

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• 20 M
• 30 M
• 0

Calling all pesto lovers! This variation on the classic is unconventionally unique and every bit as much a keeper as the familiar rendition with pricey pine nuts.

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• 20 M
• 20 M
• 0

A beloved American favorite from the 1960’s that we just had to bring back.

• 35 M
• 1 H, 15 M
• 28