Joan Osborne, Recipe Tester

Comfort finds us in unexpected ways. And thank goodness for that—or rather, thank goodness for this not-too-sweet, subtly apple-y quick bread.

• 10 M
• 1 H, 30 M
• 26

Crisp at the edges. Chewy within. Peanutty through and through. A classic perfected. Pass the milk, please.

• 15 M
• 1 H
• 25

You don’t have to be Greek for this amalgam of tomatoes, green beans, red onion, and feta to taste like home.

• 30 M
• 30 M
• 9

They look like fudgsicles. They taste like fudgesicles. Yet they’re made cocoa, coconut milk, and honey so you don’t even have to do that thing where you pretend that something’s healthy. Because it actually is.

• 10 M
• 2 H, 10 M
• 16

Summer at its simplest, not to mention it’s most splendid, seeing as how five minutes of effort yields a meal that rivals round-trip tickets to Italy.

• 20 M
• 50 M
• 31

We’ve got a confession to make. This isn’t quite ice cream. Or frozen yogurt. It falls somewhere blissfully in between.

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• 20 M
• 40 M
• 0

The love child of Caesar salad and burger. Perfect for those days when you’re craving a burger but think maybe you ought to have a salad instead.

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• 20 M
• 50 M
• 0

Finally a steak taco recipe that let’s you determine whether you want it with a little or a lotta heat. Just how much is entirely up to you.

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• 40 M
• 1 H, 15 M
• 2

Chimichurri-induced happiness can be yours with this foolproof, fuss-free, Argentine-approved answer to what’s for dinner.

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• 20 M
• 2 H, 50 M
• 2

What to bring to a backyard bash when all you want is mad crazy gratitude and an empty dish to take home.

• 15 M
• 50 M
• 51

If you’re going to splurge on brownies, you may as well, you know, SPLURGE on brownies. But not in terms of effort or expense. Just taste. These brownies handle it splendidly.

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• 10 M
• 45 M
• 4

An obscenely easy, sweetly tart rhubarb crisp that you simply must experience at least once. Although we doubt you’ll be able to stop at just once.

• 15 M
• 45 M
• 23

A nifty little ooh- and aah-inducing riff on the classic croque madame that’s perfect to assemble ahead of time for big batch brunches.

• 30 M
• 50 M
• 8

The tempered sweetness of this summery homemade dessert relies on in-season strawberries more than obscene amounts of sugar.

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• 30 M
• 1 H
• 16