Joan Osborne, Recipe Tester

Sorta like apple pie without the crust, this simple autumn dessert comes together with absolute ease…and will earn you quite a lot of accolade.

• Quick Glance
• 10 M
• 1 H, 25 M
• 0

This loosely defined “lasagna” is an easy little cheat of a recipe that relies on store-bought ravioli, jarred sauce, and shredded cheese. Shhhhhh.

• Quick Glance
• 15 M
• 45 M
• 39

Crisp at the edges, chewy in the center, and (sorta) wholesome through and through, these are a revelatory riff on the classic.

• 25 M
• 40 M
• 28

Is there anything as sweetly satisfying as heirloom tomatoes eaten raw over the sink? Probably not. But when you tire of that, there’s always this deeply satiating tactic.

• 10 M
• 40 M
• 14

Crisp on the outside, sweet and tender on the inside, these buttermilk onion rings are going to ruin all over onion rings for you.

• 30 M
• 40 M
• 4

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
• 33

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.

• 5 M
• 15 M
• 28

Milkiest? Chocolatiest? We think so. This creamy, dreamy little concoction is smoooooothness on a spoon.

• 15 M
• 45 M
• 21

We’re not sure what The King would say about this frozen riff on his fave sandwich. But with all due respect—as well as banana, chocolate, peanuts, and bacon—does it really matter?

• 35 M
• 2 H, 35 M
• 4

Sweet! Gooey! Easy! Yum! Those are just a few of the lovely things we’re hearing about these coconutty beauties. Taste for yourself.

• 15 M
• 35 M
• 17

Just for a day, put aside all thoughts of diets, waist sizes, and cholesterol and make a pie with this marvelous lard crust. You may never go back.

• 15 M
• 45 M
• 44

Ah, summer. Ah, cobbler. Those two sentiments are sort of one in the same, don’t you agree, seeing as each is easy, effortless, and always enticing?

• 30 M
• 1 H
• 10

These richly spiced, slowly roasted spuds will zap as much life into you as your morning caffeine fix.

• 10 M
• 1 H
• 6

The tempered sweetness of this spectacular strawberry ice cream relies on in-season strawberries rather than obscene amounts of sugar for flavor. This is no ordinary ice cream.

• 30 M
• 1 H
• 16