Joanna Burnett, Recipe Tester

Looking for an easier way to cook quinoa? This recipe, from America’s Test Kitchen, takes the trickiness out of this amazing ingredient.

An easy combo of roasted beets and feta are drizzled with an incredible, caramelized dressing. Served warm, the flavors are even better.

A unique riff on baked eggs that are creamy, smoky, and spicy. Topped with goat cheese and scooped up with slices of bread, they’re divine.

This herby vegan kale salad makes up for other boring salads. Tart apples, pecans, and a creamy dressing give a blast of taste and texture you’ll love.

A refreshing finish to dinner, or just to cleanse your palate, this sparkling sorbet is easy and utterly delish.

A bright and herby chutney, that’s packed with garlic and lime. And it has peanuts, an unexpected ingredient that adds just a little touch of umami that won’t go unnoticed.

This cool yogurt-based soup is ideal on those sweltering days when you don’t feel like heating up the kitchen.

Give your smoker something to look forward to—sweet tea and bourbon are a swoon-worthy marinade for a salmon fillet. Leftovers are perfect for bagels and cream cheese.

Bakery-style banana bread that you can make at home. And yes, it’s healthy, and you’ll know it, but we don’t consider that a bad thing. Quite the contrary.

One of the Silver Palate’s most cherished recipes, this has been a mainstay in the dinner rotation of home cooks for decades. Perhaps it’s time you give it a try.