Joel Jenkins, Recipe Tester

Up your grilled cheese game with this riff on the classic that plays loose and easy with Cheddar, chutney, and caramelized onions.

• (1)
• 15 M
• 40 M
• 8

In its simplest and truest form, this Indonesian chile paste is made from just chiles, salt, and lime juice. And it’s a revelation.

• (1)
• 10 M
• 10 M
• 4

This pork loin, with its fennel and garlic rub and apples and onions roasted on the same sheet pan, is about to become your new favorite supper salvation.

• (23)
• 20 M
• 1 H, 20 M
• 72

Things don’t get much simpler or more satisfying than apples, sugar, and spice coaxed to loveliness. A simple autumn staple made in a slow cooker.

• (2)
• 45 M
• 10 H
• 20

This year, the state fair comes to you. Corn dog goodness in just 25 minutes. And with nary any effort. Seriously. Here’s proof.

• (1)
• 25 M
• 25 M
• 4

A simple trick that accentuates the sweetness inherent in late-summer stone fruit. And then amplifies it even more with honey and pepper.

• Quick Glance
• 10 M
• 15 M
• 0

Perhaps the quickest pickles ever, these tongue-tinglingly tangy specimens stack flavor on flavor all in the span of a few minutes of work and a few hours of waiting.

• (2)
• 5 M
• 45 M
• 6

This Italian classic is gonna bring ease to your everyday supper situation with its understated complexity and undeniable frugality.

• (3)
• 5 M
• 20 M
• 14

Slightly sweet. Slightly sticky. Slightly spicy. Thoroughly irresistible. That’s what we think—and, more importantly, what we hear—about these easy grilled drumsticks.

• (4)
• 30 M
• 1 H
• 10

Roast beets until sweet enough to be considered dirt candy. Plonk on a place with tangy goat cheese, peppery greens, and a generous drizzle of honey. Lunch is done.

• (1)
• 30 M
• 1 H, 30 M
• 2