Joel Jenkins, Recipe Tester

So many meatball recipes, so little time—though we strongly suggest you make the time for these intoxicatingly spiced little lovelies.

• (3)
• 25 M
• 1 H, 5 M
• 34

This good old-fashioned soup has a frugal heartiness once needed by day laborers. And a satiating subtleness now appreciated by foodies.

• (3)
• 25 M
• 45 M
• 52

Easy, authentic, and awesome any time of day, whether accompanied by steaming hot coffee in the morning or cold cerveza any (other) time of day. One of our recipes folks rave about most.

• (3)
• 25 M
• 50 M
• 14

A Vietnamese classic that comes together in minutes and bears that enticing and classic Vietnamese juxtaposition of tastes and textures and temperatures. Sigh.

• Quick Glance
• 45 M
• 3 H, 45 M
• 0

Potato chip fiends, stop your scoffing. We double-dog dare you to make a batch and stop at just one.

• (8)
• 10 M
• 30 M
• 27

Hot peppers. Salt. Vinegar. And patience. That’s all you need to earn bragging rights as the maker of the best hot sauce ever. Well, that with this handy recipe from chef Hugh Acheson.

• (2)
• 25 M
• 7 D
• 32

Swear you’ll forget you’re eating healthy with these crisp-edged carrots and cabbage that are burnished to tempting heights after being slathered with an iconic Korean spice paste.

• Quick Glance
• 25 M
• 1 H
• 0

Quite frankly, these remind us why meatballs are a thing of magnificence. They owe their loveliness to chorizo, chili powder, cilantro, and Cheddar.

• (8)
• 25 M
• 45 M
• 34

This bourbon-imbued after-dinner drink, a variation on classic Irish coffee, is guaranteed to make everything alright. Or at least seem it in the moment.

• (1)
• 10 M
• 10 M
• 4

These barbecued beef back ribs are robustly meaty, modestly spicy, knee-wobblingly tender, and ridiculously easy. And they come with a rub that’s so good you won’t want any sauce.

• (8)
• 40 M
• 4 H, 35 M
• 37