Johnisha L., Recipe Tester

Bun cha. In true Vietnamese fashion, it’s an enticing collision of tastes (sour and smokey and sweet), temperatures, and textures. And it’s gonna leave you wanting more.

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• 1 H
• 1 H
• 2

Peachy keen takes on new meaning with this lovely little stunner of a starter or, if you’re like us and have a hard time restraining yourself, your entire supper. Loveliness personified.

• (1)
• 5 M
• 15 M
• 4

Remember the blackening craze in which EVERYTHING was baptized with a rock-your-world spice mix? This is one of the best expressions of it. And its on the table in half an hour.

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• 30 M
• 45 M
• 0

Comfort food of a different sort. The sort with a spicy, tingling, almost numbing awesomeness that we can’t seem to get enough of whatever the day of the week or time of the year.

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• 45 M
• 45 M
• 0

These Vietnamese-inflected, not-your-typical turkey meatballs make an easy and unexpected and strangely homey addition to any weeknight routine.

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• 30 M
• 45 M
• 0

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• 30 M
• 1 H, 30 M
• 2

Let us introduce you to the most Googled recipe of 2019. No, it doesn’t have cauliflower. And it’s certainly not keto. It’s a not-quite-classic shepherd’s pie gilded with sweetly caramelized onions and smothered with Cheddar. To heck with tradition.

• (4)
• 1 H, 20 M
• 2 H
• 13

An authentic Chinese dish that’s so sticky, so sweet, and so good, we’ve affectionately dubbed it “pork candy.”

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• 40 M
• 1 H, 35 M
• 4

This Mexican classic boasts a depth of flavor that’s second to none. We can completely understand why it’s reserved for special occasions.

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• 2 H
• 4 H
• 0

Taco meets casserole in this clever and crowd-pleasing approach to perfectly seasoned tacos.

• (1)
• 35 M
• 1 H, 20 M
• 4