Karen Taylor, Recipe Tester

A list of all the recipes Karen Taylor has tested.

Sheet pan of oven-roasted chicken thighs, topped with salt and pepper

Oven Roasted Chicken Thighs

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“Simple.” “Perfect.” “The moistest chicken with the crispest skin we’ve ever had.” That’s what folks are saying about this easy peasy, crowd-pleasing, weeknight-friendly technique.

  • 5 M
  • 45 M
  • 14
Six heart Linzer cookies being dusted with confectioners' sugar

Linzer Heart Cookies

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Baking a batch of these hazelnut-inflected, raspberry-jamwiched linzers is nothing if not a testament to your heart most definitely being in the right place.

  • 30 M
  • 3 H
  • 2
Glazed nutmeg pound cake in a loaf pan on a circular cooling rack

Nutmeg Cake

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This spice cake is soaked with rum syrup, making a lovely, albeit slightly boozy, gift when wrapped in parchment and tied with a bow.

  • 15 M
  • 1 H
  • 21
A slice of blueberry buckle with layers of blueberries and a crumb topping of butter, flour, sugar, cinnamon, and ginger

Blueberry Buckle

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Not familiar with buckle? It’s essentially a ginormous muffin that’s generously strewn with ample amounts of everyone’s favorite part— the crumbly streusel.

  • 25 M
  • 1 H, 35 M
  • 6
Green Chicken Enchiladas

Chicken Enchilada With Green Sauce

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“I may never use store-bought sauce again.” That’s what folks are saying about this super simple Tex-Mex standby with a simple salsa verde that’s made from scratch. And so worth it.

  • 30 M
  • 1 H, 45 M
  • 14
Two cordials glasses each filled with Moscato and a grapefruit section, on top are spoons

Grapefruit in Moscato

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A drinkable dessert composed of, quite simply, bitter grapefruit segments soused with sweet sparkling wine. Cin cin!

  • 10 M
  • 10 M
  • 4
Cutting board with a sliced rack of spring lamb with rosemary, knife, bowl of salad

Spring Lamb with Rosemary

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The perfect dish to usher in warm weather. Nothing but rosemary, garlic, salt, pepper, and a tour of duty in the oven.

  • Quick Glance
  • 15 M
  • 1 H, 45 M
  • 4
A white bowl filled with broth, avocado slices, lime wedges, cheese, and tortillas strips

Mexican Chicken Soup

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This Mexican chicken soup is authentic Yucatan fare that’s simply broth, avocado, lime, tortilla, and rice. The sum is far more than the parts. And it’s comforting as heck.

  • Quick Glance
  • 30 M
  • 3 H
  • 0
Old Fashioned Cocktail

Old-Fashioned Cocktail

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This riff on the classic is slightly spicy and not too sweet and nothing if not pretty darn close to perfect.

  • Quick Glance
  • 5 M
  • 1 H
  • 0
Sweet Tea Cocktail

Sweet Tea Cocktail

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Sweet tea. Whiskey. Lemon juice. That’s all it takes to make a sassy summertime cocktail you’ll want to sip all afternoon long.

  • 5 M
  • 5 M
  • 8
Iced Tea Popsicles

Iced Tea Popsicles

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Cold-brewed iced tea as you’ve never quite experienced it before. So lovely we’ve taken to making them year-round.

  • 10 M
  • 10 M
  • 4
English Muffin Bread

English Muffin Bread

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Incomparably easier than traditional English muffins yet with all the requisite nooks and crannies that God—and the British—intended.

  • 15 M
  • 1 H, 45 M
  • 4
Three blueberry buttermilk pancakes and two slices of bacon, all drizzled with maple syrup, on a decorative plate with a fork resting beside the food.

Blueberry Buttermilk Pancakes

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“Like the best diner pancakes of your life.” “This is going to replace my standard pancake recipe.” That’s what folks are saying about these ‘cakes.

  • 25 M
  • 1 H
  • 10
A slice of toast in a skillet with an egg in the hole of the toast.

Egg in a Hole

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A childhood classic perfected, thanks to brioche, egg, butter, and even a sprinkle of sugar or Parmesan cheese, if you please.

  • 10 M
  • 20 M
  • 19
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