Kate H. Knapp, Recipe Tester

Not too sweet and not too dense, this honeyed pistachio pound cake is just right—and just large enough to share.

• 20 M
• 2 H
• 57

If you can master this über basic recipe, you can grill a steak waaaaay better than any of your friends. Promise.

• 30 M
• 1 H, 40 M
• 4

An exceptionally tender roast and crisp-as-can-be roasted potatoes that will make any meal memorable beyond words.

• 30 M
• 2 H
• 4

Dust that snow off the grill. This Korean style marinade comes together from pantry staples and takes just minutes to work its magic. Lucky you.

• 15 M
• 35 M
• 8

Why make your own mustard? Because you can. And if that’s not reason enough, this recipe is all natural, with no sugar.

• 1 H, 15 M
• 1 H, 30 M
• 40

All the awesomeness of Buffalo wings. All the virtuousness of cauliflower. You can have it all with this game day recipe.

• 15 M
• 1 H
• 14

A sorta spicy version of basic beef jerky that’s jazzed up with Sriracha sauce. Camping has never been so enticing.

• Quick Glance
• 20 M
• 4 H
• 10

And you thought you didn’t have time for breakfast. We’re changing that with this handy dandy technique.

• Quick Glance
• 10 M
• 25 M
• 12

This panna cotta has the most luscious of textures. How to explain it? Hmmm. Sorta like swooping velvet over your tongue.

• Quick Glance
• 20 M
• 8 H, 40 M
• 4

Beef. Lamb. Matzoh. We could go on and on and on listing things we loooooove to smother with this spirited sauce.

• 5 M
• 5 M
• 4

All’Amatriciana—go on, roll that “r” like they do in Italy—means a spicy pasta sauce of tomatoes and pancetta or bacon. Prego.

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• 35 M
• 1 H
• 2

Truly impressive and a heck of a lot less fussy than it looks. Tastes pretty darn phenomenal, too. Sign us up.

• 1 H
• 2 H, 10 M
• 8

Sweet, moist, tender, can’t-stop-at-just-one coconut macaroons that are reminiscent of what’s found at the loveliest bakery in town.

• 25 M
• 1 H
• 2

There’s no scarcity of seductiveness in this Seattle-style redux of a classic cheeseburger. (The secret’s in the super melty cheese and the slathering of bacon jam.)

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• 10 M
• 20 M
• 2