Kelley B., Recipe Tester

Forget the state fair. You can have funnel cakes whenever you want. And as many as you want. Without asking your parents’ permission. And they’re as quick and easy as pancakes.

• Quick Glance
• 45 M
• 1 H
• 9

When you’ve got leftover bread, sure, you could make bread crumbs. Or you could make this Southern melding of pie and pudding that’s obscenely rich. Tough decision, eh?

• (1)
• 1 H, 45 M
• 5 H
• 10

If in the beginning there was pie, it was probably chess pie seeing as it comes together soooooo simply from pantry staples.

• (1)
• 30 M
• 1 H, 25 M
• 6

A ridiculously easy way to cook bacon for a crowd. No fuss. No standing at the stovetop. No spatters.

• (7)
• 5 M
• 25 M
• 48

These oatmeal cookies are like the baking version of those Choose Your Own Adventure books, which means your cookies end up exactly the way you like them.

• (7)
• 30 M
• 1 H
• 41

Wowsers! (We can’t really think of anything else to say about these stunning cookies, except they’re far easier to make than you’d expect.)

• (1)
• 30 M
• 40 M
• 2

Birthday bashes. Cocktail parties. Thanksgiving dinner. Tuesday nights. These are but some occasions we’ve watched these disappear.

• (1)
• 30 M
• 2 H, 30 M
• 2

Homemade animal crackers kick store-bought animal crackers to the curb. Made from scratch with natural ingredients, they’re gonna remake all your memories of those stale, bland animal crackers in the circus box.

• (2)
• 40 M
• 2 H
• 6

Oh yes we did! We battered and deep-fried a childhood classic and then pronounced it perfect. We think you will, too.

• (2)
• 1 H
• 1 H
• 14

After grilling up these lovely little lamb lollies, we finally understand why so many folks use “lamb chop” as a term of endearment.

• Quick Glance
• 15 M
• 45 M
• 2