Kim Graham, Recipe Tester

Surprisingly easily. Unbelievably creamy. Even relatively inexpensive compared to store-bought cashew butter. Here’s how to make it at home.

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• 9

An easy and surprisingly light riff on traditional risotto that manages to maintain all the rich, indulgent, creamy goodness of the Italian classic.

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It may seem criminal to bathe the walloping nutrition of lentils and mushrooms in anything but wholesomeness, but there’s something to be said for quality of life. Hello, bacon!

• (10)
• 20 M
• 1 H
• 42

For this radically simple recipe, stalks of spring asparagus, bay leaves, and capers are tossed in olive oil and blasted in the oven. Gotta love it.

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• 5 M
• 15 M
• 4

Chewy, buttery, and teeming with toffee flavor, these are a sophisticated take on those made-from-a-box blondies you scarfed down with your carton of milk in the school cafeteria.

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• 30 M
• 1 H, 30 M
• 47

Looking for an unfussy pasta dish? This lush squash and leek skillet pasta is unstuffed, cheese-topped, and looking for love.

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• 45 M
• 1 H, 5 M
• 2

This cake is actually something of a misnomer, seeing as how nicely it plays with so many sippables beyond just coffee.

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• 15 M
• 1 H, 10 M
• 8

Crumpets with butter. How very English. And how very enticing according to everyone who’s tried this authentic homemade version.

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• 45 M
• 1 H, 20 M
• 2

If you’re going to splurge on brownies, you may as well, you know, SPLURGE on brownies. But not in terms of effort or expense. Just taste. These brownies handle it splendidly.

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• 10 M
• 45 M
• 6

Dust off that waffle iron. You’re going to want to make more than one of these supper-worthy sandwiches with crisped dimples and ooey, gooey interior. And no spattered stovetop to clean!

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• 5 M
• 10 M
• 16