Kim Venglar, Recipe Tester

Quiche for one? It sounds a lot more ambitious than it actually is. It’s truly a cinch to make. So go on. Love yourself a little. Or a lot.

• 15 M
• 1 H
• 2

Sweetly salty. Crunchy tender. Unexpectedly familiar. Simply complex. We confess, we’re dumbstruck by these little lovelies.

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• 45 M
• 2 H
• 2

Is anything more soothing than standing before a burbling pot of Marcella Hazan’s Bolognese sauce? (Hint: Our answer is absolutely not.)

• 20 M
• 6 H
• 144

These sweetly savory scones take the traditional sweet and savory intermingling of apple pie and Cheddar and make it portable and pastry perfect.

• 15 M
• 1 H, 15 M
• 12

Whether you have unripe berries, overripe berries, or an abundance of the season’s most fragrant berries, say hello to your sweetly sticky solution.

• 10 M
• 50 M
• 15

Those of us who prefer a restrained sweetness and a more refined cocoa taste over an overtly sweet and chocolate smack will adore these muffins.

• 20 M
• 1 H
• 13

This loosely defined “lasagna” is an easy little cheat of a recipe that relies on store-bought ravioli, jarred sauce, and shredded cheese. Shhhhhh.

• 15 M
• 45 M
• 41

You’re going to feel like a cheat when you serve these obscenely simple tarts to guests. Shhhh. Your secret’s safe with us.

• 20 M
• 40 M
• 2

A toasted bun cradling sweet-as-can-be lobster swaddled in mayo. Just like what you’ll find along the winding highways and byways of coastal Maine.

• 25 M
• 35 M
• 17

Insanely gooey goodness can be yours in minutes thanks to these shortcut sticky rolls.

• 25 M
• 1 H, 15 M
• 4

Made with half whole wheat flour and half white flour, these pancakes are light and fluffy and improbably enticing for something that actually has redeeming nutritional qualities.

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• 30 M
• 30 M
• 0

There’s a darn good reason why even those with sophisticated palates chase burgers with milkshakes. It works.

• 10 M
• 10 M
• 2

Crisp on the outside, sweet and tender on the inside, these buttermilk onion rings are going to ruin all over onion rings for you.

• 30 M
• 40 M
• 4

Swoops and swirls of ethereally airy whipped cream lend these cupcakes a more adult air. In a playing grown-ups sorta way.

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• 30 M
• 55 M
• 2