Larry Noak, Recipe Tester

Authentic German-style soft pretzels with dark and burnished crusts, yeasty and chewy centers, and, natch the irresistible crunch of coarse salt.

• (3)
• 1 H, 15 M
• 10 H
• 39

Sometimes cookies are so amazing your instinct is to keep ’em all to yourself but you find yourself simply not being able to resist sharing them with loved ones. These are them.

• (1)
• 20 M
• 1 H
• 2

An innocent little after dinner libation that’s sorta got a suave sophisticate thing going on. Consider it a liquid lullaby.

• (2)
• 10 M
• 10 M
• 4

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

• (1)
• 15 M
• 1 H, 45 M
• 4

This is definitely NOT the roast chicken of our childhood. And with all due respect, we couldn’t be happier about that.

• (1)
• 15 M
• 2 H
• 4

Homemade corned beef is crazy easy to make. And it’s not just for St. Patrick’s Day. Although that holiday simply isn’t the same without it.

• (30)
• 30 M
• 5 D, 3 H
• 258

Looks like a baguette, tastes like a ciabatta. This northern Italian bread is crusty and chewy and all sorts of incredible.

• (1)
• 45 M
• 5 H
• 4

Jambalaya just doesn’t get any more authentic than this deeply flavored, deeply revered rendition from Cajun country.

• (11)
• 1 H
• 4 H
• 43

Who knew these buttery, airy, delicate little cakes were so simple to make…and so irresistibly delicious?! (Well, Proust, for one…)

• (1)
• 20 M
• 2 H, 30 M
• 4

There are sooooooo many reasons to love this spicy, smoky, flat roasted chicken with smoked paprika.

• (1)
• 20 M
• 5 H, 15 M
• 2