Lila Ferrari, Recipe Tester

Beautiful burger buns. Were ever three words joined in such harmonious sequence? Actually, let’s add buxom and buttery.

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• 25 M
• 1 H, 45 M
• 36

“Gorgeous!” “Satisfying and deceptively easy.” “A keeper.” That’s what folks are saying about this Hungarian cauliflower soup.

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• 45 M
• 8

“Irresistible.” “The perfect combination of sweet, salt, spice, and crunch.” “We. Can. NOT. Stop. Eating. Them.” “Absolutely perfect.” That’s what folks are saying about these candied pecans.

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• 15 M
• 1 H, 15 M
• 16

This brashly untraditional panzanella grills the bread so you can dispense with waiting a day for stale bread. It also tosses in fresh mozzarella because, well, when is cheese ever a bad thing?!

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• 45 M
• 12

“Wow!” “Off-the-charts good!” “Divine.” “Amazingly juicy and tender.” “A definite keeper.” That’s what folks are saying about these grilled and subtly spiced chops. Sorta makes you want to try ’em, eh?

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• 25 M
• 6

Never has an overabundance of garden lettuces and herbs been so easily remedied—or made so memorable—as this soup.

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• 45 M
• 0

Pickle-brined fried chicken?! Oh yes we did! And folks are calling it fried chicken perfection.

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• 45 M
• 5 H, 30 M
• 2

We find this lovely, albeit subtly flavored, little number to be one of the simpler pleasures in life. We think you’ll concur.

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• 25 M
• 20

What it lacks in novelty it more than makes up for by being easy, healthy, scrumptious, simple, vegan, and done in an hour.

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• 1 H
• 0

Not exactly feeling like spring where you are? This spectacularly simple yet satiating soup is how we give old man winter the middle finger.

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• 45 M
• 4

Not all pimento cheese recipes are created equal. This one, with a touch of barbecue, definitely has an unfair advantage.

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• 15 M
• 2 H, 15 M
• 4

In Nahuatl, pozole means “make a big batch of this on the weekend and reheat during the week after soccer practice.” (Not really.)

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• 2 H, 30 M
• 22

The earthy, nutty, warming spice blend known as za’atar disproves the notion that simple can’t also be stylish.

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• 0

Practically instant gratification with its blink-and-you’ll-miss-it rise and its straightforward mixing method. And oooooh the taste!

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• 30 M
• 1 H, 45 M
• 2