Linda B., Recipe Tester

Infused with spice, suffused with booze, and wrapped oh so neatly, this last course makes quite the lovely gift for guests to unwrap.

• 15 M
• 1 H, 15 M
• 2

It was a dark and stormy night…oops. We mean, this stiff yet slightly sweet cocktail is certain to thunder through your evening.

• 5 M
• 5 M
• 19

Why pay an absurd amount of money for a teensy bag containing a couple shriveled slices when you can instead DIY a slew of slightly sweet and eminently easy snacks?

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• 10 M
• 35 M
• 4

Bathed in buttermilk and spiced ever so slightly, this Cajun-style fried hen is memorably moist inside, superlatively crisp outside, and gosh darn perfect through and through.

• 35 M
• 35 M
• 23

Traditional ratatouille gets sliced, diced, deconstructed, and reimagined–pickled, too–in this fashionably brilliant approach to Indian summer surplus.

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• 30 M
• 30 M
• 2

A jumble of tastes and textures and temperatures, this towering noodle number will jolt you to your senses in a manner that only classic Vietnamese cuisine can do.

• 30 M
• 30 M
• 12

There’s a simple way to extend the ephemeral apricot season, and it has everything to do with these easy peasy preserves.

• 25 M
• 1 H, 45 M
• 16

Drama. Intrigue. Aroma. Ease. These, too, can be part of your weeknight routine with this simple, surprising tactic to cooking fish.

• 15 M
• 30 M
• 3

Fresh figs alone, while stunning if savored by you alone in the kitchen, isn’t exactly what you want to serve guests. Here’s what you do want to offer them.

• 10 M
• 10 M
• 14

Pink preserves were never so pretty—or so easy—as this foolproof old-fashioned recipe that relies on just four ingredients and an occasional stir. No prior canning experience required.

• 45 M
• 2 H
• 99

Need to bring something to a backyard bash when all you want is mad crazy gratitude and an empty dish to take home? This blueberry crumble with a crumbly oatmeal cookie topping is your answer.

• 15 M
• 50 M
• 59

Classic white pizza meets spring greens. Talk about our kinda spring detox!

• 30 M
• 1 H, 45 M
• 2

DIY Baileys, baby. All you need is cream, coffee, whiskey, sugar, and a taste for the good things in life.

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• 10 M
• 1 H, 25 M
• 4

Perhaps the easiest and most elegant dinner conceivable. Here’s how to cook them to perfection.

• 10 M
• 15 M
• 27