Linda McElroy, Recipe Tester

A sublime and tasty crossover between vegan and soul food—who would have thought it was possible? It is and it’s fabulous. Healthy and filled with flavor, it’s everything a salad should be.

Fresh crab necessitates only Old Bay and very little in way of other ingredients. That’s exactly what you’ll find here.

This jumble of sautéed vegetables, topped with fried eggs and avocado, is nutritious and guaranteed to keep you full all morning long.

This healthy, low-carb side dish of grilled zucchini topped with punchy mint salsa verde makes excellent use of an abundance of summer zucchini.

Eating healthy was never so easy—or mingled so nicely with tortilla chips and beer.

Chicken schnitzel takes a twirl through the Mediterranean for an easy, healthyish weeknight meal.

The easy-peasy ginger scallion sauce that adorns these broiled fish fillets is our new go-to dinner condiment.

This umami-rich bowl of creamy comfort requires only one pan, is on the table in just 40 minutes, and utilizes a genius hack for creating a stroganoff-esque sauce.

Lots of fresh lemon juice and lemon zest are added to the ethereally light and super smooth dessert mousse to give it a zip of flavor.

A stash of chili in the freezer is a simple trick that will rock your weeknight supper world. Imagine chili dogs as everyday indulgence!

Antoni Porowski knows a thing about food, including how to make a cheesy, satisfying dinner that still includes healthy veggies.

The pumpkin spice everything craze has made its way through most major foodstuffs–including this dreamy, warmly spiced ice cream that we’re frankly quite smitten with.

This crazy satisfying, ridiculously cheap, pantry-minded dinner consists of just pasta, cheese, oil, salt, pepper, and a nifty technique.

A fusion of Italian and Southeast Asian flavors make this lemony, garlicky, spicy spaghetti a weeknight winner. Make it as hot as you like.

An incomparably more elegant (and, we dare say, delicate) version of the classic iceberg wedge salad that’s almost too pretty to eat.

So exquisite it makes folks say “This recipe is a 10.” and “Perfect.” and “Gloriously smooth.” and “Very rich.” Blackberries, lime, and cream, and not much else.

Tart rhubarb collides with sweet blueberries to create some serious summer pie envy among strawberry rhubarb loyalists.

A classic that’s loved by nearly everybody. A chewy center and delicate flavor of vanilla give them an appeal beyond your everyday oatmeal biscuits. Perfect for sharing, too.

This small-batch refrigerator jam from the famed Sarabeth’s Bakery takes barely any effort and just half an hour. And simply stash it in the fridge. No canning required.

A make-at-home riff on the grilled chicken you may have experienced at Vietnamese restaurants. An astoundingly quick marinade infuses the chicken with flavor in no time.