Linda McElroy, Recipe Tester

A list of all the recipes Linda McElroy has tested.

Two jars of pickled shrimp on a wooden cutting board.

Pickled Shrimp

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A Southern classic, pickled shrimp are subtly flavored with herbs and spices in a nuanced way. So much so you’ll be wondering where these have been your entire life.

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  • 35 M
  • 8 H, 40 M
  • 0
A cook demonstrating how to grill asparagus with several rafts of asparagus spears connected with wooden skewers.

How to Grill Asparagus

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Never again curse as your pricey spears of asparagus fall between the grill rack into oblivion. All you need is this simple trick.

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  • 10 M
  • 20 M
  • 0
A bluebarb pie with one slice missing and two forks resting beside the pie.

Bluebarb Pie

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

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  • 30 M
  • 3 H
  • 8
Five jars of jam, two apricot and three strawberry rhubarb jam, with some wildflowers.

Strawberry Rhubarb Jam

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A small-batch jam from the famed Sarabeth’s Bakery that takes just half an hour of (barely any) effort. And there’s no proper canning required. Simply stash it in the fridge.

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  • 30 M
  • 30 M
  • 2
A rhubarb brown sugar pie cut into 7 wedges with one slice missing.

Rhubarb Brown Sugar Pie

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Dare we say this is better than your mom’s rhubarb pie? We dare. This lovely rendition flaunts a lovely custard filling with sweet-tart rhubarb atop an impossibly buttery and flaky crust.

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  • 1 H
  • 3 H
  • 8
A tied whole roasted leg of lamb with a crispy garlic crust on a metal baking sheet.

Red Wine Garlic Roasted Leg of Lamb

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Perfection. That’s the type of response we’re having to this crazy tender, exceptionally tasty roast leg of lamb marinated in true Mediterranean fashion.

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  • 50 M
  • 4 H, 35 M
  • 0
A white bowl filled with Tennessee shrimp and grits, topped with a sprig of parsley.

Tennessee Shrimp and Grits

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Classic shrimp and grits gets a Tennessee facelift with the addition of tomatoes, tomato paste, thyme, and a splash of Worcestershire.

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  • 1 H
  • 1 H, 15 M
  • 5
A patty melt sandwich filled with ground beef, caramelized onions and cheese.

Classic Patty Melt

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A properly made patty melt is truly a magnificent thing. It’s essentially a melding of grilled cheese sandwich and burger with some sautéed onions slipped in for good measure.

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  • 35 M
  • 35 M
  • 13
Korean-style sloppy joes made with shredded beef, topped with pickled red onion on a hamburger bun resting on a piece of parchment.

Korean-Style Sloppy Joes

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Gochujang-spiced shredded beef topped with tangy pickled red onions. Easily one of the best things we’ve eaten in recent memory.

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  • 1 H
  • 4 H, 30 M
  • 0
A metal container filled with pumpkin ice cream and a metal ice cream scoop resting inside.

Pumpkin Ice Cream

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The pumpkin spice everything craze has left some of us less than enthusiastic about pumpkin spice anything. Until this.

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  • 30 M
  • 30 M
  • 6
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