Lindsy G., Recipe Tester

This is not the insipid, gloppy, cloying sauce you’re using to getting takeout. This is, quite simply, sweet and sour and lovely.

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• 10 M
• 20 M
• 2

A proper dinner any night, this chocolate sandwich with a French accent is a far cry from Wonder bread and Hershey’s. Oooooh sooooo far.

• (1)
• 5 M
• 5 M
• 4

Slightly sweet. Slightly sticky. Slightly spicy. Thoroughly irresistible. That’s what we think of these Sriracha drumsticks.

• (4)
• 30 M
• 1 H
• 10

A whole hen plunked unceremoniously on a can and cooked on the grill or in the oven. A tailgating classic that’s simple and perfect—even when you’re not tailgating.

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• 25 M
• 1 H, 45 M
• 2

A rhubarb sour made with gin is probably not how your grandma chose to use those sweetly tart spring stalks. Her loss.

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• 15 M
• 30 M
• 0

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

• (1)
• 15 M
• 2 H, 15 M
• 6

Nothing says “I love you” like sharing steak swimming in a puddle of melting herb butter. Consider it Cupid’s little helper.

• (1)
• 5 M
• 5 M
• 6

Peachy keen. That pretty much sums up how we feel toward this simple, skewer-y, summer salad of sorts. Just can’t get enough of it.

• Quick Glance
• 25 M
• 50 M
• 0

Normally we have an issue with people talking fresh to us. But in the case of these agua frescas, or fresh flavored waters, we’re all ears.

• Quick Glance
• 10 M
• 1 H, 25 M
• 8

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?!

• (2)
• 20 M
• 45 M
• 12