Lori Widmeyer, Recipe Tester

Perhaps the quickest, richest, savviest strategy for gussying up spring stalks that you’ve ever encountered.

• (1)
• 10 M
• 10 M
• 10

A weeknight godsend, these spice-rubbed, oven-blasted chicken parts do dinner on the double. Er, triple.

• (1)
• 15 M
• 1 H
• 5

There’s a lot to be said for a diner-style dish like this one, though we prefer it made at home, minus the wobbly seats, the sticky laminated menu, and sometimes surly service.

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• 20 M
• 20 M
• 18

An elegant and easy riff on a classic Chinese technique that’s ideal for the fish-averse given that it’s quick and almost effortless.

• Quick Glance
• 20 M
• 20 M
• 0

Perfect. The best brine I’ve ever had. Oh. My. God. That’s just a few of the things we’re hearing about this simple weeknight supper solution.

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• 15 M
• 30 M
• 25

What defines the quintessential classic cheeseburger? It’s quite the personal experience. Yet we’ve got a foolproof technique.

• Quick Glance
• 20 M
• 20 M
• 0

We have a confession. This baklava is not the classic Greek ideal. Not at all. But that doesn’t seem to be stopping it from disappearing.

• (1)
• 45 M
• 2 H, 30 M
• 8

Who knew these buttery, airy, delicate little cakes were so simple to make…and so irresistibly delicious?! (Well, Proust, for one…)

• (1)
• 20 M
• 2 H, 30 M
• 4

Apples and spice and everything nice. Including the slight surprise of pistachios.

• (1)
• 30 M
• 1 H
• 4

We got nothing against the Larabars we’ve been noshing for years. Save for the crazy price tag. Here’s a less expensive, more customizable alternative.

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• 15 M
• 50 M
• 199