Mardi Michels, Recipe Tester

Come for the chicken. Stay for the sauce. It’s kid friendly. Pantry friendly. Gloriously tangy. And wonderfully quick and easy to toss together, even on the most hectic of weeknights.

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• 20 M
• 50 M
• 0

Roasted cauliflower has been the darling of the veggie world for a while. But this version goes beyond with jalapenos, capers, lemon, and parsley. Roasted cauliflower 2.0.

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• 15 M
• 50 M
• 0

A marvelous, if unconventional, Middle Eastern concoction that’s as refreshing as a dip in the Mediterranean.

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• 40 M
• 40 M
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Four ingredients and one simple technique that will leave everyone asking—maybe even demanding—you for more. A keeper of a side dish.

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• 10 M
• 55 M
• 2

We pinky swear these whole wheat chocolate chip cookies don’t taste healthy. Not even remotely. Quite the contrary, actually.

• 30 M
• 1 H, 35 M
• 2

No artificial colors. No icky preservatives. Just a lotta charmingly shaped sprinkles in exactly the shades you desire.

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• 30 M
• 1 D
• 0

Eating healthy can get tiresome if you’re not careful. Fortunately you have this stunner of a summer salad to yank you out of your food rut.

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• 25 M
• 45 M
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How fortunate for us—and by us, I mean humanity—that there exists this recipe for the best classic coleslaw known to man.

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• 15 M
• 2 H, 25 M
• 8

Think of granola bars but in cookie form. That’s what you get with these sorta virtuous, sorta naughty little lovelies.

• 30 M
• 1 H
• 14

All the rich creaminess of potatoes sloooooowly roasted with your favorite hunk of meat. But in just 30 minutes on the stovetop. The secret? Braise ’em in butter.

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• 15 M
• 30 M
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We guarantee you’re going to feel Irish when you sit down and savor a slice of this brown soda bread. Consider it your birthright.

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• 10 M
• 1 H, 30 M
• 2

A quick and simple weeknight recipe made with store-bought tortellini, spinach, and chicken broth. Super simple and perfect for the entire family.

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• 15 M
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Chicken with 40 cloves of garlic is a classic for one reason—it’s damn good. Using chicken thighs ensures the meat remains juicy. Using our trick for quickly peeling garlic makes it hassle free.

• 45 M
• 1 H, 45 M
• 12

Perhaps the simplest way ever to gussy up a piece of plain fish, a bland chicken breast, even out-of-season veggies.

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• 5 M
• 5 M
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