Mardi Michels, Recipe Tester

A Chinese classic that you can make at home with fewer ingredients and less fuss than you’d ever imagine.

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• 35 M
• 2 H
• 2

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

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• 10 M
• 1 H, 30 M
• 2

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
• 14

Intensely gooey, fudgy, crunchy-edged, gluten-free brownie loveliness that are easy to make and even easier to make disappear.

• 15 M
• 40 M
• 4

Cook once. Eat twice. This baked pasta casserole cleverly relies on a big batch of tomato soup as its sauce. Leftover soup means you have lunches done for the rest of the week.

• 45 M
• 1 H, 30 M
• 2

It doesn’t take an engineering degree to make a decent smoothie. Although it does take a little know-how to make one that makes you want to drink your veggies. Here’s how.

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• 10 M
• 15 M
• 0

Easy no-bake chocolate orbs made with dates, almonds, coconut, and cacao powder that take literally 5 minutes to toss together and more than satisfy your sweet tooth. We’re smitten.

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• 15 M
• 2 H, 15 M
• 0

Tender and delicate and buttery and spectacularly simple, just as classic shortbread cookies ought to be.

• 25 M
• 1 H
• 8

Perfectly browned on the outside and soft, moist, and buttery on the inside and perfect through and through for soaking up those savory pan juices from a roast. Effortless and timeless Christmas elegance.

• 10 M
• 1 H, 10 M
• 13

Fruitcake brownies? Yup. But not those lurid dried fruits of your childhood. Think dried figs, cranberries, cherries made tipsy with rum or brandy and baked into a brownie pan. Ridiculously inventive.

• 25 M
• 1 D, 1 H
• 10

“Irresistible.” “The perfect combination of sweet, salt, spice, and crunch.” “We. Can. NOT. Stop. Eating. Them.” “Absolutely perfect.” That’s what we’re hearing about these candied pecans.

• 15 M
• 1 H, 15 M
• 22

This riff on an Italian classic relies on mostly pantry staples, along with a couple surprises, to glam up tradition.

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• 30 M
• 40 M
• 0

Simple yet spectacular green beans thanks to the perfect technique from Alain Ducasse.

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• 10 M
• 20 M
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Sufficiently stunning enough to convert even the staunchest sprout haters with its sprightly citrus smack. Swear.

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• 30 M
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