Marilyn Canna, Recipe Tester

The traditional and incendiary Thai condiment has incited quite the following. Here’s how to save yourself a trip to your local Asian market.

• 5 M
• 7 D
• 58

We’ve no idea where the saying “in a pickle” comes from, but we’d love to find ourselves in a jar of these subtly sweet specimens.

• 25 M
• 3 H, 25 M
• 2

A spoon-it-straight-from-the-jar-and-slather-it-on-everything sauce with the taste of tradition, the seduction of sophistication.

• 15 M
• 15 M
• 39

This Southern peach cobbler is going to bring back a lot of memories. We consider it Southern charm.

• 10 M
• 50 M
• 12

Sorta makes you wonder how you got this far in life without thinking to try this, eh?

• 30 M
• 1 H, 30 M
• 4

A superlatively sumptuous, stupendously simple side of salmon. No swimming upstream with this easy peasy yet impressive recipe.

• 25 M
• 1 H
• 2

Lamb shanks are left to slowly burble in a lovely red wine until the meat is literally falling-off-the-bone tender. Our favorite winter pastime.

• 40 M
• 3 H, 40 M
• 16

With one taste of these quesadillas, we sighed and said, “Okay, so THAT’S what you’re supposed to do with squash blossoms!”

• 10 M
• 25 M
• 2

We can’t help but think that all we want for Christmas is jar after jar of this sweet-tart cranberry condiment.

• 10 M
• 35 M
• 10

Straight from Venice by way of Charleston, this Southern belle cheats a little, usurping the role of vanilla gelato with butter pecan ice cream.

• Quick Glance
• 30 M
• 30 M
• 0

Talk about come hither appeal! These stunning fillets have got that in spades thanks to a citrusy lilt and a beguiling blend of spices.

• 15 M
• 15 M
• 11

No funnily named fillers. No mystery meat. Just chicken and cornflakes and little tykes clamoring for more.

• 30 M
• 30 M
• 8

These pot pies are the ultimate comfort food. Any why not? Creamy chicken and vegetable filling lies in wait beneath a thyme-infused buttery crust.

• 2 H, 20 M
• 4 H
• 7

This way of cooking mackerel, an overlooked fish, makes for a tender, moist bite. The onions add a depth of flavor, the wine-butter sauce a bit of luxury.

• 30 M
• 40 M
• 4