About Melinda Hamby, Recipe Tester

This easy shove-it-in-the-oven casserole is exactly what macaroni and cheese ought to be—cheesy, crumb-topped, and ridiculously indulgent.

• Quick Glance
• 25 M
• 1 H
• 27

This easy-peasy, seemingly fancy-schmancy, late-summer dinner is a cinch to make—and to clean up after. You’re very welcome.

• Quick Glance
• 35 M
• 1 H, 10 M
• 0

Sweet as nectar. That’s what we think of this Southern classic, a charming stack of pineapple, coconut, bananas, and pecans aplenty.

• Quick Glance
• 25 M
• 1 H
• 20

Succulent. Crisp-skinned. Simple. If that’s what you seek in a roast hen, your search stops with this ooh- and aah-inducing technique.

• Quick Glance
• 10 M
• 1 H, 55 M
• 11

We’ve got stars in our eyes…and our bowls…and our spoons…all thanks to pastina, the teensy star-shaped pasta. It just may be the cutest supper in the solar system.

• Quick Glance
• 10 M
• 20 M
• 39

How do you define a true New York-style cheesecake? A sweet graham cracker crust cushioning a smooth, rich, moan-inducing filling with a lemony lilt. In other words, this recipe.

• Quick Glance
• 20 M
• 2 H
• 22

It may seem criminal to bathe the walloping nutrition of lentils and mushrooms in anything but wholesomeness, but there’s something to be said for quality of life. Hello, bacon!

• Quick Glance
• 20 M
• 1 H
• 28

This loosely defined “lasagna” is an easy little cheat of a recipe that relies on frozen ravioli, jarred sauce, and shredded cheese. Shhhhhh.

• Quick Glance
• 15 M
• 45 M
• 35

This sassy roast chicken gets its moist meat and ultra-crisp skin from the two-step process of searing it in a skillet then sliding the whole thing in the oven. Simplicity.

• Quick Glance
• 30 M
• 1 H, 20 M
• 1