A refreshing finish to dinner, or just to cleanse your palate, this sparkling sorbet is easy and utterly delish.
Merlyn Cafaro, Recipe Tester
A list of all the recipes Merlyn Cafaro has tested.
Five-Ingredient Nutella Brownies
Bet you already have everything you need for these brownies in your house. Which is a very good thing. (Also sorta a very dangerous thing.)
Fresh Peach Pie
“Best peach pie in the world!” That’s what folks are saying about this recipe. We’re not going to argue.
German-Style Potato Salad
Served warm and without mayo, you might not recognize this as your standby potato salad but let us implore you—just try it. It’s divine.
Grilled Lobster
Grilled lobster tails are the summertime treat that you didn’t know you needed. Quick and easy, you’ll be surprised you didn’t think to do this before.
White Pizza with Broccolini, Fontina, and Sausage
A terrifically easy (and, yes, slightly healthy) pizza that’ll satisfy your craving in no time, whether on a hectic weeknight or a lazy weekend.
Strawberry Buttermilk Ice Cream
A dreamy, creamy, pretty-in-pink dessert that casts everyone’s favorite berry in a starring role.
Tuna Salad Sandwich
Tuna fish sandwiches can be made with so many variations that there’s a version for everyone. Hank Shaw walks you through a few of his faves.
Portuguese Carne Assada
A traditional Azorean dish that boasts meltingly tender oven-braised beef, potatoes, chouriço, and onions. It’s a rustic, homey, Sunday supper sorta dish from David’s VERY Portuguese mom.
Black Bottom Pecan Pie
Ovenly’s chocolate-enhanced rendition of a classic is a revelation with its melding of several different tempting dessert elements in a single incarnation.