Mike S., Recipe Tester

Proof that it doesn’t take buttermilk or an insufferably long overnight brine to make insanely tender, crazily crisp, gosh darn perfect fried chicken.

• 45 M
• 1 H, 30 M
• 127

“Heavenly.” “The best cornbread we’ve ever had.” “Like eating cake.” “Stop me before I make another!” That’s what folks are saying about this unconventional cornbread.

• 30 M
• 1 H, 30 M
• 49

Hot enough to make you holler. That’s how they like their fried chicken in Nashville. Who are we to argue?

• 40 M
• 55 M
• 20

A simple, clean break from tradition, this margarita eschews cloying Cointreau in lieu of a splash of sweet agave.

• 10 M
• 10 M
• 18

Eggs Florentine, Benedict, and Arnold. Sorta sounds more like a network of Revolutionary War spies than a brunch menu, yes?

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• 20 M
• 30 M
• 8

Sweet tea. Whiskey. Lemon juice. That’s all it takes to make a sassy summertime cocktail you’ll want to sip all afternoon long.

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• 5 M
• 5 M
• 6

We’re not going to do a song and dance to try to entice you to bake this cherry pie. We don’t need to. Just look at it. A stunner, right? Here’s how to make it.

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• 1 H
• 3 H
• 19

Merriam-Webster defines “down easter” as “one born or living down east.” We take it to mean this lovely apple cider-y cocktail.

• 5 M
• 45 M
• 6

Baked chicken wings? As in, chicken wings without the butter, deep-frying, or grease-splattered stovetop? Count us in.

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• 10 M
• 1 H
• 4

“I’ve actually had friends lift their gratin dish and lick it clean—right at the table!” says David Lebovitz. Uh, we’ll have one of those.

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• 15 M
• 2 H
• 10

It’d be far more apt to call this “Spiked Cider” or “Boozy Cider” given the benevolent amount of bourbon in this toddy.

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• 5 M
• 20 M
• 4

Don’t knock this till you try its buttery, potato chip-y, chocolate-y, coffee-y goodness. Trust us on this.

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• 35 M
• 2 H
• 2

There are those people who feel a frozen margarita is a lesser margarita. We are not those people.

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• 10 M
• 10 M
• 6

This gin-spiked sparkling lemonade is perfect for sweltering summer afternoons. And, fittingly, it couldn’t be easier to toss together.

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• 5 M
• 5 M
• 6