Monica M., Recipe Tester

An autumn Tuscan tradition we learned from Italian winemakers that’s essentially flatbread baked with grapes that turn magnificently jammy and sweet and lovely.

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• 30 M
• 2 H, 30 M
• 0

These pumpkin swirl brownies are just as outrageously rich as you’d expect thanks to pumpkin spice cheesecake colliding with a pan of chocolate fudge brownies.

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• 15 M
• 1 H, 10 M
• 10

These small batch brownies make just enough batter to fill a loaf pan so you don’t have an entire baking pan hanging around all week tempting you. Who loves you?!

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• 30 M
• 2 H
• 2

Almost exactly like the classic Greek dish made with rice, lemon, and eggs. Except better. Not to mention healthier.

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• 15 M
• 40 M
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An almost-but-not-quite-classic rendition of lemon meringue pie that’s a lot less effort than you’d expect. And more payback than you can imagine in terms of its perfectly balanced sweetly tart lemon custard.

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• 2 H, 50 M
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Knowing how to make a gingerbread house entirely from scratch may not have been on your bucket list, but it’s not nearly as complicated as you would imagine. Here’s how to make the Brothers Grimm proud.

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• 2 H
• 4 H
• 2

You’re going to want to drizzle, douse, and dribble this fragrant homemade vanilla syrup over and into and onto just about everything.

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• 5 M
• 40 M
• 4

Pie crust s’mores, you ask? They’re simply the little scraps of pastry that you might otherwise toss in the trash—heaven forbid!—but instead put to lovely, gooey, chocolate-smothered goodness.

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• 15 M
• 25 M
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When you have leftover corned beef, there’s only one thing to do with it.

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• 15 M
• 2 H
• 0

These white chocolate brownies are a little like blondies with their gooey goodness. And yet they’re every bit as rich as your favorite fudge brownies.

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• 1 H
• 1 H, 45 M
• 2

Given how difficult it is to find a decent loaf of bakery rye bread, if you like sourdough rye bread, you simply gotta try this recipe.

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• 45 M
• 13 H
• 16

Brimming with a mountain of sweet apples and redolent of sugar and spice and everything nice, this homemade pie is likely to convince you to leave behind the motley mix of pie apples from your past.

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• 1 H, 5 M
• 4 H, 30 M
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This plum sorbet is going to change your late-summer stone fruit strategy. Ice cream maker not required.

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• 45 M
• 5 H
• 10

Pain de mie is perfectly rectangular and, as such, perfect for toast and sandwiches. It’s traditionally made in a Pullman pan but we show you how to use any old loaf pan.

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• 30 M
• 3 H, 30 M
• 28