Olivia Bleitz, Recipe Tester

Crisp at the edges. Chewy within. Peanutty through and through. A classic perfected. Pass the milk, please.

• (6)
• 35

The unexpected combination of cider vinegar and tarragon makes this classic French chicken dinner impressively spectacular.

• Quick Glance
• 40 M
• 1 H
• 0

Don’t try to rush this ham. It’s slow roasted in a maple glaze that imbues the porky deliciousness with cinnamon, allspice, cloves, and nutmeg.

• (1)
• 15 M
• 5 H
• 6

All the cream cheesy goodness of an individual Danish that you’ve come to love. But in pillowy bread form. Which makes it oh so easy to snitch just a smidgen more.

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• 30 M
• 4 H
• 4

Juicy meatballs in a subtly spiced tomato sauce that comes together quickly thanks to your Instant Pot. Another weeknight saved!

• (1)
• 25 M
• 1 H, 15 M
• 2

Roast chicken is pretty much perfect on its own but when it’s smothered in Julia Turshen’s onion gravy, we just can’t say no. You won’t be able to, either.

• Quick Glance
• 20 M
• 1 H
• 0

These baking powder biscuits morph boring pantry staples into stunningly tender, buttery, pull-apart biscuits that scream to be eaten hot from the oven.

• (1)
• 10 M
• 25 M
• 2

A harmony of sweet citrus notes nudges the classic lemon poppy seed cake in a less one-dimensional direction here. We may even be thinking of this as a 5D cake.

• Quick Glance
• 30 M
• 1 H, 30 M
• 0

Think sugar cookie meets margarita. Or something like that. And just as difficult to stop at a single taste.

• Quick Glance
• 30 M
• 1 H, 15 M
• 0

Not as dense or as sweet as a pound cake, this lovely tea cake is rich and buttery and subtly infused with layers of apple and cinnamon with a tart lemon drizzle as a finishing flourish.

• Quick Glance
• 40 M
• 3 H
• 0