Pat Francis, Recipe Tester

Obscenely rich and soul-achingly satisfying. That’s what we think of these classic Portugueseroasted potatoes with caramelized onions and melted cheese.

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• 30 M
• 1 H, 40 M
• 2

Making stock from scratch was never difficult. And it just became even easier thanks to this simple yet perfect slow cooker approach.

• 15 M
• 12 H
• 35

Just like what your grandma would put on the table for Sunday night supper.

• 10 M
• 1 H, 35 M
• 39

The much-ballyhooed Italian Christmas classic, Feast of the Seven Fishes, stars one fish in Domenica Marchetti’s home. Calamari. And it’s the centerpiece of her Christmas Eve dinner.

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• 45 M
• 1 H, 45 M
• 3

Easy. Uncomplicated. Elegant And able to jump tall buildings in a single…oh, wait, we’re confusing this recipe’s super powers with another character’s. Although this recipe does deserve to be considered a caped crusader.

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• 15 M
• 25 M
• 0

A stunner of a salad that’s essentially a kaleidoscope of ingredients that tastes far more naughty than you’d expect from something so healthy.

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• 30 M
• 1 H, 10 M
• 0

You tell us whether the best part of these seared pork with caramelized apples is the taste or just one skillet to clean.

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• 20 M
• 30 M
• 0

Mac and cheese doesn’t get any easier than this 3 ingredient macaroni and cheese that’s done in 20 minutes. Kids! Dinner!

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• 10 M
• 20 M
• 0

A beloved American favorite from the 1960’s that we just had to bring back.

• 35 M
• 1 H, 15 M
• 22

This classic Italian spaghetti all’aglio e olio is going to rock your world with its understated simplicity and undeniable frugality.

• 5 M
• 20 M
• 14

A spoon-it-straight-from-the-jar-and-slather-it-on-everything sauce with the taste of tradition, the seduction of sophistication.

• 15 M
• 15 M
• 33

Summer at its simplest, not to mention it’s most splendid, seeing as how five minutes of effort yields a meal that rivals round-trip tickets to Italy.

• 20 M
• 50 M
• 31

Tired of steamed green beans? One taste of this salad and you’ll understand why folks who try it for the first time are making it again and again and again that very same week.

• 25 M
• 35 M
• 2

Never give zucchini away again with these equally tempting yet uniquely different slaws. You get to choose—rich and creamy or tart and sweet.

• 25 M
• 25 M
• 12