Patty Fabian, Recipe Tester

Eating healthy never tasted so satisfying as this jumble of salty, savory, and spicy that’s done in just 30 minutes. Rumor has it cold leftovers are just as magnificent as dinner the night before.

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• 20 M
• 30 M
• 0

An Italian classic. Pork loin is rubbed with an intoxicating blend of garlic, rosemary, and sage and then slowly roasted until sigh-inducingly tender. Easy, elegant and certain to impress.

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• 30 M
• 3 H
• 0

This lofty cake is so crammed full of chocolate and butter and air, there’s no room for flour–although we made sure to leave space for ample swoops of softly whipped cream.

• 40 M
• 1 H, 15 M
• 20

Easy. Healthy. Tangy. Salty. Sweet. And satisfying as can be. Guaranteed to incite co-worker envy.

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• 30 M
• 30 M
• 0

Truly the epitome of classic rustic Italian cooking. Here’s to the simple things in life that taste anything but simple.

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• 20 M
• 1 H, 25 M
• 2

Weeknight comfort food with ease. That’s what we’re talking about when it comes to these easy scalloped potatoes. Barely any effort or time. Lotsa payoff.

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• 25 M
• 1 H, 35 M
• 0

Slow cooker roast beef au jus. Perhaps the first slow cooker recipe yet that’ll keep everyone at the table uber satisfied—including the person making and cleaning up after the meal.

• 30 M
• 8 H
• 1

A French approach to rib eye infused with butter and Cognac that’s embellished with a quick pan sauce that’s both classic and classy. Voila.

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• 30 M
• 40 M
• 0

A yearround charmer, this is sorta like Bundt cake gone to finishing school yet retains all the comforts of home. From the justifiably famous Red Truck Bakery in rural Virginia.

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• 45 M
• 1 H, 45 M
• 0

Like chicken pot pie gone to finishing school thanks to a couple simple yet significant flourishes.

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• 45 M
• 1 H, 45 M
• 0

An already soul-satisfying Middle Eastern classic made even more enticing thanks to the addition of white beans and charred vegetables.

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• 30 M
• 50 M
• 0

Here’s a soothing weeknight dinner fix with a ridiculously high taste-to-effort ratio that’s easily customizable. Sorta like the Mexican tortilla soup equivalent of Taco Tuesday. 

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• 30 M
• 50 M
• 4

An unconventional jumble of roast vegetables, crisp bacon, maple cinnamon pecans, and a dreamy, creamy maple-Sriracha yogurt sauce with a runny egg as a final flourish. Um. Yum.

• 35 M
• 1 H
• 2

All the delicate loveliness of classic angel food cake but made even better with the addition of pure vanilla and a blizzard of confectioners’ sugar.

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• 20 M
• 2 H
• 0