Paula D., Recipe Tester

This gingerbread Bundt cake has all the warm spicy goodness of gingerbread cookies. And, as if that wasn’t enough, it’s gilded with a sassy sweet-tart citrus glaze.

• (5)
• 45 M
• 1 H, 35 M
• 10

Whether you want a distraction for the kids or a decorative element for dessert, you’ll find your solution in these how-tos for drizzling and decorating with chocolate.

• Quick Glance
• 10 M
• 30 M
• 0

We’re all familiar with the glory of ribs slowly smoked in the backyard. But sometimes Mother Nature doesn’t agree with our barbecue plans. Thankfully there’s this recipe.

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• 30 M
• 2 H, 30 M
• 0

Sweet sea scallops jumbled with even sweeter summer corn piled atop peppery greens. Simple. Virtuous. And satiating in a way most salads aspire to be but, sadly, are not.

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• 20 M
• 35 M
• 0

Or, as we like to say, quickles. And we mean quick not just in terms of how little time they take to make. But also in terms of how quickly they’ll disappear as you’re blissing out on them.

• (2)
• 30 M
• 1 D
• 10

An easy, unexpected way to extend cherry season that’s tartly sweet, subtly spiced, and surprisingly irresistible.

• (1)
• 20 M
• 20 M
• 16

Love in pastry-encased incarnation. Simply envelope fruit filling in pie crust and fry until golden and crisp outside, bubbling and lovely inside. Deep-frying phobes, it’s easy as can be. Swear.

• (1)
• 1 H, 10 M
• 1 H, 40 M
• 8

How to turn store-bought ice cream into an impressive summer dessert in minutes. You’re welcome.

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• 40 M
• 2 H
• 0

That’s right. Chicken stock or broth in the microwave. Easy. Inexpensive. And done in 10 minutes. Wowsa, right?!

• (1)
• 5 M
• 10 M
• 2

Your newest go-to appetizer. (Or, on lazy nights when you feel like indulging, your dinner. Don’t forget the wine.)

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• 20 M
• 30 M
• 0