Penny Martin, Recipe Tester

Let’s dispense with all the talk about Proust and time and just revel in these lemony little lovelies, shall we?

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• 25 M
• 3 H, 30 M
• 10

“Gorgeous!” “Satisfying and deceptively easy.” “A keeper.” That’s what folks are saying about this Hungarian cauliflower soup.

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• 45 M
• 16

No, making homemade jam doesn’t need to be a big production. Not with the right recipe, anyways. This small batch raspberry preserves shows you how simple it can be.

• Quick Glance
• 45 M
• 45 M
• 6

Sometimes a pie craving is just too strong to wait for a plate and fork and fussily crimping a top crust. Enter this easy peasy yet elegant crostata.

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• 25 M
• 1 H, 50 M
• 2

For when you just can’t wait until midsummer for your fave Italian bread salad.

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• 30 M
• 45 M
• 2

Burnished skin. Juicy meat. An insanely come-hither aroma that pervades the house. All this can be yours for supper. And it’s so simple to toss it together.

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• 45 M
• 2 H, 20 M
• 2

When life hands you lemons, make this lemon pound cake. Guaranteed to give you a far more favorable outlook on everything.

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• 25 M
• 1 H, 20 M
• 26

Intoxicatingly aromatic browned butter and pumpkin spice coalesce with ooey, gooey, marshmallow, butter, and cereal to make these not-too-sweet treats all grown up.

• Quick Glance
• 15 M
• 30 M
• 2

Unequivocally and unspeakably better than those preservative-laden, shrink-wrapped cake imposters you grew up on. Swear.

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• 40 M
• 3 H
• 12

Sometimes the simplest of things are simply stunning—like this lemon popsicle recipe, which is worthy of some serious whistles.

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• 10 M
• 15 M
• 2