Raye Tiedmann, Recipe Tester

“The best biscuits I’ve ever had!” is what we’re hearing from many, many, many folks who when they first try these easy no-rolling-required biscuits. Amen to that.

• (2)
• 15 M
• 35 M
• 11

A superlative version of the classic American quick bread that everyone loves. And that everyone pretty much always has the ingredients for on hand.

• (22)
• 30 M
• 1 H, 30 M
• 86

Sometimes cookies are so amazing your instinct is to keep ’em all to yourself but you find yourself simply not being able to resist sharing them with loved ones. These are them.

• (1)
• 20 M
• 1 H
• 2

Not entirely unlike the marshmallow-topped sweet potato casserole of your childhood, this “souffle” is ever so slightly more sophisticated with its pecan streusel.

• (2)
• 10 M
• 2 H
• 6

Not too sweet and not too dense, this honeyed pistachio pound cake is just right—and just large enough to share.

• (5)
• 20 M
• 2 H
• 61

Cookbook author Lisa Fain divulges a culinary legacy, one which she inherited from her father, who acquired it from his mother, who in turn learned it from her mother.

• Quick Glance
• 40 M
• 40 M
• 4

Every once in a while, along comes a loaf of bread that’s so rustic, so memorable, it ruins every other bread experience. Here’s that loaf.

• (44)
• 30 M
• 4 H, 20 M
• 328

Inspired by its Cuban cousin, this Mexican mojito is sexy and suave thanks to a smooooooth tequila.

• Quick Glance
• 5 M
• 5 M
• 2

Is there anything as sweetly satisfying as heirloom tomatoes eaten raw over the sink? Probably not. But when you tire of that, there’s always this deeply satiating tactic.

• (2)
• 10 M
• 40 M
• 14

Need to bring something to a backyard bash when all you want is mad crazy gratitude and an empty dish to take home? This blueberry crumble with a crumbly oatmeal cookie topping is your answer.

• (19)
• 15 M
• 50 M
• 59