Robert Castagna, Recipe Tester

Forget the mixed nuts and nachos. This maple bacon is what we care to toss back while sipping a beer and

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• 15 M
• 55 M
• 2

Okay, breadbaking virgins, here’s the loaf for you. Nothing tricky. Just flour, water, yeast, and salt. And an honest-to-goodness homemade taste.

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• 20 M
• 11 H, 30 M
• 16

All the awesomeness of Buffalo wings. All the virtuousness of cauliflower. You can have it all with this game day recipe.

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• 15 M
• 1 H
• 17

Not your everyday mashed potatoes, these are ridiculously rich and comforting thanks to butter, sour cream, Parmesan, roasted garlic, and caramelized onions. Leftovers freeze and reheat beautifully.

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• 45 M
• 1 H
• 2

One taste of these sweetly sour lovelies and we assure you, you’ll be convinced that yes, your fall table does, indeed, need pickled grapes.

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• 10 M
• 10 M
• 0

Barely a recipe, this weeknight salvation is more like a simple blueprint for eating in season. Amen to that.

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• 25 M
• 45 M
• 10

An inspired melding of sweet figs, salt cured ham, and savory, tangy goat cheese atop crisp flat bread or pizza dough. We can think of nothing else we’d like more with a glass of wine.

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• 10 M
• 15 M
• 0

A properly made patty melt is truly a magnificent thing. It’s essentially a melding of grilled cheese sandwich and burger with some sautéed onions slipped in for good measure.

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• 35 M
• 35 M
• 9

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

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• 25 M
• 45 M
• 14

Oh, the places you’ll go with this sweetly spicy pumpkin syrup. So long, Starbucks. DIY pumpkin spice latte, here we come!

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• 5 M
• 30 M
• 12