Robert McCune, Recipe Tester

Entertaining gets no simpler than this rich, creamy, indulgent, elegant cheese spread made from three ingredients. Tasting is believing. Go on.

• 10 M
• 35 M
• 38

Spaetzle is like homemade pasta but without all that fussy rolling out, which makes it as easy as it is satisfying. Not to mention cheap as can be.

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• 10 M
• 25 M
• 2

Making stock from scratch was never difficult. And it just became even easier thanks to this simple yet perfect slow cooker approach.

• 15 M
• 12 H
• 35

We got nothing against the Larabars we’ve been noshing for years. Save for the crazy price tag. Here’s a less expensive, more customizable alternative.

• 15 M
• 50 M
• 189

Whoever made up that silly rule about no white after Labor Day clearly has never stunned dinner guests with vegetables in shades of winter white and palest green.

• 10 M
• 10 M
• 2

Ever since trying this eggnog, we can’t make it through the holiday season without eggnog. Not just any eggnog. This one. All the richness. None of the cloying sweetness or regret-it-the-next-day heaviness.

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• 5 M
• 5 M
• 0

Given that its overnight rest INSISTS you make this simple strata ahead of time, it sorta screams for a lazy Sunday or Christmas morning, don’t you think?

• 20 M
• 1 H
• 8

Sorta like potato gratin, except the nutty, cheesy white sauce swaddles leaves of spinach, not sliced spuds. Sure beats salad.

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• 25 M
• 1 H
• 2

This slightly sweet, subtly tangy, entirely apple-y vinaigrette recipe is going to come in far more handy than you can ever imagine.

• 5 M
• 5 M
• 6

Much as we love ice cream, sometimes it’s just too darn hot and humid for something so sweet and sticky. Enter the lemon icey.

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• 10 M
• 7 H, 30 M
• 10

“The perfect combination of sweet-tart creaminess.” That’s what folks are saying about this super easy, super fast fennel slaw.

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• 15 M
• 15 M
• 6

Simple. Surprising. Spunky. Just what we look for in a summer salad. Just what we found in this jumble of cucumbers, vinegar, and ginger.

• 10 M
• 10 M
• 6

Never give zucchini away again with these equally tempting yet uniquely different slaws. You get to choose—rich and creamy or tart and sweet.

• 25 M
• 25 M
• 12

These Korean-style jalapenos that take a dunk in soy sauce and soda are perhaps not pickled in the traditional American sense, but pickled nonetheless. Wait’ll you taste ’em.

• 20 M
• 20 M
• 76