Ruby Francis

This easy one-pot pasta meal from Jamie Oliver features fresh pasta and sausage smothered in a luxurious tomato sauce. Our testers are calling it a "quick, elegant, comforting meal."

Need to get your fry fix without breaking your diet? These carrot fries are easy to make, healthy-ish, and come with a sweet and spicy dipping sauce.

Our testers are raving about these buttery clams that are gently simmered in sparkling wine and roasted garlic butter. We're willing to bet you will be, too.

These date bars are a classic for good reason. The combination of sweet, sticky date filling nestled between layers of buttery oat dough is completely irresistible.

What's not to love about zucchini that's smothered in cream, herbs, and two kinds of cheese?

Grilled sweet corn, spicy sausage, seared scallops, tangy lime dressing, and a crunchy corn nut topping. Need we say more?

Pizza night just got a little fancier with this flatbread that's topped with crispy pancetta cubes, caramelized onions, pear slices, blue cheese, arugula, and balsamic vinegar.

If you think polenta is supremely comforting on its own, wait until you try it smothered in cheese sauce and topped with browned cornmeal butter.

Warmly spiced, roasted cauliflower gets drizzled with a tangy-sweet dressing, making it an irresistible, healthy (and vegan) side dish. Who loves you?

Crispy onion strings make a delish side dish, especially for the holidays. But even better is just eating them, out of hand, dipped in your favorite sauce.

If world peace was possible just from chocolate, cocoa nibs, and bits of raspberry in a sablé biscuit, well, things would be a lot different. Start baking and change the world.

A Vietnamese take-out favorite at home? Heck yes! Pork skewers with noodles and loads of crunchy, tangy, crisp sides await.

A sweet and savory side dish that highlights the ever-lovely delicata squash. And pine nuts, those exotic, buttery, little flavor bombs.

Seafood pasta is always a little luxurious—even on Wednesday night, and even when the pasta in question is ready in half an hour.