Shannon Parrish, Recipe Tester

Sugo con pomodorini gratinati alla Calabrese. That’s how you say the proper title of this recipe in Italian. Uh. We’ll just say “More pasta, please.” Because you’re definitely to be requesting second helpings.

• Quick Glance
• 30 M
• 35 M
• 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

If you can master this über basic recipe, you can grill a steak waaaaay better than any of your friends. Promise.

• 30 M
• 1 H, 40 M
• 4

If you’re going to splurge on brownies, you may as well, you know, SPLURGE on brownies. But not in terms of effort or expense. Just taste. These brownies handle it splendidly.

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• 10 M
• 45 M
• 4

A simple, clean break from tradition, this margarita eschews cloying Cointreau in lieu of a splash of sweet agave.

• 10 M
• 10 M
• 18

“Spectacular.” “Sinful.” “Easy.” “Airy.” “Buttery.” “Lofty.” “Perfect.” That’s what folks are saying about these little lovelies.

• 25 M
• 45 M
• 60

These oatmeal cookies are like the baking version of those Choose Your Own Adventure books, which means your cookies end up exactly the way you like them.

• 30 M
• 1 H
• 35

Birthday bashes. Cocktail parties. Thanksgiving dinner. Tuesday nights. These are but some occasions we’ve watched these disappear.

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• 30 M
• 2 H, 30 M
• 0

Yeah, yeah, we know. You don’t need a recipe for mashed Yukon Golds with butter, milk, and salt. Or so you think. Try this and get back to us.

• 20 M
• 45 M
• 4

We suspect you’ve been looking for a lovely, elegant, knock-their-socks-off vegetarian dish that just happens to be fancy schmancy enough for Thanksgiving, yes? Look no further.

• 2 H
• 3 H
• 10

More tart than sweet is what you’ll find this perfectly puckery little limeade to be. And that’s exactly the way it was always intended to be.

• Quick Glance
• 10 M
• 10 M
• 6

Bread. Cheese. Egg. Hot sauce. Five bucks says you’ve got the makings for this easy and oozy sandwich waiting in your kitchen.

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• 10 M
• 10 M
• 12

Okay. We have a confession. This baklava is not the classic Greek ideal. Not at all. But that doesn’t seem to be stopping it from disappearing.

• 45 M
• 2 H, 30 M
• 8

This lovely homemade muesli number, with nary any cardboard-like, dusty-tasting grains or too many raisins, will upend your notion of morning cereal.

• Quick Glance
• 10 M
• 10 M
• 18