Shauna Hinchen-Joyal, Recipe Tester

These sassy fried shrimp are doused with plenty of lemon juice and fresh dill. Greek through and through. Opa!

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Steamed mussels go from standard to superlative when doused in a delicate curry-white wine broth spiked with shallots, garlic, lime, and cream.

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• 20 M
• 20 M
• 5

A bittersweet something for when you want something that’s impressive and sophisticated (and did we mention vegan and gluten-free?).

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• 1 H, 30 M
• 5 H
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Silken lemon curd with a surprise layer of chocolate slathered between creamy tartness and buttery, crunchy flakiness. Any takers?

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• 45 M
• 2 H, 20 M
• 28

Layers of complexity that are actually quite simple to create make this different from any other carrot soup you’ve tried. Swear.

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• 35 M
• 1 H, 20 M
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Buttery and almond-y and all around impressive in its capacity to comfort, this raspberry streusel coffee cake is gonna knock your socks off. Definitely not just for breakfast.

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• 40 M
• 1 H, 40 M
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These individual, apple-filled, rough puff pastry dumplings are superb for dessert. And just as good for breakfast.

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• 1 H
• 4 H, 55 M
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Tahini truffles are nutty, rich, sexy, little bites. A pleasure to share…though we wouldn’t blame you if you wanted to keep them all to yourself.

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• 30 M
• 1 H, 30 M
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Panna cotta translates to “cooked cream,” which really doesn’t do justice to this creamy as sin, subtly flavored, lightly sweetened, sublime Italian classic.

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• 40 M
• 8 H
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Translated literally as rice noodles and beef, bun bo is a Vietnamese classic in which what you’re promised is what you get…and a heck of a lot more given its layers of nuanced complexity.

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• 40 M
• 3 H, 40 M
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