Shauna Hinchen-Joyal, Recipe Tester

The real deal—homemade dough, homemade tomato sauce, two types of mozzarella, Parmesan cheese, and plenty of spicy pepperoni with a kick.

• 25 M
• 3 H, 30 M
• 6

Who doesn’t love Jewish rye bread? The not-so-secret secret behind this recipe is the brilliant inclusion of onions and caraway seeds in the starter, resulting in a far more complex and nuanced taste.

• Quick Glance
• 50 M
• 16 H
• 0

Icy. Slushy. Sorbet-y. Creamy. Melony. Everything you imagine a granita could be, you’ll find it here.

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• 20 M
• 4 H, 20 M
• 0

A jumble of raw shaved vegetables that comes together easily, tastes magnificent, and doesn’t even require you to turn on the stove. Sounds like a summer staple to us.

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• 15 M
• 20 M
• 0

Simple and stunning. That’s what we think of this ridiculously easy tart made with a graham cracker crumb crust, a luscious cheesecake-like filling made of cream cheese, cream, and sugar, and a scattering of summer berries.

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• 30 M
• 40 M
• 2

We pinky swear these whole wheat chocolate chip cookies don’t taste healthy. Not even remotely. Quite the contrary, actually.

• 30 M
• 1 H, 35 M
• 2

This is not your typical salad. Made with celery root that’s cleverly blitzed until minced so finely it could stand in for couscous, it’s the perfect balance of sweet, salty, sour, and surprise.

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• 50 M
• 50 M
• 0

Kid friendly. Adult approved. Gluten-free. Vegan. Awesome for entertaining. And even awesomer for when you want to stand at the stove and inhale carbs straight from the baking sheet.

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• 15 M
• 50 M
• 4

This seafood and chorizo stew is simply clams, mussels, shrimp, chorizo, potatoes, lemon, and saffron that come together, curiously, in a roasting pan rather than a stockpot. Hands-off and comes together in less than an hour.

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• 15 M
• 55 M
• 0

This chicken stewed in garlic and cinnamon, called kota kapama, gets depth of flavor from wine, tomato paste, and Greek cheese.

• 30 M
• 1 H, 30 M
• 4

Simple and lovely and Italian, this salad is a contemporary combination of traditional Italian ingredients from chef Ignacio Mattos, chef at Estela in Manhattan.

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• 15 M
• 15 M
• 0

Chocolate bourbon truffles. A brilliant and boozy gift for the chocolate lover who has everything.

• 1 H
• 3 H
• 8

A traditional Hanukkah recipe that you’re going to want to borrow for your every cookie craving throughout the year.

• Quick Glance
• 1 H
• 3 H
• 4

No-knead Italian bread that’s rustic, crusty, and easy as heck. Believe it.

• 10 M
• 1 H, 40 M
• 10