No mere mash, this creamy potato purée owes its uber velvetiness to truly indecent amounts of butter and cream. And we mean that in the best possible way.
- 15 M
- 35 M
- 10
Sofia Reino, Recipe Tester
A list of all the recipes Sofia Reino has tested.
Sofia Reino grew up in many kitchens. Her parents were diplomats, so her life was one of a gypsy, moving from one country to another and one cuisine to the next. Her passion for food began while she lived in Norway. At age nine, she’d run downstairs to the kitchen as soon as she finished her homework to help her mother and the cook prepare a variety of meals. The dishes were mostly Portuguese, but with an international twist, and were prepared for hundreds of people. She spent each summer in Portugal, where again she enjoyed countless hours in the kitchen, this time with her avó (grandmother) and the kitchen helpers. Reino now lives in South Carolina with her Boston-born Irish-American husband and has two kitchen helpers of her own in the form of her daughters.
Baked Spinach Mornay
Sorta like potato gratin, except the nutty, cheesy white sauce swaddles leaves of spinach, not sliced spuds. Sure beats salad.
- Quick Glance
- 25 M
- 1 H
- 2
Trisha Yearwood’s Chocolate Torte
This stunning Southern belle and its dozen tiers—yup, 12—is astonishingly easy peasy to make thanks to a savvy cake-baking tactic.
- Quick Glance
- 1 H, 15 M
- 2 H
- 46
Carrot and Lentil Soup
“Beautiful.” “Filled with flavors.” “A tad spicy.” “Simple.” “Perfect!” That’s just a taste of what our testers are saying about this soup. Sort of makes you want some, doesn’t it?
- Quick Glance
- 20 M
- 40 M
- 5
Maple-Brined Pork Chops with Pear Chutney
The trickiest part of making this recipe? Not drifting into a reverie at the mere thought of these subtly sweet chops.
- 45 M
- 1 H, 15 M
- 12
Concord Grape Jam
Words escape us as to just how incomparable this made-from-scratch grape jam is compared to store-bought. That smile certainly says it all.
- Quick Glance
- 45 M
- 1 H, 30 M
- 9
Roasted Potatoes on the Grill
Roasted potatoes on the grill magically means you can indulge your craving for roasted potatoes during sweltering summer without heating up the entire kitchen. You’re welcome.
- 15 M
- 40 M
- 18
Batter-Fried Chicken
Proof that you don’t require buttermilk or an insufferably long overnight brine to make insanely tender, crazily crisp, gosh darn perfect fried chicken.
- 45 M
- 1 H, 30 M
- 113
Lobster Roll
A toasted bun cradling sweet-as-can-be lobster swaddled in mayo. Just like what you’ll find along the winding highways and byways of coastal Maine.
- Quick Glance
- 25 M
- 35 M
- 17
Pesto Genovese
A spoon-it-straight-from-the-jar-and-slather-it-on-everything sauce with the taste of tradition, the seduction of sophistication.
- 15 M
- 15 M
- 33
Southern Peach Cobbler
This Southern peach cobbler is going to bring back a lot of memories. We consider it Southern charm.
- 10 M
- 50 M
- 12
Coconut Popsicles
We call these “stealthy healthy” cuz you certainly can’t tell by the taste that there’s anything nutritionally redeeming about them. (And that’s how we like our healthy food to taste!)
- 10 M
- 2 H
- 14
Garlic Shrimp
Dramatically amplify the flavor (and the reactions at the table) when you leave the shells on while cooking these shrimp. And then just surrender to the mess while devouring them.
- Quick Glance
- 20 M
- 20 M
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