Here’s how to make the exquisitely nuanced and awesomely slurpable Vietnamese beef and rice noodle soup known as pho.
- 1 H
- 3 H, 10 M
- 20
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.
Roasted Sweet Potato and Feta Salad
There’s a lot to like here. The caramelized sweetness of sweet potatoes and onions. The salty and tangy creaminess of feta. And the knowing that you’re doing something decent for yourself without it tasting like penance.
- 10 M
- 1 H, 15 M
- 15
Homemade Larabars
We got nothing against the Larabars we’ve been noshing for years. Save for the crazy price tag. Here’s a less expensive, more customizable alternative.
- 15 M
- 50 M
- 195
Korean Steak
This isn’t quite bulgolgi, the classic Korean barbecue. But this little number is salty, sweet, and quite reminiscent of its longer-marinated inspiration.
- 20 M
- 1 H, 10 M
- 8
Classic Roast Chicken
Succulent. Crisp-skinned. Simple. If that’s what you seek in a roast hen, your search stops with this ooh- and aah-inducing technique.
- 10 M
- 1 H, 55 M
- 18
Green Smoothie
Close your eyes and we swear you’d never guess this sweet, banana-y smoothie is suffused with good-for-you greens.
- 5 M
- 5 M
- 17
Authentic Pad Thai
Unspeakably more nuanced than takeout Thai, these stir-fried noodles boast a sigh-inducing balance of salty, sour, and sweet. In other words, it’s the real deal.
- 35 M
- 1 H
- 10
Stuffed Chicken Breasts With Almonds, Olives, and Thyme
Psychedelic purple cauliflower and sweet potatoes lend oohs and aahs to any plate. But here they’re overshadowed by easy yet elegant (and sligthly indulgent) stuffed chicken breasts.
- Quick Glance
- 30 M
- 1 H
- 4
Espresso Cake
This simple yet spectacular riff on coffee cake—there’s actually coffee in the cake—is rich and robust and rousing in that way only espresso can be.
- 15 M
- 1 H, 15 M
- 45
Classic Hollandaise Sauce
Some things are so simple as to seem almost plain—until you taste them. Hollandaise is one such perfectly simple staple.
- 15 M
- 20 M
- 8
Root Vegetable Latkes
An impressive and enticing use for healthy roots and tubers that, thankfully, doesn’t taste virtuous at all. In fact, it actually feels quite indulgent.
- 45 M
- 55 M
- 2
Bibb Wedges with Blue Cheese Dressing
Remember those insipid wedges of iceberg buried beneath blobs of bottled blue cheese dressing? This salad will erase all such memories.
- Quick Glance
- 20 M
- 20 M
- 4
Fennel Baked in Cream
Fennel turns meltingly tender and oh so sweet when slowly, slowly, slowly braised in cream, cheese, and butter. One more reason to be enamored with the holidays.
- 10 M
- 1 H, 45 M
- 14
Shaved Root Vegetable Salad
Elegant evidence that salad need not be reserved for warmer months. A stunner of a salad in which humble root vegetables are elevated with peppery greens, fried pancetta, and Parmesan.
- Quick Glance
- 25 M
- 25 M
- 4