Steve Dunn, Recipe Tester

All the complexity of classic beef curry that you slowly tended all day…but in just an hour. You’re welcome.

• (3)
• 20 M
• 1 H, 15 M
• 6

There’s a reason this stroke of Italian brilliance, which infuses a relatively cheap cut of pork with a subtle milky sweetness, is a classic. One taste and you’ll be thanking us.

• (3)
• 35 M
• 2 H, 35 M
• 23

Who knew these buttery, airy, delicate little cakes were so simple to make…and so irresistibly delicious?! (Well, Proust, for one…)

• (1)
• 20 M
• 2 H, 30 M
• 4

This isn’t quite bulgolgi, the classic Korean barbecue. But this little number is salty, sweet, and quite reminiscent of its longer-marinated inspiration.

• (3)
• 20 M
• 1 H, 10 M
• 10

Okay, breadbaking virgins, here’s the loaf for you. Nothing tricky. Just flour, water, yeast, and salt. And an honest-to-goodness homemade taste.

• (1)
• 20 M
• 11 H, 30 M
• 16

There’s lots to love about these crowd-pleasing twists. How they look. How they taste. How they come together with ease. (Need we go on…?)

• Quick Glance
• 20 M
• 30 M
• 0

Almonds and dark chocolate or peanuts and milk chocolate? Can’t go wrong either way with this classic Christmas candy.

• (1)
• 45 M
• 2 H
• 2

We could blather on and on and on about this surprising and stunning (and stealthy healthy) riff on a Southern classic that everyone is swearing is the best cornbread they’ve ever had. But you best experience it for yourself.

• (7)
• 15 M
• 50 M
• 53

Not too sweet and not too dense, this honeyed pistachio pound cake is just right—and just large enough to share.

• (5)
• 20 M
• 2 H
• 61

What’s so special about these wings? You sorta gotta experience them to understand.

• (1)
• 25 M
• 2 H, 30 M
• 2