Stop your scoffing. This may not be conventional chili, but it’s no sissy imposter. It’s just a little subtler, soupier, and smokier.
Sue Davis, Recipe Tester
A list of all the recipes Sue Davis has tested.
Spicy Baked Chicken Wings
Baked chicken wings? As in, chicken wings without the butter, deep-frying, or grease-splattered stovetop? Count us in.
Kale Chips
Potato chip fiends, stop your scoffing. We double-dog dare you to make a batch and stop at just one.
Spaghetti all’Aglio e Olio
This Italian classic is gonna bring ease to your everyday supper situation with its understated complexity and undeniable frugality.
Lamb Burger with Arugula, Feta, and Cucumbers
For something so unexpectedly unconventional, this melding of burger, lamb, feta, arugula, cucumber, and lemon tastes remarkably intuitive.
Irish Coffee
A better way to start your day. Uh, we mean, end your day. That’s what we meant. Yes. End it. Ahem.
Meyer Lemon Marmalade
We can think of no more compelling reason to indulge in toast for breakfast than this sweetly tart marmalade.
Fish Tacos with Creamy Chipotle Cabbage Slaw
Okay, so this fish taco isn’t exaaaaaactly like what we’ve experienced in Baja. But it’s close. Close enough. Maybe even better.
Egg in a Hole
A childhood classic perfected, thanks to brioche, egg, butter, and even a sprinkle of sugar or Parmesan cheese, if you please.
Duck Fat Roasted Carrots
Surely you’ve heard of potatoes roasted in duck fat? Same basic principle—and unspeakable loveliness—applies here.