Sue Davis, Recipe Tester

Stop your scoffing. This may not be conventional chili, but it’s no sissy imposter. It’s just a little subtler, soupier, and smokier.

• 35 M
• 1 H
• 8

This classic Italian spaghetti all’aglio e olio is going to rock your world with its understated simplicity and undeniable frugality.

• 5 M
• 20 M
• 14

If you can master this über basic recipe, you can grill a steak waaaaay better than any of your friends. Promise.

• 30 M
• 1 H, 40 M
• 6

We can think of no more compelling reason to indulge in toast for breakfast than this sweetly tart marmalade.

• 45 M
• 1 H, 30 M
• 24

Okay, so this fish taco isn’t exaaaaaactly like what we’ve experienced in Baja. But it’s close. Close enough. Maybe even better.

• 25 M
• 25 M
• 26

Baked chicken wings? As in, chicken wings without the butter, deep-frying, or grease-splattered stovetop? Count us in.

• 10 M
• 1 H
• 6

A childhood classic perfected, thanks to brioche, egg, butter, and even a sprinkle of sugar or Parmesan cheese, if you please.

• 10 M
• 20 M
• 19

Surely you’ve heard of potatoes roasted in duck fat? Same basic principle—and unspeakable loveliness—applies here.

• 15 M
• 2 H, 30 M
• 6

And you thought you didn’t have time for breakfast. We’re changing that with this handy dandy technique.

• 10 M
• 25 M
• 12

This swanky sangria relies on a pretty pink rosé and some seriously stunning summer fruits for its sassy and savvy look and taste.

• 15 M
• 4 H, 15 M
• 4

Make no mistake, there are umpteen approaches to frying catfish. None is necessarily right or wrong. But this one is superlative.

• 30 M
• 30 M
• 4

We just can’t stop dribbling these easy yet elegant oils—infused with basil, chile, curry, and more—over everything.

• Quick Glance
• 5 M
• 15 M
• 8

Some would say paleo power. We say cauliflower power. Witness the caped carb crusader as an uber creamy mash and a raw salad.

• 40 M
• 1 H, 50 M
• 2

A better way to start your day. Uh, we mean, end your day. That’s what we meant. Yes. End it. Ahem.

• Quick Glance
• 5 M
• 10 M
• 0