Taryn Shapiro, Recipe Tester

Dark chocolate cake stacked high and smothered with gooey caramel and coconut and pecans. Don’t mind if we do.

• 1 H
• 1 H, 30 M
• 44

Chicken Marbella, a sell-out at The Silver Palate, is quartered chicken flavored with vinegar, brown sugar, dried plums, olives, and herbs.

• 25 M
• 3 H
• 3

For this tart, a shortbread cookie crust cradles a sweet sour-cream custard and peach slices. A trip to the oven makes everything irresistibly golden.

• 35 M
• 1 H, 45 M
• 2

Artichoke hearts are stuffed with a creamy crab salad, topped with bread crumbs, and baked until golden. A great recipe for parties or hors d’oeuvres.

• Quick Glance
• 30 M
• 1 H
• 0