Tracey G., Recipe Tester

Tomato soup with grilled cheese croutons for dunking. And it requires barely more effort than heating up some Campbell’s.

• (4)
• 10 M
• 45 M
• 19

These lovely latkes are crisp without, creamy within, and sweet throughout. Entirely appropriate for Hanukkah as well as a random Tuesday night…

• (1)
• 1 H, 10 M
• 1 H, 10 M
• 8

Close your eyes and we swear you’d never guess this sweet, banana-y smoothie is suffused with good-for-you greens.

• (6)
• 5 M
• 5 M
• 25

Who knew that making your own crackers could be so easy?! This dough is a cinch to work with although the results disappear rather frighteningly quickly when there’s wine involved.

• (3)
• 25 M
• 2 H, 40 M
• 6

This toss-it-together-and-shove-it-in-the-oven casserole is exactly what macaroni and cheese ought to be—easy, cheesy, crumb-topped, and knee-wobblingly indulgent.

• (19)
• 25 M
• 1 H
• 58

Though we dearly loved Pop Tarts as kids, even then we thought the packaged pastries ought to be better. Flakier. Fruitier. Fresher. Just like these. And they’re quite simple to pull off.

• (4)
• 45 M
• 1 H, 35 M
• 22

They look like fudgsicles. They taste like fudgesicles. Yet they’re made from cocoa, coconut milk, and honey, so don’t give a second thought to indulging in them.

• (2)
• 10 M
• 2 H, 10 M
• 18

An inspired take on a classic, this simple, sassy granola recipe is yours to follow to the letter or tweak to your (or your most picky family member’s) content.

• (5)
• 15 M
• 55 M
• 15

These curiously named, easy peasy, shamelessly simple meldings of biscuit and muffins may make you swear off roll-out biscuits for good.

• (3)
• 10 M
• 45 M
• 23

Shirttail cousins to corn bread, these savory cakes wooed and wowed us with their crisped edges, ethereally airy interior, and pantry-friendly frugality.

• (16)
• 20 M
• 20 M
• 61