Victoria Filippi, Recipe Tester

A simple, satiating, summery Vietnamese tradition known as ca phe sua da, this seductive classic is simply coffee, ice, and sweet, sweet, sweetened condensed milk. Here’s how to succumb at home.

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• 5 M
• 15 M
• 28

Crumpets with butter and jam. How every British. We’ve never felt more English than the moment we made these.

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• 45 M
• 1 H, 20 M
• 2

What’s so twisted about this twist on Toll House cookies? Guess you’ll have to try these chipper champs to find out.

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• 20 M
• 50 M
• 0

Perfect. The best brine I’ve ever had. Oh. My. God. That’s just a few of the things we’re hearing about this simple weeknight supper solution.

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• 15 M
• 30 M
• 25

Classic shrimp and grits gets a Tennessee facelift with the addition of tomatoes, tomato paste, thyme, and a splash of Worcestershire.

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• 1 H
• 1 H, 15 M
• 5

The only disappointing thing about these chocolate chip cookie brownies? That we didn’t discover them sooner.

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• 30 M
• 1 H, 20 M
• 2

We got nothing against the Larabars we’ve been noshing for years. Save for the crazy price tag. Here’s a less expensive, more customizable alternative.

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• 15 M
• 50 M
• 197

This eminently reliable, no-fuss recipe doesn’t ambush you with carving trickery. It’s just a simple, supple roast beef tenderloin napped with a slightly boozy but goof-proof sauce.

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• 1 H
• 1 H, 45 M
• 9

Perhaps the most surprising crucifers we’ve experienced in a while. They’r tossed with a fragrant, warming spice blend and finished with—surprise!—dried cranberries and macadamia nuts. Wonders never cease.

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• 15 M
• 35 M
• 0

This is what we consider to be the ultimate pot roast for company. (Heck, with two types of booze, it’s gotta be good!)

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• 1 H
• 3 H, 45 M
• 46