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Don’t mess with lush chocolate cake, fudgy frosting, and crunchy toasted pecans. (Who would want to?)

This easy orange marmalade recipe requires no obscure equipment and is bound to impress.

Summer is fleeting, but this easy recipe puts juicy peaches within arm’s reach all year long.

With fewer than 10 ingredients and bright flavor, there’s never a wrong time to make this crowd-pleasing dessert.

If a coffee cake and a focaccia had a baby, it would look something like this Moravian sugar cake.

Creamy and comforting, this old-fashioned rice pudding can be made up to two days in advance and never disappoints.

For a next-level salad dressing that’s creamy, nutty, and luxurious, look to that container of store-bought hummus.

First time frosting a cake? You’re gonna need a reliable frosting recipe. Learn why Swiss meringue buttercream is our top choice for cake decorating.

This easy, elegant lemon cake takes 10 minutes to pull together and can be made a day in advance.

The little black dress of Italian American cooking—get the recipe for the stuffed shells here.

Filled with poached shrimp and fresh mango, these Vietnamese-style spring rolls are a surefire crowd-pleaser.

This shortcut to cocktail orgeat is easy to pull off when you start with store-bought almond milk. 

Pick any sort of coffee or tea to turn this moreish cookie into a caffeinated treat fit for breakfast or dessert.

Simple, garlicky aioli comes together in just a couple of minutes and improves everything from sandwiches to grilled fish to fresh vegetables

Everyone needs an irresistibly buttery back-pocket blondie recipe in their toolbox. This is ours. 

You don’t need to speak Italian or even turn on the oven to make this dreamy espresso-scented dessert.

This almond biscotti recipe gets oomph from a splash of brandy.

Think of this flexible biscotti recipe as a formula for whatever flavor of crunchy cookie you’re craving.

These shortbread-like cookies are tossed in a mixture of freeze-dried fruit pulverized with granulated sugar, coating the outsides in a fun blanket of fruity flavor.