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Learn how to cook with step-by-step guides from the Taste Recipes Test Kitchen. Our experts will walk you through the techniques you need to master must-try dishes and desserts.

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    Strawberry Rhubarb Coffee Cake

    20 reviews

    Our strawberry rhubarb coffee cake is a slice of spring. Serve it at room temperature with a cup of coffee...


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    Chili con Carne

    24 reviews

    Chili con carne tastes great right out of the pot, but it will taste even better the next day. Make...


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    Chicken Barley Soup

    24 reviews

    Chicken barley soup is such an easy comfort food, you'll want it on rotation for all of soup season.


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    Italian Wedding Cookies

    54 reviews

    You don't need a party to enjoy these Italian wedding cookies. The soft, lemon-scented, cakelike cookies with a sweet glaze...


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    Whipped Shortbread Cookies

    225 reviews

    These whipped shortbread cookies melt in your mouth. Mostly I make them for the holidays, but I'll also prepare them...


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    Zucchini Fritters

    31 reviews

    A zucchini fritter is essentially a savory doughnut hole, only with vegetables! These puffy fried snacks are the perfect way...


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    Beef Stroganoff

    29 reviews

    A classic beef stroganoff braise, the long cooking time in this recipe softens economical round steak to a juicy texture...


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    Grilled Steak Kabobs

    2 reviews

    These juicy grilled steak kabobs are marinated in an easy marinade, wrapped in bacon and stacked with colorful veggies.

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    Cinnamon-Sugar Cookies

    22 reviews

    These cinnamon-sugar cookies blend a classic snickerdoodle with a tender sugar cookie. They are packed with warming cinnamon, with the...


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    Honey Bread

    42 reviews

    Is there anything better than homemade bread? This simple honey bread recipe makes two soft loaves perfect for toast or...


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    Baked Oatmeal

    128 reviews

    This cozy cinnamon-spiced baked oatmeal is destined for a spot in your regular roundup of breakfast recipes. Serve it as...


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    Corn Cakes

    These buttery corn cakes are bound together by wholesome, gritty cornmeal and bursting with whole corn kernels, pungent scallions, sweet...


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    Fresh Corn Salad

    10 reviews

    This fresh corn salad uses seasonal ingredients and provides subtly sweet, spicy and zesty bites. The nice part?...


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    Salmon Quiche

    11 reviews

    Enjoy this simple, sophisticated salmon quiche for breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner!


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    Bacon and Egg Casserole

    33 reviews

    Bacon and egg casserole features all your favorite classic breakfast ingredients in one dish. Serve it as the centerpiece of...


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    Flan de Queso

    65 reviews

    A creamy, cheesy dessert with homemade caramel sauce on top? Count us in! This Puerto Rican specialty offers a perfect...


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    Turkey a la King

    8 reviews

    Turkey a la king (a riff on chicken a la king) is one of the best ways to reinvent your...

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    Chicken Kiev

    7 reviews

    This chicken Kiev recipe is stuffed with chive butter and rolled in cornflake crumbs. The melted butter in the center...


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    Peanut Butter Cream Pie

    43 reviews

    This no-bake peanut butter pie is rich, decadent and packed with as much peanut butter flavor as possible. The hardest...


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    Chicken Noodle Soup

    178 reviews

    You don’t need a whole chicken to make homemade chicken noodle soup. Here's how to make it with bone-in chicken,...


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    Rhode Island Stuffies

    4 reviews

    Rhode Island stuffies—aka stuffed clams—are a classic New England dish. Large quahogs are steamed then stuffed with clam meat, spicy...


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    French Onion Soup

    63 reviews

    This rich and comforting French onion soup recipe is surprisingly simple to make at home. And it rivals the soup...


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    Hungarian Goulash

    31 reviews

    This Hungarian goulash recipe features tender chunks of beef and a rich sauce infused with paprika and caraway seeds. It's...

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    Green Bean Casserole

    44 reviews

    If green bean casserole is your go-to Thanksgiving side dish, why not make it more often? The creamy, crunchy dish...


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    Vanilla Pudding

    31 reviews

    This vanilla pudding recipe will have you permanently crossing instant pudding mix off your shopping list.


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    Rice Pudding

    94 reviews

    Rice pudding, which uses leftover rice, makes the sweetest comfort dessert. Here's how to make rice pudding just as Grandma...


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    Old-Fashioned Applesauce

    7 reviews

    Our applesauce recipe comes together quickly without fancy equipment or extra stir-ins. With only three ingredients, it's perfect just the...


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    Rhubarb Crisp

    89 reviews

    Make rhubarb crisp with strawberries in spring and apples in fall to enjoy a simple, year-round dessert.


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    Chicken Casserole

    35 reviews

    The ultimate comfort meal that is easy to throw together when you need something quick for a weeknight meal.