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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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    Butterfinger Cake

    3 reviews

    This decadent Butterfinger cake captures the chocolaty, nutty, crispy goodness of the popular candy bar.


    Key Lime Cake

    There's no need to choose between cake and pie. This Key lime cake with three flavorful layers and a Key...


    Shrimp Spaghetti

    Shrimp spaghetti turns ordinary pasta into a light and colorful one-dish meal with peppers, onions and garlic.


    Copycat Cracker Barrel Pancakes

    There's nothing like a stack of Cracker Barrel pancakes—fluffy, golden, and dripping with maple syrup. Our copycat recipe uses buttermilk...


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    Caramelized Onions

    Caramelized onions add a rich sweetness to almost any dish. We'll show you how to caramelize onions—you just need a...


    Collard Greens with Smoked Turkey

    2 reviews

    This collard greens with smoked turkey recipe delivers tender meat and perfectly seasoned greens infused with smoky flavor. Save the...


    Oreo Hot Chocolate

    While Dunkin' may no longer serve its Oreo hot chocolate, we've got the perfect copycat recipe that tastes just like...


    Air-Fryer Potato Skins

    1 review

    Air-fryer potato skins are the ultimate tailgate snack, party appetizer and weeknight side rolled into one! Loaded with two kinds...

    Eggs Florentine

    1 review

    Eggs Florentine, a veggie variation of eggs Benedict, is a special brunch dish that you can learn to make at...


    Dill Pickle Bread

    This dill pickle bread recipe is a cheesy, tender and moist quick bread that's bursting with tangy pickle flavor.


    Frikadellen

    1 review

    Frikadellen, the savory German meat patties, are packed with flavor and will change the way you think about hamburgers.


    Lemon Ricotta Cake

    2 reviews

    Thanks to full-fat ricotta, fresh lemon juice and other simple, straightforward ingredients, this is the best lemon ricotta cake ever....


    Bacon Ranch Cheese Ball

    Few party appetizers win as many cheers as a crispy, creamy bacon ranch cheese ball.


    Copycat Domino’s Cookie Brownies

    This copycat recipe for Domino's cookie brownies delivers the fudgy, the gooey, the chocolaty and the chewy.


    Coffee Jelly

    Coffee jelly is an elegant three-ingredient dessert for dinner parties or date nights in. This fun Jell-O variation is perfect...


    Loco Moco

    2 reviews

    With gravy, burger, rice and a fried egg, loco moco from the Hawaiian islands deserves a place in the comfort...


    Streusel

    Buttery, crumbly streusel adds a lovely texture to desserts, and it’s so easy to whip up. Here’s how to make...

    Vintage Heart Cake

    Despite plenty of piped and frosted details, this vintage heart cake is easier to assemble than it looks. You don't...


    Mexican Coffee

    Creamy, lightly sweet Mexican coffee will warm you right up with its flavors of cocoa, cinnamon and orange.


    Cinnamon Roll French Toast Casserole

    2 reviews

    This impressive-looking cinnamon roll French toast casserole has a sneaky little secret: It's made using canned cinnamon roll dough.


    Bacon Crackers

    Deceptively easy and oh, so tasty, bacon crackers are the ultimate party snack you can whip up minutes before anyone...


    Air-Popped Popcorn

    If you want to enjoy popcorn as a wholesome snack, you should probably learn how to make air-popped popcorn. We'll...


    Air-Fryer Chicken Breasts

    These air-fryer chicken breasts are perfectly cooked with a simple seasoning blend of pantry herbs and spices. File this recipe...

    Cheeseburger Casserole

    Cheeseburger casserole is a one-pot recipe that combines elbow macaroni with all the flavors of a classic cheeseburger, including beef,...


    Copycat Dunkin’ Cookie Butter Cold Brew

    This copycat Dunkin' cookie butter cold brew recipe tastes just like the original!


    Copycat Marshall Field’s Chocolate Cookies

    Department store cookies were a storied shopping tradition that is deeply missed. Relive the glory days with this copycat Marshall...


    Copycat Chick-fil-A Brownies

    It's official: Chick-fil-A is the best at everything—including dessert. We present this copycat Chick-fil-A brownies recipe as evidence.


    Cinnamon Roll Cake

    Cinnamon roll cake combines soft vanilla butter cake with cinnamon swirls and luscious cream cheese icing. It's the perfect sweet...


    Creamy Pistachio Cheesecake

    The secret ingredient to the best pistachio cheesecake is real pistachio butter, but a homemade graham cracker crust and full-fat...