To celebrate cooking’s first anniversary, we pulled together the recipes our readers loved to save the most over the last year. Editors’ collection our 50 most popular recipes of 2025 so far since jan 1, we have published more than 400 new recipes (phew!), and our readers have enjoyed cooking and eating all of them Here are the dishes they've loved the most. This recipe, from my first book “the barefoot contessa cookbook” (clarkson potter, 1999), is my husband’s favorite friday night dinner. It’s a tradition with us he has to drive 3½ hours to get home every weekend, and there’s nothing like the smell of a fresh roast chicken to make him feel that the trip was worth it
(see the interactive feature in full.) When you’re wiped out or short on time, these easy recipes for meatloaf, chili, pasta and more will save you. The chicken breast might get all the press, but it’s the humble chicken thigh that really delivers in terms of flavor, versatility and economy For more chicken recipes, check out our easy chicken recipes for busy weeknights collection. Recipes featured in our cooking 101 series, which gives you the knowledge you need to feel more confident in the kitchen (watch past episodes here or on our youtube channel.)
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