We’re always down to try new recipes, but certain ones really stick with us. They become staples in our weeknight dinner rotation, our go-to brunches for holidays, the desserts we talk about in reverent tones because there’s no way something that looks as impressive as an ombré citrus upside-down cake came from the hands of someone known to burn toast. We realized our favorite dishes are the ones that look incredible but don’t require a ton of prep, skills or effort—and that we needed to share our all-time favorites with the world. So, we set out to create Only the Good Stuff: PureWow’s Top Recipes of the Past Decade.
Divided into five chapters—breakfast, main courses, sides, appetizers and dessert—it’s a compendium of the recipes that never fail to impress. We’re talking things like a skillet-sized cinnamon roll (served by the slice), absurdly tender chicken tikka masala meatballs, dangerously addictive popcorn cauliflower and a sausage and broccoli rabe gnocchi one editor’s family loves so much they make it almost every week. And that’s just a tiny sampling of 68 recipes we’ve featured.