{"id":1711,"date":"2026-01-14T20:32:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T20:32:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/?p=1711"},"modified":"2026-01-14T20:32:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T20:32:13","slug":"22-recipes-former-allrecipes-staff-still-make-all-the-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/?p=1711","title":{"rendered":"22 Recipes Former Allrecipes Staff Still Make All the Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-page_1-0\" data-sc-sticky-offset=\"90\" data-sc-ad-label-height=\"24\" data-sc-ad-track-spacing=\"100\" data-sc-min-track-height=\"250\" data-sc-max-track-height=\"600\" data-sc-breakpoint=\"50em\" data-sc-load-immediate=\"4\" data-sc-content-positions=\"[1, 1250, 1550, 1950, 2350, 2750, 3150, 3550, 3950]\" data-bind-scroll-on-start=\"true\">\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> I was an editor at Allrecipes 20 years ago and recently wrote an article listing my \u201clifer\u201d recipes\u2014i.e. recipes that have a permanent place in my life, even after all these years. And it got me curious about what my former co-workers would say their favorites were. So I asked them! And the result is a batch of must-add-to-recipe-box winners.\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"heading-toc\" id=\"toc-recipes-we-know-and-love-and-created\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mntl-sc-block_3-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block allrecipes-sc-block-heading mntl-sc-block-heading\"> <span class=\"mntl-sc-block-heading__text text-title-300\"> Recipes We Know and Love (and Created!) <\/span> <\/h2>\n<figure id=\"mntl-sc-block_4-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block allrecipes-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image--no-theme no-theme figure-square figure-high-res\">\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_5-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> A few former coworkers had their own recipes published on the site while working for Allrecipes, so of course needed to plug their work:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"heading-toc\" id=\"toc-add-mexican-flavors\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mntl-sc-block_11-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block allrecipes-sc-block-heading mntl-sc-block-heading\"> <span class=\"mntl-sc-block-heading__text text-title-300\"> Add Mexican Flavors <\/span> <\/h2>\n<figure id=\"mntl-sc-block_12-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block allrecipes-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image--no-theme no-theme figure-landscape figure-high-res\"><figcaption id=\"mntl-figure-caption_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-figure-caption text-utility-100 figure-article-caption\"> <span class=\"figure-article-caption-owner\"><\/p>\n<p>Dotdash Meredith Food Studios<\/p>\n<p><\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_13-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> In addition to my personal fave, <strong>Taqueria Style Tacos\u2014Carne Asada Tacos<\/strong>, there were several Mexican-inspired recipes in the mix:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"heading-toc\" id=\"toc-a-little-somethings-sweet\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mntl-sc-block_19-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block allrecipes-sc-block-heading mntl-sc-block-heading\"> <span class=\"mntl-sc-block-heading__text text-title-300\"> A Little Something(s) Sweet <\/span> <\/h2>\n<figure id=\"mntl-sc-block_20-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block allrecipes-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image--no-theme no-theme figure-landscape figure-high-res\"><figcaption id=\"mntl-figure-caption_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-figure-caption text-utility-100 figure-article-caption\"> <span class=\"figure-article-caption-text\">Grandma Johnson&#8217;s Scones.<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"figure-article-caption-owner\"><\/p>\n<p>Kathy h<\/p>\n<p><\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_21-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Almost my entire list of favorite recipes are desserts, and my former co-workers had a few treats to add:\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"heading-toc\" id=\"toc-chef-john-recipes-ftw\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mntl-sc-block_25-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block allrecipes-sc-block-heading mntl-sc-block-heading\"> <span class=\"mntl-sc-block-heading__text text-title-300\"> Chef John Recipes FTW <\/span> <\/h2>\n<figure id=\"mntl-sc-block_26-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block allrecipes-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image--no-theme no-theme figure-landscape figure-high-res\"><figcaption id=\"mntl-figure-caption_3-0\" class=\"comp mntl-figure-caption text-utility-100 figure-article-caption\"> <span class=\"figure-article-caption-owner\"><\/p>\n<p>Chef John<\/p>\n<p><\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_27-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> In a surprise to absolutely no one<em> <\/em>who\u2019s ever tried a recipe from Chef John, enough of his were mentioned that he deserved his own section:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"heading-toc\" id=\"toc-a-few-more-honorable-mentions\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mntl-sc-block_31-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block allrecipes-sc-block-heading mntl-sc-block-heading\"> <span class=\"mntl-sc-block-heading__text text-title-300\"> A Few More Honorable Mentions <\/span> <\/h2>\n<figure id=\"mntl-sc-block_32-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block allrecipes-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image--no-theme no-theme figure-landscape figure-high-res\"><figcaption id=\"mntl-figure-caption_4-0\" class=\"comp mntl-figure-caption text-utility-100 figure-article-caption\"> <span class=\"figure-article-caption-owner\"><\/p>\n<p>Dotdash Meredith Food Studios<\/p>\n<p><\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_33-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Though these last few didn\u2019t fit neatly into one of the categories above, they are still among the best of the best. Kim L. said<strong> Red Lentil Curry<\/strong> is the one and only she and her husband still make. Jen E.\u2019s adds further proof that the <strong>World&#8217;s Best Lasagna <\/strong>might just be exactly that. And Rachel M. says this <strong>Awesome and Easy Creamy Corn Casserole<\/strong> is on her family\u2019s Thanksgiving table every year.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_35-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> And there you have it. The recipes former Allrecipes employees\u2014who\u2019ve seen <em>a lot <\/em>of recipes, and are <em>very<\/em> discerning\u2014still make decades later. I\u2019m personally excited to cook and bake way through the ones I haven\u2019t tried yet, and I hope you enjoy doing the same!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was an editor at Allrecipes 20 years ago and recently wrote an article listing my \u201clifer\u201d recipes\u2014i.e. recipes that have a permanent place in my life, even after all these years. And it got me curious about what my former co-workers would say their favorites were. 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