An announcement from the editors

We found it.We're done.

We had the photography. The tested ratios. The jump-to-recipe button. Then one recipe came through the kitchen and nothing else made sense anymore. So we took everything else down.

Site status

Recipes worth making1
Next reconsideration1st of the month
Times we've changed our mind0

The Recipe · reigning since October 13, 2026

Taco Lasagna.

Taco night and lasagna night spent centuries apart. Then someone layered them. Every other recipe we'd ever published suddenly looked like a rough draft. We'd be lying if we said we looked back.

Video by the Rachael Ray Show. They have no idea we did this.

Monthly reconsideration

We'll consider changing our mind. Once a month. For free.

Send us your best. We look over the nominations, and on the 1st we announce whether the throne changes hands. It probably won't. But it could.

01NominateSend a long-form video or a properly guided written recipe. No shorts. No reels. We mean it.
02It's freeNo fee. No catch. We just enjoy being right, and we need fresh challengers to keep proving it.
03We decide.Verdict posted on the 1st. Standout picks may join the public submissions list.

The submissions

What you think is better.

Every nomination, curated and linked. Long-form videos and well-guided recipes only. We read them all. We remain unmoved.

01
Easy baked cheesecake (vegan + GF)Minimalist Baker · YouTube
Not the one (yet)Watch →
02
Moroccan-spiced eggplant & tomato stewMinimalist Baker · YouTube
Not the one (yet)Watch →
03
CroissantsClaire Saffitz x NYT Cooking · YouTube
Not the one (yet)Watch →
04
Pho from scratch"Making Pho From Scratch" · YouTube
Not the one (yet)Watch →
05
Smoked brisket"Making the Perfect Brisket" · YouTube
Not the one (yet)Watch →
06
Hand-pulled noodlesMarion's Kitchen · YouTube
Not the one (yet)Watch →