My friends and I make Alison Roman’s squash and lentil soup so often that in our group chat we’ve taken to referring to it as “our soup.” As in: “I’m making our soup tonight,” or “Sorry you’re sick! Can I drop off our soup this afternoon?” We may not have written the recipe but it’s ours now! Inspired, we asked Cup of Jo readers to share the recipes they’ve made a million times. Here, eight readers recommend their tried-and-true dishes…

“Our” Alison Roman soup — the recipe calls for acorn squash, but I’ve been making it with honey nut squash from my garden.

“Everyone has their favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe, but I swear by the one my mom always made from my grandmother’s The Best of Country Cooking cookbook. I have the recipe memorized, and I also add a dash of cinnamon and nutmeg. When I made these cookies for a friend, she could not believe I made them ‘out of my brain.’ Now it’s my favorite way to describe knowing a recipe off the top of my head.” — Katie

“I make Dan Pelosi’s non-alcoholic Negroni on repeat. Basically, you steep half a box of Red Zinger tea with orange peel, sugar, cloves, and black peppercorns, then serve it with tonic (and grapefruit juice if you have it, but I usually don’t). It’s a nice treat to sip on while putting dinner together. My husband and I like it so much that there’s usually a big jar of it in our fridge.” — Sarah

“Marcella Hazan’s tomato sauce is pure kitchen magic. I’ve made it so many times that I no longer need the recipe. It seems too rudimentary to be special — just tomatoes, butter, and whole onions — but somehow the result is truly exquisite. My girls have always loved it — they’re busy teens now and still get excited when they come home and smell tomatoes simmering. They call out from the doorway, ‘It’s a tomato sauce day!’” — Ashley

“On vacation in San Francisco, I ate a revelatory sandwich from Golden Gate Market Deli & Liquor, a bodega right next to the Presidio. Ever since, I have dedicated myself to perfecting my sandwich game. My latest is good sourdough, French Dijon, garlic aioli, Jarlsberg and smoked Gouda, an entire avocado, red onion, cucumber, perfectly ripe tomatoes (with salt and pepper, of course), wilted spinach, and a whole lot of sprouts. It takes a half hour to make but it is so, so worth it!” — Elizabeth

“We make a kale Caesar with poached eggs all the time. The key is to tear the kale into strips and massage them for at least a minute. Then, add lemon juice, a glug or two of olive oil, garlic powder, salt, pepper, and lots of freshly grated Parmesan. Toss it all together. The leaves should be acidic, salty, and a tad spicy. Sometimes we make homemade croutons from a fresh loaf of bread. Finally, poach eggs and put them on top! Dinner is served in 20 minutes. The salad is super nourishing but also finger-licking good.” — Becca

“Hands down, my go-to recipe is Smitten Kitchen’s confetti cookies. As Deb Perelman says, they’re the best because you can pull ingredients straight from the fridge without waiting for them to come to room temp. We call them ‘rainbow cookies’ in our house, and they’ve become my signature. My eight-year-old just made them all by himself for the first time, and I was so proud!” — Laura

“For several years, I’ve made ahead a batch of buffalo chicken meatballs to freeze and pack for lunch. I’m a high school math teacher, mom of three, and short on time, so I value the consistency. I like to pair these with roasted sweet potatoes. Never disappoints!” — Andrea

“A simple meal that my teenagers will always polish off is Melissa Clark’s cheesy white beans. I serve it alongside green salad and sliced baguette, and the whole thing takes 25 minutes, all in. We even had it over Christmas break, and Lulu and my dad approved, as well.” — Joanna

Now, it’s your turn to shout out your go-to recipes! What dishes have you made so many times you know them by heart? We want to add them to our list.

P.S. 11 (more) readers share their go-to recipes, and what are five recipes in your arsenal?

(Sprinkle cookie photos by Deb Perelman; tomato sauce photo by Christopher Testani for The New York Times; meatball photo by Chrissa Benson.)

Photographer Nicki Sebastian doesn’t wear a ton of makeup, except for her cat-eye liner, which she’s worn for 30 years, every day since eighth grade. “I’ve worn it through every occasion imaginable: marathons, snorkeling,” she says. “When I had leukemia, I wore it through every round of chemo.” Nicki’s look is remarkably easy to pull off — even for those of us (all of us?) who lack the fine-motor skills that eyeliner typically requires. Here are her simple steps…

“First, get a twist-up liner. My go-to drugstore one is Revlon ColorStay Eyeliner in Black Brown. It’s inexpensive and easy, and I used that one for years. But my current favorite is SOSHE Beauty Precision. It’s one of the thinnest liners available — only 0.5 millimeters — which is great for detail and control. I wear Deep Plum and get so many compliments on the subtle shade.”

“Start in the middle of your eyelid, right above your pupil. Using very light pressure, make little strokes along your lash line. This is key: Do not draw one continuous line, and do not press the pencil against your lid. If you do that, you’ll almost certainly veer off track. Just continue with little strokes until you’re just past the corner of your eye. Then go back to the middle and fill in the gaps with more tiny strokes, until the line is totally filled in. You can then continue in the other direction, extending the line to the inner corner with the same tiny strokes. It’s a foolproof method.

“For the cat-eye in the corner, use a super light touch to do one of those mini strokes, angling your hand slightly so the line curves up into a little wing. It’s meant to mirror the curve of your eyelashes. Start with the thinnest line possible, and if you want it thicker, just keep going back over, adding more little strokes of liner. If you mess up, just use a makeup wipe to remove that last stroke, and try again.”

“The only other makeup I wear is Tower 28 Mascara — it’s thickening and never clumps — and then I finish with Hourglass brow pencil and KS&CO brow gel. I’m obsessed with this gel; it makes them look so much fuller. When I wash everything off, I use Vanicream face wash.”

“My 13-year-old daughter is acting in Snow White right now, and I get to do her cat-eye. She’ll ask me to do a cat-eye for school dances, too — it melts my heart. I don’t consider my eyeliner necessary — it’s not something I need to feel worthy — but I enjoy adding a little pizzazz. Even after I lost my eyelashes and brows during chemo, I’d still put on my everyday cat-eye — it makes me feel like myself.”

Thank you so much, Nicki! We love your look and your generosity in sharing your skills with us.

P.S. More fun beauty posts, including a five-second blush trick and Gemma’s amazing lipstick find.

(Photos courtesy of Nicki Sebastian.)

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Things have been going really badly for Spurs this season, but the 5-2 Champions League defeat to Atletico Madrid was a particularly low point. Now they face Atletico Madrid again in the second leg, looking to build on an improved performance against Liverpool at the weekend.

It would take a heroic effort from Spurs to qualify for the quarter finals, but anything is possible. The reality is that fans would take anything even remotely positive right now. They don’t need a 4-0 win. They just need to see some light at the end of the tunnel. Could that come at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium tonight?

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