Dinner

Give vegetables a head start in a hot oven before turning the heat way down. Then lay the fish on top, and let everything finish cooking together.

Set up all of your mise en place before you start cooking. You’ll go from raw ingredients to a glossy stir-fry in the time it takes to make a pot of rice.

One spoonful of this smoky-spicy guajillo braising liquid and you’ll understand just how complex dried chiles can be.

Mushrooms just need a quick sear in a hot pan before being tossed with pasta and cream in this easy weeknight dinner.

No searing, no chopping, one baking dish.

Cool yogurt, crunchy seeds, and herbs turn lentils into a lunch salad you’ll actually be excited to eat. Serve it with warm pita for swiping up the garlicky yogurt.

Nutritional yeast adds a hit of umami that plays well with earthy kale and buckwheat noodles. We suggest using curly kale, which roasts into light, crispy chips.

When you have more eggplant and squash than you know what to do with, turn to this quick curry.

Cooking rice in big batches is like giving a gift to your future self; tossed with tiny tomatoes, leftovers become tonight’s dinner in minutes.

To make this easy dessert, just roll out your dough, place the berries in the center, then fold the edges of the dough up and over before baking. Serve each slice with whipped cream or ice cream.

This sandwich gets immense flavor from a modest list of ingredients like eggs, vegetables, and herbs. The fish sauce spiked-mayo packs a powerful punch.

To make this dish extra crispy, sauté the ingredients separately and use cold, cooked rice. As you're stir-frying, toss the rice, pausing frequently to allow it to interact with the heat at the bottom of the pan—this will give it a nice toast.

A crunchy crust gives way to the tender egg inside, and the crumbs soak up the velvety yolk.

A batch of herby rice is a natural partner to peak-season tomatoes. But don’t forget about this rice once those tomatoes are gone—green rice works in any season.

Newsflash: you're messing up your tomato sauce by cooking it.

Crosshatching and salting zucchini before cooking removes excess moisture, allowing them to sear instead of steam.

Chilaquiles, that hangover dish of old tortillas crisped and doused in a tangy sauce gets a Middle Eastern makeover in this saucy tomato and hot pepper dish made with stale pita bread.