Easy
Scotcheroos
A Midwestern dessert most easily described as peanut butter Rice Krispies Treats layered with chocolate and butterscotch, scotcheroos are practically impossible to dislike.
Anytime Lemon Cake
This easy, elegant lemon cake takes 10 minutes to pull together and can be made a day in advance.
Classic Marinara Sauce
The little black dress of Italian American cooking—get the recipe for the stuffed shells here.
Braised Chicken With Harissa and Olives
This adaptable Moroccan tagine can be as mild or as hot as you can handle. Serve with crusty bread to sop up all the braising juices.
Easy Orgeat
This shortcut to cocktail orgeat is easy to pull off when you start with store-bought almond milk.
Tres Leches Cake
This tres leches cake recipe gets its tenderness from the addition of a fourth type of milk and a kick from a shot of rum.
Skillet Chicken Parmesan With Gnocchi
Quick-cooking gnocchi goes in the same pan as the chicken for this cheesy, crowd-pleasing weeknight meal.
Swordfish Steaks With Peppercorn Butter
This easy pan-roasted fish dinner looks and tastes like you spent hours in the kitchen, but it’ll be on your table in less than 30 minutes.
Bellini
Bright, bubbly, and hard to resist, a well-made peach bellini is a thing of beauty.
Vodka Martini
Crisp, clear, and preferably ice cold, a vodka martini is anything and everything you want it to be.
Harvey Wallbanger
A Hollywood hopeful turned all-American success story, this 1970s classic deserves a modern renaissance.
Sidecar
Consider this citrusy sidecar cocktail recipe a friendly reminder to stock up on cognac.
Seared Scallops With Remoulade
Topped with a tangy sauce of grainy mustard, capers, and a hint of sriracha, these seared scallops make an easy but elegant dinner.
Air Fryer Cauliflower
Cauliflower’s firm texture means it typically takes a long time to cook, but the air fryer makes quick work of it.
Air Fryer Green Beans
These crisp-tender air fryer green beans are gently browned while retaining a subtle snappy texture.
Aioli
Simple, garlicky aioli comes together in just a couple of minutes and improves everything from sandwiches to grilled fish to fresh vegetables
Blondies
Everyone needs an irresistibly buttery back-pocket blondie recipe in their toolbox. This is ours.
Tiramisu
You don’t need to speak Italian or even turn on the oven to make this dreamy espresso-scented dessert.
Champagne Cocktail
The elegant three-ingredient classic Champagne cocktail makes every glass feel like a special occasion.
Hoppin’ John
This slow-simmered Southern classic uses just six ingredients (including water) to create rich, timeless flavor.