Simple Cooking

Six ingredients (including salt and pepper) stand between you and what may just be the world’s most perfect side dish.

Go all-out autumnal with this easy soup recipe that combines roasted butternut squash with fresh ginger and cinnamon.

A dessert that never disappoints, this easy recipe uses a handful of pantry staples and comes together in less than an hour.

Eggplant, zucchini, and peppers take a long, slow bath in lots of olive oil, becoming meltingly tender in the pan and getting even better the following day.

This recipe will help you recreate the excellent coffee and chicory from Ba Mien Vietnamese restaurant in New Orleans.

The addition of chili crisp transforms this carbonara into a delicious cycle of flavors: rich and luscious, peppery and spicy, and then sharp and salty.

Cheesecake is just the beginning of what this no-bake, back-pocket wonder can do.

It’s impossible to hate monkey bread, especially this version ribboned with spiced pecans and gooey caramel sauce.

Based on a beloved jellyfish salad, this jellyfish-free glass noodle salad showcases crunchy celery and tofu smothered in a sesame-vinegar dressing.

A spicy fizz that will make Angostura bitters your new favorite spirit.

An easy side dish for weeknights and holidays, these glazed carrots are coated in a buttery brown sugar syrup.

Having a dependable turkey chili recipe in your culinary repertoire means that a hearty, crowd-pleasing weeknight dinner is never far from reach.

If grandma won’t reveal her secrets, let this classic noodle kugel recipe be your guide.

This easy recipe for pie dough takes all the guesswork out of making a buttery, flaky pie crust. It’s ideal for pretty much any pie you want to make.

Transform your orchard or farmers market haul into a spiced applesauce you’ll want to eat by the bowlful.

This old-fashioned recipe is simple and memorable; the secret is starting with fresh, juicy corn on the cob.

Try these halibut and canned sardine cakes instead of crab cakes for a starter or light lunch.

This spaghetti with fennel and sardines turns a few simple pantry ingredients into a rustic seafood feast.

This simple but delicious sardine rillettes requires only two motor skills: opening a can of good sardines and smashing things together with a fork.

This elegant dessert relies on the energizing powers of coffee and chocolate—balanced with the richness of cream—to liven up the mood.