Simple Cooking

Serve this versatile grilled steak over rice or set it out with tortillas and all the toppings for an easy Sunday-night taco bar.

Consider this larb-esque sauté your all-purpose weeknight protein: stuff it into lettuce wraps and burritos or scatter it over grain bowls and pizzas.

Don’t be afraid to let the food processor run the full 2 minutes. It’s one of the keys to super-smooth, aerated hummus.

For this avocado cups recipe, chopping pomegranate seeds breaks them up and releases their vivid color into the dressing.

Rose water is the little something that makes this cocktail recipe special.

Nduja is traditionally made with pork, but because salmon is a fatty fish, it works well too.

Walnuts can get bitter if toasted too long, so remove them from the oven as soon as they turn golden brown.

For this lamb burgers recipe, you'll want to splurge on good sturdy bakery buns that can absorb the extra liquid from the slaw and burger without disintegrating.

Watching frozen bananas transform into ice cream—no sugar or dairy necessary—is like magic.

Ginger-roasted cherry tomatoes, skillet-charred snap peas and scallions, and plenty of fresh basil and mint make this lighter pasta salad eminently craveable.

This version of Mexican seafood cocktail marries plump shrimp, sweet crabmeat, juicy tomato, smoky New Mexican chiles, briny olives, and creamy avocado.

This simple burger recipe comes from White Diamond, a now defunct slider joint in Linden, New Jersey.

This zippy, herbaceous drinkable soup is like a trip to the farmers’ market in a glass.

Feel free to vary the vegetables in this salad according to what you have in your garden or find at the farmers' market.

This Hawaiian poke-style tuna rice bowl is packed with delicious, umami-rich protein.

The most refreshing treat of summer is just a few ingredients away.

This refreshing Thai-inspired salad pairs a summery mix of charred green and yellow wax beans with chiles, fresh lime juice, and loads of cilantro. The zesty grilled tofu and creamy avocado add filling protein and healthy fats, rounding out the meal for a delicious weeknight vegetarian dinner.

This is one heck of a cake on so many levels. For starters, nobody is ever going to guess there's zucchini in here, because it virtually disappears in the baking—there's not even a hint of vegetable flavor or nubbiness that you might expect from grated zucchini. What you will notice is what a moist cake this is, maybe the moistest chocolate cake you've ever had.

Everything is better with a poached egg on top—especially this savory toast piled high with mouthwatering sausage and chopped scallions.

No matter what time of day, these delicious baked eggs made with tangy kimchi and fresh summer squash are a delightfully flavorful dish.