Simple Cooking

We can’t help falling in love with this buttery pound cake that gets its delicate crumb from a legendary baker’s tried-and-true technique.

This rich chocolate mousse recipe is based on a wildly simple, somewhat miraculous method.

Shake up your next backyard BBQ with this frozen watermelon margarita recipe. It’ll cool you down faster than a dunk in the pool.

This signature Kansas City cocktail is the Moscow mule’s spicier, boozier Midwestern cousin. 

Crisp, thinly sliced fennel ribbons (which have a licorice-like flavor) meet juicy orange wedges and briny olives in this fresh side.

With its signature salted rim, this vodka and grapefruit cocktail is one easy summer drink.

This classic cocktail is a simple mix of gin, sugar, lemon juice, and seltzer.

Our best Caesar salad recipe is classic version with a zesty homemade dressing and crunchy garlic croutons.

Turmeric gives this rice its vivid color and earthy flavor.

Use juicy summer berries to make the ultimate easy blackberry margarita.

You only need bourbon, fresh lemon juice, and honey to shake up the Gold Rush cocktail.

Cut to look like cucumber spears, zucchini makes terrific pickles.

Skip the store-bought margarita mix: These DIY frozen margaritas are the ideal drink for a hot summer day.

This gingery vodka cocktail has a complicated past, but the recipe couldn’t be easier to make.

This fun twist on zucchini bread is covered in a buttery Cinnamon Toast Crunch topping.

This fuss-free strawberry cake is perfect for springtime snacking. You’ll want fresh strawberries—this is not the time for frozen.

The classic Corpse Reviver #2 cocktail combines equal parts gin, orange liqueur, lemon juice, and Kina Lillet, an aperitif. It’s an easy drink for happy hour.

The Last Word, a classic gin cocktail, balances nutty, herbaceous, sweet, and tart flavors. It’s one of the most successful examples of the equal parts game.

Not to be mistaken for American flapjacks (a.k.a. a stack of pancakes), these British oat bars make a fantastic on-the-go breakfast or snack.