5 Ingredients or Fewer

Use this classic lemon curd on scones, in yogurt, or between layers of meringue.

A warmly spiced Ashkenazi charoset, perfect for your Passover seder—or spooned over yogurt the next morning.

Turn inky black rice into a dreamy coconut milk pudding you’re fully authorized to enjoy for breakfast or dessert.

Nutty, protein-packed, and batchable—perfect for hectic mornings.

Use this simple vinaigrette to dress a plate of greens, some steamed potatoes, or anything else that strikes your fancy.

Add a few dashes of Angostura bitters to the top of this lemon-lime-ade for a dreamy ombré look. 

The silky French vanilla sauce that goes with everything.

Transform puff pastry, ripe fruit, and a slick of jam into a patisserie-chic dessert.

Fluffier, fresher, and fancier than anything from a tub or can.

Cool off with this easy zaru soba recipe: a Japanese dish of chewy buckwheat noodles served with chilled mentsuyu dipping sauce, daikon, nori, and scallions.

This classic 15-minute sauce is your secret weapon for homemade mac and cheese, chowder, lasagna, and more.

Gourmet’s version of this perfect summer drink mixes the ideal ratio of vodka with cranberry and grapefruit juices, right in the glass.

This velvety white wine sauce imparts tangy, rich flavor to everything it touches.

Consider every birthday cake, brownie, and cupcake covered (in this frosting, that is).

A short list of ingredients comes together in this elegant sake martini.

With sharp cheese and diced chiles in every bite, the bread’s great on its own. But just think of the possibilities.

Named for a Scottish revolutionary, a New York City operetta—or both—this effortless scotch cocktail is built to last.

Do you need heavy cream to make fettuccine Alfredo? Debatable. Will it be delicious? Undeniable.

With rich chocolate flavor and easy customization, this hot cocoa recipe is just the one you want to get you through winter.

With just a handful of ingredients, this old-fashioned egg custard is the little black dress of dinner party desserts—simple and effortlessly chic.