Simple Cooking

Balsamic-marinated steak cooks over the broccolini and white beans in this sheet-pan dinner, flavoring them with its tasty juices.

The juices from cumin-rubbed chicken thighs soak into grapes, fennel, and squash as they all roast together in this simple, flavorful one-pan dinner.

Rather than pasta, this vegetarian version of the classic Southern Italian dish is tossed with spaghetti squash "noodles" for a delicious dinner that cooks entirely on just one sheet pan.

This classic Spanish dish comes together in a snap when cooked on a baking sheet.

If king trumpet mushrooms aren't available, use shiitake caps, which will also take well to the sweet-salty glaze.

This entire Italian-inspired dinner is cooked on two baking sheets, making clean-up a breeze.

A knife-and-fork situation, with plenty of crunch and gooey, melty textures going on.

"Oven-fried" fish fingers, coated in panko and pumpkin seeds, are the perfect taco filling.

This popular dish can be found on the menu at virtually every Korean restaurant in Manhattan. The beef is topped with various accompaniments such as a few raw garlic slices, kimchi (assorted spicy pickles), and steamed white rice, then wrapped in lettuce and eaten with your hands.

When lacquered with a rich, complex sauce and roasted, chicken becomes a delicious crowd-pleaser. There's enough chipotle here to make your lips hum, but not so much as to overshadow the balancing act created by the other ingredients—toasty garlic, onions, and ketchup, plus a kiss of brown sugar and cinnamon.

Some say using a blender rather than a food processor results in a smoother puree. When combining pesto with pasta, Ligurians mix a small ladle of the cooking water into the pesto just before adding the noodles; this dilutes the concentrated sauce and helps it adhere to the pasta.

When apple season hits but peaches still linger at the market, it's time for a standout condiment to round out a main course or dessert.

Puffed and pulverized wild rice is the new breadcrumb, coating any meaty white fish you like in a nutty, crispy exterior.

You know what never, ever goes out of style? Chocolate mousse.

Creamy herbed avocado and edible flowers elevate a simple salad of mixed greens.

Spoon this quick dessert sauce of fall-spiced grapes over pound cake or ice cream.